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| Eidgah crowd sets on fire Rakhshak, cops' gun | | Masked stone pelters clash with Police in Srinagar, 20 civilian vehicles damaged | |  Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Aug 20: Violence marred festivity of Eid-ul-Fitr as crowds of separatist activists today clashed with Police and set a bullet-proof Rakhshak on fire after the congregational prayers at Eidgah, also damaging 20 private vehicles. Even as no arrests had been made until this evening, Police are said to be planning a major crackdown after having obtained a video clip and got over a dozen of the hooligans identified.
Barred from speaking to media, most of the Police officials refused to make comment or share details and the Government did not issue any statement on today's violence at Eidgah till late this evening. However, well placed official sources revealed to Early Times that immediately after conclusion of the congregational Eid prayers at Eidgah, a group of s... | |
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| Despite heavy security cover Pak flag hoisted in Malik Market | | Eid celebrated with religious fervour | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
KISHTWAR, Aug 20: Despite heavy security cover, some anti national elements in Kishtwar managed to hoist Pakistani flag in ever busy Malik Market here today.
The Pakistani National flag was hoisted on an overhead foot bridge which was removed by the police after it was brought to the notice of higher officials that a flag of the neighbouring country was observed by some people.
In the meantime, the local media persons rushed to the spot after they got the information that a P... | |
| | | | Govt bows before lunatic separatists | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 20: The State Government, under pressure from Separatists, had tried to hide the observations of the Supreme Court on constructing permanent road to Holy Amarnath Cave by stating there is no proposal as yet to construct road there.
Two-day after separatists leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and the Kashmir civil society opposed construction of road to Holy cave, Finance Minister AR Rather in a press conference held at Srinagar said there is no such direction from the apex court and these are just rumors.
Rather, a seasoned politician, has tried to deliberately ignore the observation of the apex court about not only constructing road but also improving conditions-t... | |
| | | | Heavy firing exchanges along IB in Jammu | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 20: Heavy firing exchanges erupted along the International border after Pakistan again violated the ceasefire by targeting Indian posts to push in a group of militants in Akhnoor sector of Jammu district, where one intruder was killed.
This is the fourteenth time that Pakistan has violated the ceasefire along the international border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in the last fortnight.
Pakistani Rangers fired on Indian posts of Mala Bela, Garkhal, Sidra camp and Naka Number-10 along IB in Akhnoor sector of Jammu district around 2230 hours last night, officials said today.
The firing was aimed to facilitate a group of militants into Indian territory. "We ob... | |
| | | | Amid tension, sweets exchanged at LoC on Eid | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 20: Amid tension on border due to repeated ceasefire violation by Pakistan, Army today exchanged greetings and sweets with their Pakistani counterparts along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Pakistani army officials were led by Major Umer Gul of 11 Baloch Regiment and Major Yaseen, while the Indian side was led by Major S Manhas at the flag meeting held at Chakan-Da- Bagh crossing point, officials said.
Indian and Pakistani sides exchanged sweets and greetings on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr in the meeting, which was held in a cordial atmosphere, they said.
Heavy firing exchanges erupted along the Int... | |
| | | | At last police lodges FIR against SSP's daughter | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 20: Finally police lodged case against the daughter of SSP PCR Vijay Kumar at Gandhi Nagar Police Station here today, sources said who allegedly was involved in 'hit and run' case.
A senior most officer of police giving information on anonymity said that SSP's daughter identified as Shivalka Bharti has been booked under section 279,304 A RPC against FIR NO 224 at Police Station Gandhinagar. He, at the same time admitted that the accused yet has not been arrested.
Police official further added that the girl infact is not possessing a valid driving license as she is just 14 years old. "The car with which accident took place was also identified," sources claime... | |
| | | | Kamaal on the offensive; attacks Cong, PDP, BJP and NPP | | Frustration & Desperation | | | Neha
JAMMU, Aug 20: Frustrated and desperate NC leadership has, it appears, worked out a strategy against its political rivals. The man who has been charged with the responsibility of giving effect to this strategy is none other than NC additional general secretary and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's uncle and party supremo and Union Minister Farooq Abdullah, Sheikh Mustafa Kamaal. Both Farooq and Omar seldom speak against the Congress high command (read Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra) as well as the UPA Government, but they do speak against the PDP, their arch-political rival in Kashmir. The political constituency of the NC and the PDP is the same ... | |
| | | | BJP asks Delhi to abandon dialogue process with Pak | | Hate Terror Campaign | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Aug 20: Now that it's established that the Pakistani spy agency Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) and Pakistan-supported terrorist organizations like Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Indian Mujahideen, Jamait-i-Islami and so on are behind the ongoing hate terror campaign unleashed to cause fear among the Indian citizens of north-east and trigger communal riots in India with a view to destabilizing the Indian polity, it's time for New Delhi to review its stand on dialogue with Islamabad. Islamabad considers India as its number one enemy. It not only wants to annex Jammu & Kashmir, but also wants to dismember India. It considers Jammu & Kashmir unfinished agenda of partition. It wants to avenge ... | |
| | | | PoK-based trust being used as front to channel terror funds into J&K | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 20: A trust based in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is being used as a front to channel terror funds into Jammu and Kashmir. The money is being pumped into the state for militants (foreign and local) and also for the families of the militants killed by security forces in encounters.
"We are aware about the activities of PoK-based Jammu and Kashmir Affectees Relief Fund Trust (JKARFT) and have also zeroed in on some of the suspects working for it on this side of the border," official sources said.
"The suspects collect the money from various sources and then take it clandestinely to militants and their handlers," the sources added.
Though the money was bein... | |
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