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Reinstated by High Court, SSP's PSO killed 4 cops, 2 NC workers Srinagar Police claims to have solved all 13 terror attacks in capital; cop-killer cop, 2 others arrested, arms seized 8/22/2012 12:07:25 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz SRINAGAR, Aug 21: In a spectacular achievement, Srinagar District Police today claimed to have solved all 13 terror attacks of the last 18 months in the capital city with the arrest of three militants of Harkatul Mujahideen who, incredibly, included the Personal Security Officer (PSO) of a Senior Superintendent of Police. Arms and ammunitions seized at the residence of the detained constable of the Security Wing of J&K Police include two AK-47 rifles, one Kirankov rifle, 4 Chinese pistols and a huge quantity of ammunition, IEDs and grenades. IGP Kashmir, SM Sahai, made revelation of the second Police-militant nexus at a crowded news conference this afternoon when he disclosed that a constable of the Security Wing of J&K Police, namely Abdul Rashid Shigan son of Abdul Ahad Shigan resident of Lachhmanpora, Batamaloo, had been found kingpin of a Harkatul Mujahideen guerrilla group that had carried out as many as 13 terrorist strikes in Srinagar in the last 18 months. IGP Sahai disclosed that Shigan, who was currently posted as PSO to SSP Bandipore, Bashir A...   READ MORE

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After 'dragging' it for 6 months, Govt contemplating to conduct Municipal polls in Nov 8/22/2012 12:06:40 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 21: After deferring it for over 6 months this year, the NC-Congress coalition is likely to conduct polls for Urban Local Bodies in the month of November. The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is understood to have made up his mind to go ahead with the over delayed elections which have hit the roadblock on one or the other count despite announcements made by him only early this year. Sources said notwithstanding the fact that ruling National Conference has apprehensions of 'poor performance' in the polls , it is the Chief Minister who has conveyed to party that Government could not afford further delay in conducting the elections for a host of reasons. Sources...   READ MORE   9 killed 42 injured in Rajouri accident, 6 shifted to JMC 8/22/2012 12:06:33 AM Shafiq Mir RAJOURI, Aug 21: In a tragic accident, at least nine people including four women were killed on spot while 42 others sustained injuries some of them critically in a bus accident in border district today afternoon. The dead were handed over to their relatives for last rites while the injured were shifted to district hospital Rajouri for treatment. Among the injured, six persons critically wounded were shifted to Jammu Medical College for advance treatment after the doctors at Rajouri described their condition serious. Police have registered a case in this regard and investigation have begun to ascertain the cause of accident. The bus driver is also among the injured, however, co...   READ MORE   Criminal Case registered against Director School Education, staff Alleged murderous assault on Sarpanch 8/22/2012 12:06:23 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 21: In a complaint filed by Mohd Aslam Kohli Sarpanch of Panchayat Halqa Katar Kattal Tehsil Surankote District Poonch before the Court of Special Municipal Magistrate Jammu in which serious allegations of murderous assault abused and snatching mobile phone and Rs 5500 in cash, were raised. Special Municipal Magistrate Jammu VS Bhou heard the complainant and forwarded the complaint to SHO P/S Domana to register FIR against Gulzar Ahmad Qureshi Director School Education Jammu, Madan Lal PA to Director School Education Jammu, Rakesh Kumar Clerk in personal section of Director School Education and PSO of Director School Education Jammu, as cognizable case is dis...   READ MORE   Exposed, nervous Pak resorts to firing 8/22/2012 12:06:12 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 21: The consistent firing by Pak along International Border and also at Line of Control (LoC) has exposed its nervousness after the detection of secret tunnel inside the Indian territory last month. The firing along the border is aimed at deflecting media and world's attention from its heinous deeds. The expose-the detection of tunnel-which one again revealed the important thing that this country is still carrying out terrorism as its State policy despite being its victim and even after making public gesture that its fighting terrorism more so than another nation. The firing which is violation of cease fire violation agreed to by two nations in 200...   READ MORE   Rather's statement upsets Cong, BJP Road to Amarnath Shrine 8/22/2012 12:05:59 AM Rustam JAMMU, Aug 21:The NC ideologue and Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather's August 19 Srinagar statement that "the state government has no plans to make a road to the Amarnath Shrine cave or raise any infrastructure at the cave site" and that the "Supreme Court of has not directed the state government to construct a road to the shrine before snowfall in winter" has upset both the BJP and the Congress, besides some other Jammu-based political leaders. Significantly, Rather made this provocative statement at a press conference .The most significant aspect of the whole situation was that the government chose Sunday for making public the official stand on the Supreme Court's reported sugge...   READ MORE   Widening of track to Amarnath cave leads to controversy Widens gulf between NC- Cong 8/22/2012 12:05:17 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 21: With National Conference opposing widening of track to holy cave of Swami Amarnath, the differences have surfaced in coalition partners again. The congress which is a coalition partner to NC in the State can't afford to support the contentions of NC leadership over the issue as Party may face stiff opposition in Jammu region where it has the major support base. The Congress leadership which sharply reacted to statement of Finance Minister, Abdul Rahim Rather is of the view raking of Amarnath road widening issue can lead to a 2008 type land row controversy and damage the Party's image so the party leadership has not only distanced itself from NC leader's s...   READ MORE   After Pak flag, JKLF flag goes unnoticed in Kishtwar 8/22/2012 12:05:03 AM Asif Iqbal Naik KISHTWAR, Aug 21: A day after Pakistani flag hoisted over a foot bridge went un-noticed; today the JKLF flag also met the same fate. The JKLF flag was hoisted by some unknown activist a few meters from Eidgah JKLF flag is the 3rd flag either hoisted or waved in Kishtwar on the occasion of Eid. Other than JKLF flag and Pakistani flag, lesser known organization Tahafuz-e-Khatmae Nabuwat, an international organization active against Israel/anti US interference in Islamic countries, particularly against luring Muslim community members in conversion to Christianity also waved the organizational flag in open. The organization extended its base in Jammu and Kashmir only few mo...   READ MORE   Pak mobile phone signals in certain Jammu villages a cause of concern for security agencies 8/22/2012 12:04:51 AM Bharat Bhushan JAMMU, Aug 21: Mobile phone signals of few telecom companies of Pakistan in certain Jammu villages have become a cause of major security concern for the counter-insurgency (CI) agencies here. While crossing a particular stretch of road close to Kangar village in Bhalwal block, the signals of Indian mobile companies vanish all of a sudden and in their place, names of Pak telecom companies get displayed on the cellphone screens. In the adjoining Upper Kot and Bhalwal villages too, the Pak telecom network is active, according to police sources. "The cellphones in these villages often show the location of mobile phone towers across the international Border (IB) at Sayedra Khu...   READ MORE   Pak violates ceasefire truce, 4-kg bomb recovered in Samba 8/22/2012 12:04:38 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 21: Panic gripped the bordering Samba area when a four-kg bomb shell was recovered while Pakistani Rangers yet again violated ceasefire truce by firing small arms on forward Indian posts in separate incidents across Jammu region. 'Pakistani troops in yet another ceasefire violation this evening fired small arms on Stop-2 post in Arnia Sub-Sector of Ranbir Singh Pura,' reliable sources here told reporters. They said that BSF retaliated the unprovoked fire while no incident of injury or damage to any property was reported. Pakistan yesterday also opened small arms fire on Gharkal and Sdihra posts in Akhnoor sector while one intruder was killed in exchange of ...   READ MORE   Persecuted minorities of Pakistan demanding Indian citizenship Congress & Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants 8/22/2012 12:04:31 AM Neha JAMMU, Aug 21: The Islamic State of Pakistani state is not only known across the world as an epicenter of global terrorism, but also for its hostile attitude towards the religious and ethnic minorities, especially Hindu, Sikh and Christian. Even the Shiite Muslims and several other religious sects in Pakistan, including Ahemdias, are victims of Sunni fanaticism and persecution. The only difference in their case is that they, like the Sunni Muslims, also retaliate and avenge their killings and humiliations from time to time. The fact is that there is no love lost between the Sunni Muslims and other Muslim sects in Pakistan. All the Muslim sects in Pakistan are at war with each other. I...   READ MORE

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