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| Dir SKIMS under fire over 'VIP treatment' to separatists | | DM chief shifted to Central Jail, Geelani's letters to Dr Zargar under scanner | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Aug 5: Within weeks of his appointment as Director of the prestigious Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), eminent gastroenterologist Dr Shaukat Ali Zargar seems to be landing in trouble over "providing VIP treatment to hardcore separatist leaders". Notwithstanding his personal orders of lodging Asiya Andrabi in a VIP Room, authorities have today shifted detained Dukhtaraan-e-Millat Chairperson back to Srinagar Central Jail.
Authoritative sources revealed to Early Times that top echelons of the state administration have taken serious notice of Director SKIMS' decision of not only providing one of the two VIP Rooms of his hospital to the banned Dukhtaraan chief, Asiya Andrabi, but also prolonging her admission without any compelling reason. Confirmation is still awaited but sources insist that Mrs Andrabi was shifted back to Srinagar Central Jail today after a reprimand on senior SKIMS authorities.
Detained under Public Safety Act (PSA), Mrs Andrabi had been taken to SKIMS for medical examination under court orders in... | |
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| Why talk of jurisdiction if NHRC wants justice for Sopore youth? | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 5: After the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took cognizance of the custodial death of the Sopore youth and asked the state police to explain the circumstances those led to the youth's unfortunate death in police custody, questions are being raised whether the NHRC has jurisdiction over the state of Jammu and Kashmir or not?
It is most unfortunate that the plea of the special status of the state is always raised for the wrong reasons. When the NHRC wants to go into the circumstances those led to the youth's death in an SOG camp in Sopore, we have suddenly become legally wise and started asking the question whether or not the NHRC has legal jurisdictio... | |
| | | | Cross voting issue 'comes alive' | | Anil Gupta confronts Manhas once again.....? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 5: At a time when the much damaging cross voting issue for the state unit of BJP is dying down and erasing from the public memory, former leader has once again raked it up through judicial means by slamming a defamation case against the local leadership that spins around the same issue.
Anil Gupta, who has remained on senior post as vital as vice president of the party until cross voting issue jolted the party, has now sought a whopping compensation amount to the tune of R 25cr in lieu of what he alleges as acts of defamation resorted to by the local leadership in the matter of cross voting. nil happens to be the son of Prof Chaman Lal Gupta, a political stal... | |
| | | | Guptas seek Rs 25 Cr as compensation | | Court issues Summons against BJP President, others | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 5: The Second Additional Sessions judge, Vinod Chatterjee Koul today directed the Shamsher Singh manhas, State BJP president and a chartered accountant to apepar in person or through a pleader by or before August 17.
The court requires the presence of duo in a defamation suit for lowering the esteem of Anil Gupta s/o Professor Chaman Lal Gupta, former Vice President of BJP in the estimation of General Public. The plantiff has also sought damages to the tune of Rs 25 Crore.
The court after hearing the plantiff issued summons to Shamsher Singh Manhas President
State BJP and Sat Sharma Charted Accountant and directed them to appear in person, through pleader o... | |
| | | | PDP emerging as a force to reckon with in J&K | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 5: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is trying to emerge a viable alternative in J&K to present coalition of National Conference and Congress in the state. The Party has not made in roads in the strong bastions of National Conference (NC) in Kashmir Valley but has made its presence felt in Jammu region as well.
Taking full advantage of shortcomings and weaknesses of ruling alliance in general and its arch rival National Conference in particular the PDP leadership in the state leaves no stone unturned to protest and raise its voice in support of the demands of common man and the problems faced by him. Whether it is price hike of essential commodities, problems... | |
| | | | Khoda reprimands distt SPs for poor detection of crime; traffic police for rampant corruption | | | | Bharat Bhushan
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JAMMU, Aug 5: Visibly unpset over the dismal performance of his force, DGP Kuldeep Khoda today dealt in detail with the twin issues of "poor detection of crime by thana police and corruption by traffic wing".
In a meeting of senior police officers of Jammu range, CID and traffic held at PCR here, he reprimanded district SPs for their lackadaisical approach to crime detection and not dealing with routine affairs in a professional manner.
He was, however, highly critical of Samba SSP Israr Khan on this account, a source, who attended the meeting, said.
Israr received the sharp reprimand a day after burglars broke into nine shops in a single night in Samb... | |
| | | | Mirwaiz's readiness for talks Will it make any difference? | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 5: Last week the chairman of moderate Hurriyat, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq expressed readiness for talks with New Delhi. This was different from his February 11 statement wherein he had ruled out talks unless his four point formula was accepted.
Mirwaiz had put forth his four-point formula last year during the agitation. However, New Delhi did not heed the formula forcing the Mirwaiz to boycott a delegation of civil society actors of which former Vice Chancellor Jammu University, Amitab Matto was a member. However, in a sudden change of mind (read strategy), the cleric has expressed readiness for talks.
The dialogue between Hurriyat and New Delhi came to an abrupt... | |
| | | | What women did in Lucknow in 1930 Jammu girls did it on August 4 | | Central University | | | Neha
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 5: What women in Lucknow did in 1930 during the civil disobedience movement the girl students in Jammu, the seat and center of Duggar civilization, did it on Thursday while taking active part in the establish-Jammu Central University-movement. In 1930, the civil disobedience "marked a major step forward in the emancipation of Indian women - a point admitted by a U.P. police official in a note full of male chauvinist overtones: 'The Indian woman is struggling for domestic and national liberty at the same time and like a woman she is utterly unreasonable and illogical in her demands and in her methods, but like a woman she has enormous influence over the s... | |
| | | | Plight of Kashmiri Pandits finds echo in US House of Representatives | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 5: From Ghulam Nabi Fai,head of the Kashmir American Council who has been charged with being an ISI agent trying to influence the US policy on Kashmir, to influential Democratic Congressman, Frank Pallone, the events in Washington seem to be moving at a faster rate than they were in the past.
In the context of these developments a new trend has started emerging in the United States which speaks of growing concern over the plight of Kashmiri Pandits.During the last over 20 years the exodus of Pandits,their traumatic experience while fleeing from Kashmir and their ordeals they faced in the plains had not found any echo in either the US Senate or the House of th... | |
| | | | Struggle in Jammu for empowerment, struggle in Kashmir for secession | | Abandoning Nationalists | | | Rustam
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JAMMU, Aug 5: Jammu and Kashmir State acceded to the Indian Dominion on October 26, 1947. Ever since then, the nation has been facing in Kashmir one trouble or the other. This, notwithstanding the fact that Kashmir and Kashmiri leadership have been exercising absolute and unbridled powers, including the residuary powers, and ruling not just the Kashmir Valley but also Jammu and Ladakh. The transfer of political power from Jammu to Kashmir in 1947 and the over-empowerment of Kashmir should have changed the attitude of the Kashmiri leadership and made them think positively about the over-generous New Delhi, which is highly biased as far as its attitude towards Jamm... | |
| | | | Girl consumes poison, dies | | | | JAMMU: A girl allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison at her residence here today.
She was identified as Kavita (15), daughter of Saudagar Singh of Patoli Brahmana, Domana. The Domana police had registered a case in this connection but the cause behind the provocation was yet to be ascertained.... | |
| | | | 1 killed, 1 hurt as truck hits mobike | | | | JAMMU: A youth was today killed and his younger brother wounded critically after a speeding truck hit their motorcycle at Samba, about 45 km from here.
Police said Kuldeep Kumar (45) and his brother Pawan Kumar (38), both residents of Ghagwal, were going on their motorcycle when a speeding truck hit them at Samba, resulting in serious injuries to them.
They were admitted to the GMC hospital where Kuldeep sucumbed to his wounds. The condition of Pawan was stated to be critical.... | |
| | | | Two infiltration bids by militants foiled by Army | | | | SRINAGAR: The Army foiled two infiltration bids by heavily-armed militants today along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district, a defence spokesman said.
The attempts by militants to sneak into the Kashmir Valley from across the border were plugged by troops stationed in Bangus valley and Keran sector, he said.
The spokesman said the troops challenged the infiltrating militants who opened fire and returned in the face of retaliation.
There was no immediate report of any casualty in the exchange of fire between the two sides, he said, adding that a massive search operation was undertaken to ensure that the militants would not be able to infiltrate into the Valley.
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