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Pulwama tense over killing of LeT commander Police vehicle torched by mob; 33 injured in clash, firing, stampede 8/4/2011 11:53:48 PM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Aug 4: Reminiscent of an identical incident in 2009, residents of Pulwama, in South Kashmir, today clashed with Police after the death of a Lashkar-e-Tayyiba commander in a fierce gunbattle and set ablaze a vehicle. Ten civilians and 23 Police personnel, including a Dy SP, have reportedly sustained injuries in the resultant firing and stampedes. Informed sources in South Kashmir told Early Times that Police, CRPF 182 Bn and troops of Rashtriya Rifles 55 Bn launched a cordon-and-search operation at Khaar Mohalla of village Puchhal in Pulwama district in the wee hours on Wednesday. According to the source information, one or two militants of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba were hiding in the village at the house of elected Sarpanch, Abdul Aziz Khan. Militants opened fire on the troops, triggering off a fierce gunbattle. Stand-off continued for nearly 24 hours. When firing resumed in the morning today, hundreds of residents from nearby villages of Ratnipora and Trich advanced towards the site of the encounter in an attempt to protect a local militan...   READ MORE

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For separatists house arrest is a bliss; freedom a curse! 8/4/2011 11:52:51 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 4: The Government prevents Hurriyat leaders from coming out of their homes by placing them under house arrest. But do they really want to come out at times when government obliges them by placing a few of constables at their doors? Late in the evening the leaders issue statements accusing the government of crushing dissent and disconnecting the leaders from their people. This is news and most of the media carry it. Conscious people across the globe express solidarity with the detained leaders. A minister while talking to media persons last week said the separatists request the government to place them under house arrest whenever they feel the people want t...   READ MORE   JU under Sahni becomes hub of break-Jammu activities Dixon Plan 8/4/2011 11:51:39 PM Neha EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 4: No one in Jammu had ever thought that the University of Jammu would become a hub of break-Jammu province activities, but it has happened. It has happened under Jammu University Vice-Chancellor, Varun Sahni. The case in point is what happened in the Jammu University on August 1 under the very nose of the authorities in the university. What happened on Monday on the Jammu University campus? The Chenab Valley People's Association (CVPA) held its first general body meeting in which "hundreds of activists participated." The general meeting was followed by the election of office-bearers of the CVPA. The election was followed by press conference on the univ...   READ MORE   PMRP projects could become Ali Baba's treasures for officials and engineers Failing close monitoring 8/4/2011 11:50:44 PM Early Times Report Jammu, , Aug 4: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Thursday reviewed the progress on various projects under implementation in the State under Prime Minister's Reconstruction Programme (PMRP). Interestingly, the Chief Minister asked the implementing agencies to upgrade the pace of work and expedite the completion within the earmarked timeline. It is hardly a secret that there is a huge leakage of funds at the implementation level of the various PMRP schemes in the state. In fact, the PMRP has become a huge money minting agency for the officials and engineers who are entrusted with the 'speedy completion' of these projects. Now that the Chief Minister ha...   READ MORE   B.Ed girl student's rape, suicide case solved Army jawan arrested, to be produced in court , Political pressure consumes 4 years to solve case 8/4/2011 11:49:44 PM Sumit Sharma EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Aug 4: After the lapse of almost fours years, Samba police have finally established the alleged rape and suicide of a B Ed girl student by arresting the accused, an army personnel, who forced the girl to end her life in the hostel premises at Bari Brahmana. The B Ed college student Anjana Sihag of Rajasthan was found dead in hostel premises on September 16 2007 and an initial inquiry under 174 CrPC was conducted where it was found that girl student consumed poison after she was raped. During search of her hostel room police recovered some love letters and dependent card of Army having name of Aman Kumar bearing the seal of Lt Colonel. Initiall...   READ MORE   Delay because of Kashmir's hegemony, say commentators Central University 8/4/2011 11:48:29 PM Rustam EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 4: The inordinate delay in the establishment of Central University in Jammu and appointment of its first Vice-Chancellor has led to a fierce debate in the Duggar Pradesh on the circumstances leading to massive protests by the students in the University of Jammu and various colleges and educational institutions, located in Jammu and other parts of the Duggar Pradesh. The debate is so fierce that the radicals among the Dogras have started questioning the ver...   READ MORE   Varun appears to be desperate for another term? JU In For More Trouble 8/4/2011 11:39:23 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 4: Vice-Chancellor of Jammu University Varun Sahni appears to be "desperate for extension." Hitherto, there were reports that "Sahni doesn't maintain good relations with those at the helm" and that "he might not get extension after he completes three unsuccessful years in office." This was also the general impression among the University dons and those working in the registry. There were also reports that "he would want another term provided the authorities on their own grant him an extension." Sources close to him had revealed that "he would not beg for extension" and that "he would pack up in November this year and go back to Jawaharlal Nehru University from...   READ MORE   No takers for Cross L.O.C travel 8/4/2011 11:38:45 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 4: Cross L.O.C travel from Indian side of Kashmir has totally failed. During third consecutive week no Kashmiri has bothered to travel other side of the L.O.C. according to sources there is no enthusiasm among the Kashmiri masses for such travels. Recently during Indo Pak foreign ministers level dialogue some Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) were announced one of them was to strengthen already announced Cross L.O.C travel between people of either sides of line of control. It is evident from the disinterest shown by Kashmiris that there are no takers for such CBMs. People realise that Kashmiris have no love lost to travel to POK. Going by the facts Kashmirs...   READ MORE   Cross LOC trade, who will address grey areas? Squaring of this medieval trade is a mystery 8/4/2011 11:38:30 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 4:Cross LOC trade is one of the major CBMs taken by India and Pakistan to ease tensions between the two countries and to re-establish closer trade links between the people living in two parts of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The trade is still going on as a medieval trade based on barter, a mere exchange of goods for each other. Significantly, this must be the only trade in the World which is still going on a barter basis. The traders routing their goods through the Chankan Da Bagh crossing in Poonch and the Aman Setu Bridge in Baramulla district have been complaining of lack of modern trading facilities like banking, foreign exchange, telephone etc. The tr...   READ MORE   Edu Minister's son allegedly thrashes two people 8/4/2011 11:37:23 PM Jammu: Anantnag police today lodged an FIR against the son of School Education Minister Peerzada Mohd Syed who allegedly beaten two persons ruthlessly. Both injured persons shifted to District Hospital Anantnag in a critical position. According to eyewitnesses, Uman Subahan son of Education Minister Peerzada Mohd Syed during late night, allegedly under the influence of liquor along with a group of his seven other friends misbehaved with a lady in Gund Hakura, 9 kms away from District Headquarter, beaten two persons namely Ab Hamid Sheikh, an elected panch of the village and Ab Majeed Mir, whose house was also attacked. After the incident took place in the village people cam...   READ MORE   Two LeT militants gunned down in Kishtwar 8/4/2011 11:37:07 PM Kishtwar / Jammu: Police and security forces achieved a major success by eliminating self styled District Commander and Deputy Commander of Pakistani based outfit Lashker-e-Toiba organization in Keshwan area in the mountainous district of Kishtwar today. The slain terrorist have been identified as self styled District Commander Habib @ Salman son of Khairdin resident of village Sarawan Keshwan and his deputy Commander Irshad Ahmed Kohli son of Jamal Din Gujjar of Kohli Mohalla Chatroo. Addressing the media persons, IGP Dilbag Singh said that police has recovered one AK 56 rifle 3 magazines of AK rifles, 134 rounds of AK, 2 Chinese grenades, 2 matrix sheets and some Strategic maps supp...   READ MORE

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