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| Army blocks flight of 45 ,Poonch villagers to PoK | | Family was disillusioned over a prolonged land dispute | | | Early Times Report
Poonch, Aug 23: In a bizarre incident, of course not first of its kind, the Army today prevented ‘flight’ of a large family of 45 members while they were about to illegally cross over to Pakistan administered Kashmir through Line of Control.
Sources described disappointment over a prolonged land dispute as a reason for the family of Mir Hussain to cross over to the Pakistan administered Kashmir to begin a fresh life on other side of the Line of Control. This was, however, not the first case of families from Poonch district crossing over to PoK on ‘allurements’ on other side and ‘disillusionments’ back home.
Sources said that the Army held back and apprehended 45 civilians including nine children and 12 women while they were attempting to cross over to Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) via Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote sector of this border district. ''The civilians led by one Mir Hussain of village Dhargloon, Mendhar this morning tried to cross over to other side of the border but stopped and held by the Army troops near fencing,'' sources said.
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| Bhagwat’s Jammu workshop seeks to transform India into ‘Vishwa Guru’ | | | | Munish Gupta
Jammu, Aug 23-Calling for transformation of India into ‘Vishwa Guru Bharat, RSS Chief Dr Mohan Rao Bhagwat on Sunday regretted that ‘We have forgotten that Hindus from J&K to Kaniakumari are one. ‘Let us start from our-self for maintaining unity among the Hindus’, he added and called for unity in diversity and social equality.
Addressing social workers in a function organized by Santan Dharam at Abhinav Theater here today, Bhagwat who was the chief guest said that we have to stand up and maintain social quality and work to transform India into ‘Vishwa Guru Bharat’.
Commenting over Kashmir Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir, the RSS chief assured the Kashmiri Pandits that their pai... | |
| | | | Location row: CU puts off its academic session | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 23: Not sure about its final location, the Central University of Jammu and Kashmir has come across its first academic blow as it cancelled the proposed its ‘token’ session of this year.
While 14 of the 15 Central University simultaneously sanctioned for different parts of country are all set to roll out their first academic sessions from this year, the Central University of Jammu and Kashmir, pending infrastructure development, had decided to make a beginning with Master of Philosophy degree in three subjects by the current academic session. However, in view of brewing trouble on location of the upcoming prestigious varsity and the inability of state and c... | |
| | | | RSS pitches in | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 23- Extending full support to Jammu’s demand for a Central University, Rashtriya Sawayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said that “it is a matter of discrimination against Jammu region’s nationalist forces by those who work against the national interest.
“We stand with the nationalist forces,” he said at a gathering of social activists of Jammu, where the issue of the central university’s location was a core theme.
Bhagwat, who is on a three-day visit to this winter capital of the state, said today that the RSS would fully support the “genuine” demand of the people of Jammu for setting up the university at Samba, 40 km south-west of Jammu.
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| | | | Is H1N1 flu making | | Azad short tempered? | | | AGENCIES
New Delhi, Aug 23: Something had to give. The pressure of keeping not only your nerve but that of the entire country's, which is in the spell of swine flu, even got to the affable and composed Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who according to a close aide is 'mildly to intensely raged' these days.
“The seemingly uncontrollable spread of the H1N1 virus is giving him a tough time and that is why he is behaving like the protagonist of (1980s movie) 'Albert Pinto ko gussa kyon aata hai',” the aide told this reporter.
“Azad normally doesn't wear this school headmaster-like attitude. But since the swine flu (broke out), anger has become his predominant behaviour. He has been mildly... | |
| | | | TRANSPARENCY | | Long wait still for information seekers | | |
Few deptts appoints PIOs; Information Commission still awaited
Early Times Special
JAMMU, August 23, 2009: Even though the government has made some forward movement on its much promised transparency by appointment of Public Information Officers in some departments, but there still seems to be a long wait for the information seekers to see a full fledged Information Commission under the RTI working in Jammu and Kashmir.
It may be mentioned here that Jammu and Kashmir is one among few states in country which are yet to fully implement RTI even as urge among masses to obtain information about functioning of departments and schemes is growing fast.
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| | | | Probe begins in top ultras ‘slip’ | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 23: The Jammu and Kashmir government has begun a probe into a possible "insider's hand" in the disappearance of a top militant commander who gave police the slip before he could be re-arrested on other terror charges, well informed sources said Sunday.
Nisar Bhat, who uses his code name Gazi Misbahuddin as the chief operational commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit, was bailed out by a court in a particular case Wednesday. But he was to be held again for other terror charges pending against him, according to the police.
Five officers, including a senior intelligence official, have been put under suspension for their failure to re-arrest Bhat... | |
| | | | 2 intruders killed in Machil sector | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 23: Alert troops foiled yet another infiltration bid when they gunned down two heavily armed militants in Machil sector in Jammu and Kashmir.
Official sources said here today that security forces guarding the Line of Control (LoC) in Machil sector in the frontier district of Kupwara noticed a group of militants sneaking into this side from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) early this morning under the cover of darkness.
When challenged and asked to surrender, militants opened fire with automatic weapons and also hurled grenades. Troops also retaliated and killed two militants. A large cache of arms and ammunition, including two AK rifles were recovered from... | |
| | | | Flu cases up 15, 103 samples sent | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 22: With two youths testing positive for swine flu in Jammu and Kashmir today, the total number of H1N1 infections in the state has risen to 15 as a total of 103 samples have been sent so far to National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), New Delhi for testing.
Officials in the state health department said two youths -- one from Budgam and another from Baramulla -- tested positive for swine flu infection.
The samples of seven persons suspected to be infected tested negative for the disease, they said
Officials said six of the positive cases have been from Jammu region whereas nine were from Kashmir.
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| | | | PDD is in adhoc mode, does Omar know? | | | | SALMAN NIZAMI
Jammu Aug 23: Amidst talk of better and efficient governance, one of the key departments in Jammu and Kashmir is being purely on ad hoc basis -hundreds of posts, including some top slots, are vacant in the Power Development Department for several years past with insiders blaming the bureaucracy for rendering it defunct allegedly with ulterior motives.
Surprisingly, the positions are held additionally by officials otherwise working in make-shift arrangements. Incidentally, the Power Development Department is held by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah himself.
Four posts of chief engineers and five of superintending engineers have not been filled on
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