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| At Gharana, a sorry song of wildlife deptt | | Winged guests about to arrive; foul smell waits to greet | | | Ajay Meenia
Jammu | Sep 14
While hundreds of bird lovers and the local residents in Gharana and its adjoining areas close to the Indo-Pak international border anxiously await arrival of the annual international guest birds from different parts of the world, but the department of Wildlife is yet to think of making this place a destination worth visiting.
The Gharana village along the International Border is famous for its wetland where thousands of rare species of birds coming different parts of the world make their temporary 'home' from October to February. The arrival of these birds attract of many bird lovers and other tourists to this place. Ironically the wildlife department, which... | |
| | | | Policing needs constant improvement: DGP | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Sep 15: Ready to take the up the challenges of counter-insurgency as well as normal policing, the Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda puts the estimated number of militants operating in Jammu and Kashmir at 2000. Outlining priorities, the new DGP says that modernization of the police force with advanced weaponry and communication systems will change for good the entire course of policing.
In first ever detailed interview after becoming the DGP, Khoda said "there cannot be any let up in anti-militancy operations because the terrorist infrastructure was intact across the border and agencies across the LOC continued to hold the strings of violence in their ... | |
| | | | Infiltration on rise, two more killed on LoC | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Sep 15: As widely expected by security agencies and experts, the level infiltration and militancy related activities are registering a steep rise with the onset of the month of Ramadan. It may be mentioned here that during the training of militants in the camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir they are taught about value of the 'sacrifices' during the month of Ramadan.
After killing of six militants yesterday, the troops today foiled yet another infiltration bid when they gunned down two heavily armed militants in Kupwara sector.
An official spokesman said that troops guarding the border noticed a group of militants sneaking into this side from Pakistan Occupi... | |
| | | | Pack off Shailinder to Delhi: Zargar to CM | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Sep 15: While the Qazi Mohammad Afzal crisis is yet to be resolved that another potential controversy has come up to stare at the face of Congress-Peoples Democratic Party relations.
Senior PDP leader and Agriculture Minister Abdul Aziz Zargar is reported to have written a letter to the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad asking him to pack off Public Works Secretary Shailinder Kumar to central deputation or take the department away from him.
A brief bout of argument between the Minister for State for Roads and Buildings Mohammad Khalil Bandh and the Secretary to Government Roads and Buildings department Shalinder Kumar in presence of Agriculture Minister Abdul... | |
| | | | Peerzada hails Azad’s announcement on JU campus in Poonch | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Sep 15
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh congress committee president Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed has hailed the announcement of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad for installation of an additional campus of Jammu University at Poonch and granting permission to students from POK too, to pursue higher education in the new campus described and an historical step toward mission of goodwill between two neighbours.
Sayeed was speaking in a meeting of party functionaries at PCC Jammu, today. He said that congress led coalition government at the centre and state are seriously making all possible efforts to ameliorate the peoples problems and upgrade their living standard by way o... | |
| | | | Hardcore HM militant surrenders | | 335 militants lay down arms in Doda district so far | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Sep 15
A hardcore militant of HM outfit today surrendered before a joint team of police and army at Doda with large quantity of ammunition.
The regular meetings being conducted by Doda police with the parents of the active militants and respectables from different sections of society to educate and motivate the misguided youths to shun the path of violence and join the mainstream has yielded positive results.
As a sequence of these meetings, one more hardcore militant of HM outfit namely Baber Shiekh code Naveed Hassan radio code M-2 son of Murad Ahmed Sheikh resident of Pul Doda today surrendered before Doda police and 10 RR and 76 Bn CRPF. Sources said he... | |
| | | | Ram establishes his existence but no politicizing Ram | | | | Early Times Special Correspondant
Jammu | Sep 15
With the UPA government undertaking damage control over the blunder it committed by submitting an affidavit in the Supreme Court that there was no historical proof of the presence of Ram at any stage and hurriedly withdrawing the affidavit, admitting its mistake and emphasizing that there is no need for proof where religious faith is involved, Ram has established its existence beyond any doubt. Not only this, but the Union Law Minister, H R Bhardwaj, whose ministry is supposed to have wetted the contents of the affidavit, before Archeological Survey of India submitted the same, casting doubt on Ram having ever lived, has taken a 180 degree ... | |
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