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| 4 schoolchildren dead in mishap | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 24: In yet another gruesome accident in the treacherous Chenab Valley region, at least four children were killed and 23 others were injured when a bus carrying school children skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Gandoh area of mountainous Doda district, this afternoon.
Official sources said that a mini bus (JK06-1588) on way from Thatri to Batri area of Gandoh area in Bhallessa tehsil met with an accident near Batri killing two children on the spot and injuring twenty-three others.
They said that the children were on way to Higher Secondary School Kahra when the accident took place.
However locals claim that four children died on the spot and 23 o... | |
| | | | TA troopers held with Rs 1.7 lakh counterfeit currency | | | | Early Times Report
Poonch, Aug 24: Two Territorial Army personnel were held with fake currency worth Rs.1.70 lakh by Poonch police. According to police sources, on specific information police laid a naka in the intervening night of 23 and 24 at Kali area and arrested two Territorial Army jawans identified as Mohammad Ashraf and Arif Hussain both belonged to 156 presently attach with army 27 RR . One bag containing Rs one lakh and seventy thousand was also recovered from their possession. As per sources the accused army jawans act as Over Ground Workers and help militants to pump fake currency in the area.
During their questioning they told police that they brought the fake currency from ... | |
| | | | Muzaffar Ali pocketed Rs 70 Lakh but never made the film | | Farooq’s dream “Zooni” yet again in Assembly | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Aug 24: For a change, PDP’s Pir Mansoor Hussain had neither a private member’s resolution seeking to rename his Anantnag as Islamabad nor a question aimed at embarrassing Omar Abdullah’s government over abuse of human rights by security forces. Days after Hussain’s senior colleague Muzaffar Hussain Baig failed in his adventurism of pulling down Omar and Farooq Abdullah into the cesspool of immorality, Mehbooba Mufti’s confidante had a question today that would have generated explosive supplementaries in the Assembly. Why should have Farooq Abdullah’s government stood security for the finance of Rs 70 Lakh that Muzaffar Ali lifted from Punjab National Bank for mak... | |
| | | | Sibling rivalry leaves brother dead, another battling for life | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 24: In a barbaric incident of sibling rivalry, a villager on outskirts of the City shot his brother dead over a land dispute.
The villager identified as Bashir Ahmed killed his real brother with his licensed gun and injured another over a land dispute at Chowadhi village on south western outskirts of Jammu City. The area where this incident happened is fast emerging as a hub of housing colonies.
Police said Bashir Ahmed opened fire at his brother Shamash Din when the later made bid to construct a house on a piece of land which is under question resulting his on spot death while injuries to his son in law Arshad Ahmed.. Arshad is an IRP constable who is b... | |
| | | | 2449 in jails for militancy | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 24: As many as 108 foreign nationals, including nine Afghans and a Saudi, were among 2,449 people arrested in connection with militancy in Jammu and Kashmir till August this year.
"At present 2449 persons are lodged in different jails within as well as outside the state till August. Of these 2384 persons are in various jails in the state whereas 65 are lodged in jails located outside the state," the state Assembly was informed.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who holds the Home portfolio, in a written reply said that there were 108 foreign nationals including nine Afghans, a Bangladeshi and a Saudi detained in different jails within and outside the state.
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| | | | Wani stuns House, threatens Congress pull out from Govt | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 24: In an apparently ‘not so serious’ threat to the stability of coalition government, a Congress legislator today threatened to pull his party out of the coalition if problems in his area were not addressed.
The members on the treasury benches in the Legislative Assembly were today stunned when a Congress member Abdul Majid Wani from Doda threatened to walkout from the coalition.
Raising the issue of shortage of electricity and ration in Doda district, MLA Doda Wani said people as the government has failed to meet their requirement. He said people are questioning the MLAs and wanted to know what we are doing in the house and outside for them.
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| | | | Uproar over angry young man’s absence from house | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 24: The state legislative assembly today witnessed uproar when the opposition took exception to the "continued absence" of chief minister Omar Abdullah from the House, accusing him of taking the proceedings "non-seriously". Omar has not attended the assembly proceedings for last nearly ten days even though he was in the state for most of the time.
"Where is the angry young man? He has not been seen in the House for the past 12 days," leader of National Panthers Party Harsh Dev Singh said during the Question Hour.
His remarks came after minister of state for planning Manohar Lal Sharma stood to reply to his query meant for Abdullah.
"Where is the CM? T... | |
| | | | Pilgrim dies of heart attack | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 24: A pilgrim on his way to Machail yatra died due to a heart attack in Kishtwar district.
Accompanied by his family, 72-year-old Sham Lal was on his way to the shrine when he suffered the cardiac arrest. Lal was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, police said.
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| | | | Agri Minister’s probe on seeds proved dud | | | | Early Times Special
Jammu, Aug 24: The Agriculture Minister, Mr Ghulam Hassan Mir, had asked the Vice-Chancellor of Sher-i-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technlogy-Jammu (SKUAST-J) to inquire into allegations from farmers that inferior maize seeds were provided to them.
Speaking in the Legislative Assembly on August 3, Mr Mir had directed the V-C to complete the inquiry within 15 days. A week ago, on August 18, the stipulated time for completing the probe, as promised to the Assembly, lapsed.
Mr Mir had given the assurance and orders for inquiry on a question asked by the National Panthers Party (NPP) legislator, Mr Harsh Dev Singh. In fact, Mr Singh had demanded that th... | |
| | | | Mir directs probe into complaints of sub-standard maize seed | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 24: Taking strong note of complaints about the supply of sub standard maize seeds to farmers in parts of Jammu province, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Ghulam Hassan Mir, today directed the Vice-Chancellor of SKUAST-J to constitute a fact-finding committee of scientists and agriculture experts to look into the issue.
The committee has been asked to visit fields randomly, take samples of the seeds provided, speak to farmers and submit their report to the Government within 15 days.
The Minister had received many complaints over the past few days from the farming community who had requested him to intervene into the matter.
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| | | | Delhi based KPs not impressed with job for return proposals | | | | Abid Shah
New Delhi, Aug 24: Sops offered to Kashmiri Pandit migrants in the State Budget presented earlier this month in J&K Assembly have not impressed over a lakh-strong displaced Pandit community settled here. The Budget promises 15,000 jobs in Government and private sectors to those KPs who wish to return to the Valley.
Yet, the leader of a Pandit migrants’ organisation, Dr L.N. Dhar, says the issue before the displaced Pandits is not job, work and vocation alone but also safety, security, peace and tranquility. All these things still remain a far cry not only in the Valley but also in the rest of the State that face the same threat with often a lesser degree.
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