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| Maulana Shaukat killing probe creates ripples in Kashmir | | Separatist outfit calls members of 10-member panel as "India's and America's agents" | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Aug 27: Dismissing members of the 10-member separatist panel, who claim to have completed investigation into the assassination of Maulana Shaukat Shah, as "agents" of India and United States of America, one of the constituents of Syed Ali Shah Geelani-led Hurriyat Conference has claimed that Javed Munshi alias Bil Papa was not involved in the Kashmiri cleric-politician's murder. Raising fingers, directly and indirectly, on the JKLF Chairman Yasin Malik and Hurriyat Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, "Tehreek-e-Shariat-e-Islami" has also alleged that some separatist leaders were working on behalf of New Delhi and their objective was to hold the militants responsible for each and every killing in Jammu and Kashmir.
Chairman of Jamiat-e-Ahl-e-Hadith (JAH) Maulana Shaukat was killed in a bomb blast on April 8th this year when he was, as per a routine, entering a mosque in the uptown Maisuma locality to perform Friday afternoon prayers. Parallel to Police investigation, a conclave of almost all the separatist groups constituted a 10-member panel on April 18th to i... | |
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| Is NC-Congress govt just for Bijli, Pani and Sadak? | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 27: It is time the Jammu and Kashmir government as also the central government made their policies on Kashmiri separatist leaders public so that the common belief that most of these leaders are trashing the country as they enjoy official protection is addressed.
The hardline separatist leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani has been the torch bearer of the separatist politics in the Valley. The state government has been dealing with Geelani like parents would deal with an angry son. Today Geelani is put under house arrest and tomorrow he is told he is free to move about.
Only yesterday, the police issued a statement asserting that Geelani was advised he was free to ... | |
| | | | Anti-graft drive in Jammu Kashmir lacks teeth | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 27: Is the National Conference led Government in Jammu and Kashmir serious about containing corruption and corrupt practices? One has doubts about the intentions of the Government as far as antigraft measures are concerned.
Presumably never in the 60 years history of the state any Government has been keen to fight corruption and drown the corrupt in the Dal Lake, a phrase once used by Dr Farooq Abdullah, but unfortunately he could not find any corrupt person who should have been drowned in the Lake.
Yes, if the state experienced a whiff of change as far as anti-graft drive was concerned it was between 1975 and 1977 when Sheikh Abdullah headed the Government ... | |
| | | | NC supporter dares CM | | `Know the object of Iftaar parties' | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 27: Even as the Chief Minister is hosting lavish Iftaar Parties, his staunch supporter from what used to be a strong bastion of National Conference is starving. She has nobody to fall back upon.
Zoona (name changed) defied the separatist call for poll boycott and voted for the National Conference candidate in 2008 elections. Her vote changed the life of the MLA but her condition worsened. She rarely gets two meals now.
Zoona said: "The object of Ramadhan fasting is to enable a well off person to understand the pangs of hunger. Hosting Iftaar parties to feed the people a virtuous deed. But, before inviting strangers, one has to look in his neighbourhood. I ... | |
| | | | Laigroo joins PDP | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 27: In a significant development the ex-municipal commissioner Srinagar, former MD of State finance corporation Mohd Aslam Laiguru joined PDP.
In a press statement issued here, The PDP spokesman said that Mohd Aslam Personally meet the party high command to show his solidarity with the party. Party patron Mufti Mohd Sayeed and president Mehbooba Mufti welcomed Laigroo.
The party spokesman said that this move is a significant in a sense that Mohd Aslam who has attained different high level positions in the state bureaucracy will share his experience for the benefit of society as a whole.
Mohd Aslam, it may be mentioned was very close to National Confe... | |
| | | | Former corporator joins PDP | | Another crack in NC | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 27: National Conference received another shock today when its Youth Block President, Mukhtiyar Ahmad Dar and ex- Corporator Peer Parvaiz Ahmad from Khanyaar Constituency joined Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) along with their workers.
This is the second incident of its kind since July 16 when members from ruling National Conference have joined the PDP. Earlier senior NC worker, Ghulam Qadir Parray from Zainakote joined PDP along with his colleagues. He accused the NC leadership of patronizing goons. Addressing the function Parray said he was impressed by the `pro-people' policies of the PDP.
Welcoming Mukhtiyar and his associates in PDP, Coordination Secr... | |
| | | | Lady medico, 2 others booked for causing woman's death due to wrong transfusion | | | | EARLT TIMES Report
JAMMU, Aug 27: A lady doctor, a staff nurse and a technician have been found guilty of giving wrong transfusion to a pregnant woman at Kathua district hospital in June this year, ultimately leading to her death.
Radhima (24), wife of Kishore Kumar of Chak Dessa Singh, Kathua, was admitted to the Kathua district hospital on June 22 this year for delivery.
She died soon after she was given transfusion. It was alleged that she died because her blood group was not matched by the doctors with that of the donor and the blood groups of both of them were different.
A board was then constituted to look into the matter. Police sources said during probe, the board found the all... | |
| | | | 3 Rajouri families tried to infiltrate from Nowshera sector migrated to POK in 70’s, army pushed them back | | | | Shafiq Mir
RAJOURI, Aug 27: At least three families comprising about ten members including men women and children tried to infiltrate to this side from Nowshera sector on Saturday. However, army didn't allow them and forced them to return back to POK.
Giving details, sources said that a group of about ten people including women and children crossed fence along LOC in Nowshera sector on Saturday early morning and reached in Indian territory. As army spotted the unusual movement in their area, the army stopped this group of people and asked them about their whereabouts. On being questioned, the people narrated the whole story saying that they have come from POK and want to go their home di... | |
| | | | J&K seventh in country among states reporting deaths due to AIDS | | Alarm bells for J&K govt! | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Aug 27: Believe it or not, Jammu and Kashmir is ranked seventh among the states which reported increase in deaths due to AIDS in the year 2009.
Jammu and Kashmir reported 61 deaths due to AIDS in the year 2009. This number is seventh highest in the country. Maharashtra takes the lead with 1117 deaths, Goa is second with 130, Chandigarh third with 110, Jharkhand is fourth with 84 deaths, Bengal fourth with 82 and Assam sixth with 67 followed by Jammu and Kashmir (61), Andhra Pradesh (53), Delhi (48) and Gujarat (39).
The number is surprising since the Jammu and Kashmir government has been negating this threat and stating that AIDS is under control and there i... | |
| | | | Unemployed, Abandoned Jammu youth and Rs 1000 crore package | | Where Is The Jammu Leadership? | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Aug 27: Don't's accuse the Kashmiri leadership of perpetrating injustice after injustice on the people of Jammu province. For, the Kashmiri leadership has been doing what was expected of it. It was rabidly anti-Jammu before 1947, when the Dogras were ruling the state and dispensing justice to everyone, and it has been anti-Jammu after independence. The bias of the Kashmiri leadership towards the people of Jammu province, including Hindus and Muslims, is based on two fundamental factors. One is that the Dogras ruled over Kashmir for 101 years after 1846. The other is that the Kashmiri leadership hates the people of Jammu because the latter have never allowed the Kashmiri leade... | |
| | | | 3 of a family held for allegedly attempting to burn woman | | | | JAMMU: Three members of a family, including two brothers, were Friday evening apprehended by police for their alleged attempt to burn a woman at Bhour Camp near Satwari here.
Police sources said Neetu Sharma, wife of Sanjay Sharma of ward No 2, Bhour Camp, lodged a complaint with Satwari police station against three members of a family, alleging therein that they had tried to burn her by dousing her with kerosene oil.
Acting on her complaint, police arrested all the accused. They were identified as Rakesh Kumar, Shashi Paul, both sons of Puran Chand, and Shashi's son Vishal.
They were booked under sections 452, 307 and 34 of RPC.... | |
| | | | Culvert washed away near Dyalachak | | | | JAMMU: A culvert (puli) was today washed away on Dyalachak-Billawar road due to flash floods triggered by torrential rains.
As the rains lashed the area since last night, a nullah was flooded at Dabbi Morh on Dyalachak-Billawar road. A culvert constructed over it was washed away due to the flash flood, police sources said.
The road had been blocked to vehicular traffic, the sources added.
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| | | | Lightning kills woman | | | | JAMMU: In unconnected incidents, a woman was killed and a CRPF mess damaged completely in Dudu Basantgarh area of Udhampur today.
Lightning struck Sia Mehri, a remote Dudu Basantgarh village, this afternoon, resulting in the instant death of Leelo Devi, wife of Som Raj. Police sources said the woman was in her house when the incident occured. Lightning also damaged a CRPF mess near Dudu Basantgarh. Though the mess was damaged completely, the CRPF personnel, who were present there when the lightning struck, survived unhurt, the sources added.... | |
| | | | Teacher among 2 killed, 8 hurt in road accidents | | | | JAMMU: Two persons, including a government school teacher, were killed and eight others wounded in separate road mishaps here since last evening.
The motorcycle (JK06/3335) of Chandersheel, a government higher secondary school teacher, met with an accident at Goli Bagh in Doda at about 8.15 am today as a result of which he sustained critical injuries.
He was admitted to the Doda district hospital where he later died. He hailed from Dadyain Mohalla, Doda.
A bus (JK02R/0443) hit Gulshan Singh (18) of Balohote, Ramban, at Ramban bus stand Friday evening. He died on way to GMC hospital here.
The bus was being driven by Mohammad Iqbal, son of Abdul Hamid of Dharamsal in Mendhar, Poonch. A ca... | |
| | | | Hon’ble speaker must ensure answers from State Govt | | | | It is our foremost duty to set the record straight for our esteemed readers to whom we owe the success of Early Times in such a short period of time. Our readers have stood by us while all vested interests and those who feel grossly insecure due to our brave, outspoken and straightforward criticism of the corrupt, inefficient, anti-national and anti-social elements, ganged up to harm the interests of Early Times.
During the last session of the State Legislative Assembly, an hon’ble member of assembly, Shri Chaman Lal Gupta of the BJP asked a very pertinent question regarding the state government’s attitude towards Early Times. The hon’ble member had asked a question seeking the government... | |
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