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| Peaceful shutdown in Jammu, Kathua, Samba | | Protests, demonstrations held, several arrested | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 21: Complete bandh was today observed in the neighbouring districts of Kathua and Samba and other smaller townships of these districts in response to a two-day shut down call given by Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti following “mysterious” sabotage of a function where the martyrs of agitation were to be honoured at Abhinav Theater on Saturday morning.
In the Winter Capital City of Jammu, which witnessed unprecedented raging protests throughout the months of July and August, the effect of shut down call was not as effective as expected. Shut will continue for Monday as Samiti had asked for two-day bandh as a mark of protest and warning.
Overall situa... | |
| | | | Striking SRTC employees get some festive bonanza | | Strike ends as salaries releases, COLA agreed | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 21: In a much awaited respite ahead of the holy festival of Navratras followed by Eid and Diwali, the government has released salaries of the employees of the public sector State Road Transport Corporation.
According an official spokesman the SRTC employees have called off their strike after the Government released the salaries and sanctioned the slabs of Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) in favour of the employees with effect from April 1, 2008.
Decision to release the salaries and sanction the COLA was taken at a high level meeting chaired by Governor, Mr N N Vohra, in Srinagar.
The Governor reviewed the financial status of the Corporation and directed... | |
| | | | ARC for setting quick trial courts | | | | EARLY TIMES DESK
JAMMU, Sept 21: Keeping in view the doctrine of "speedy trial" as suggested by the Law Commission, the Veerappa Moily panel appointed by the Centre has come out strongly in favour of setting up Special Courts for quick disposal of terrorism related cases.
The report on 'Combating Terrorism' has said a new comprehensive anti-terrorist legislation should have provisions for constitution of Special Fast Track Courts "exclusively for trial of terrorism-related cases."
The Second Administrative Reforms Commission pointed out in the report that the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) had provided for constitution of one or more Designated Courts for t... | |
| | | | Hunt in City East, as suspects spotted | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 21: A late night hunt has been launched in Chhani Himmat, Greater Kailash, Sainik Colony and adjoining areas after three suspected militants were spotted by an auto rikshaw driver.
Police sources said that an auto rikshaw driver identified as one Rakesh Kumar reported that three youths believed to be militants boarded his rikshaw from Digiana for Chhani Himmat. He said that he took the boarders as routine passengers as they offered him Rs 100 as tariff to reach Chhani Himmat. However, Rakesh said, while on the National Highway bypass along Greater Kailash area he got suspicious when he asked the youths about the specific sector in Chhani Himmat where they w... | |
| | | | Talks on LoC CBMs today | | | | AGENCIES
New Delhi, Sept 21:India and Pakistan will discuss tomorrow the modalities for launching cross-LoC trade and other confidence-building measures related to Jammu and Kashmir.
The Joint Working Group on cross-LoC CBMs, comprising senior officials, will seek to marry ideas of the two sides in an effort to ensure early start of new measures, official sources said here today.
Launch of commerce on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad route would be high on agenda of the discussions, they said.
India has been keen on launching the cross-LoC trade since the proposal was first mooted in 2005 but the two countries have failed to reach a consensus on issues like items to be traded.
Pakistan also... | |
| | | | Traders for extension in IT deadline | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 21: Refusing the extending the date of filing of income tax returns by central board of direct taxes pertaining to audit related cases, the various representative of Trade bodies shared their grave concern and urged the President, Chamber of Commerce & Industry Ram Sahai to take up the issue again by involving the national premier organizations like FICCI, CII and PHDCCI as it has become very difficult to get the balance sheets audited at a short tiem.
Due to curfews and Bandhs for the last two months and continued closure of banking activities for 40 days have left the assesses with no other alternative than to ask for this extension.
Responding to this un... | |
| | | | PDP quietly sneaks into Jammu | | Senior leaders campaigning against polls in Doda, Rajouri, Poonch | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 21: Loosing to separatists whatever political space it had in Kashmir Valley, the Peoples Democratic Party has made a rather quiet beginning in Jammu region to test the waters –though bypassing the Jammu City.
At six senior PDP leaders, including three former Ministers –Former Finance Minister and known Jammu baiter Tariq Hameed Karra, former Horticulture Minister Mohammad Dillawar Mir and former Minister of State for Health Peer Mohammad Hussain –are currently campaigning in Jammu region. Interestingly while other parties are calling for polls, the two PDP leaders though are seeking revival of party in the region but they are intensively campaigning agains... | |
| | | | Leela for probe in sabotage | | It is Hitler rule, says Mahant | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 21: The Convener of Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti Leela Karan Sharma today lashed out at the state administration and Police for allegedly sabotaging the function to honour martyrs. He demanded an impartial inquiry into the incident.
Addressing a press conference here late this afternoon, Leela Karan said though the call for Jammu bandh was peaceful and not even single person held protest demonstration against the authorities on the streets but still police men showing their atrocities arrested twenty persons from different areas of the Jammu district which including five Corporators of different areas.
He said though a few matadors and shops wer... | |
| | | | Idea not on banking but bankcruptcy | | | | Nirbhay Jammual
There is no dearth of ideas among the Kashmiri separatists.Ideas breed in their mind as fast as lightning in a cloudy sky.Some ideas create commotion,others make people and the Government perturbed.Yet others are usually discarded as nonsence.In the last category comes the latest idea from Kashmir Mirwaiz and Chairman APHC,Molvi Umar Farooq,who has called for introduction of Islamic system of banking in the Jammu and Kashmir Bank.In support of his call he has described the traditional usury system as unIslamic.He has explained that giving and taking interest on deposits and loans was against the tenets of Islam.Thank God he has suggested the introduction of the Islamic sy... | |
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