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On Eid, Pak does it again! Firing at LoC, sweets at IB 9/22/2009 12:05:58 AM In 19th incident of this year, ceasefire violated at 7 places in Mendhar sector Early Times report Jammu, Sept 21: Amidst celebrations of Eid-ul-Fitr on both sides of Line of Control and exchange of sweets between Indian and Pakistani troops on International Border, there was a usual act on the dividing line –violation of ceasefire at least at seven places along LoC in Mendhar sector of Poonch district. This is not the first time when Pakistani forces or militants resorted to unprovoked firing or made an infiltration attempt through Line of Control or International Border on the occasion of Eid. In eight of the past ten years there has been case of skirmishes on the border on the day of Eid. Keen watchers of the situation here believe that the Pakistan Army and Rangers take the firing on Indian side as a form of celebration of Eid. Sources said that in another case of ceasefire violation by the Pakistan side, small arms firing took place from across the border at Mendhar in Krishnaghati sector. Reports of small arm firing have also been received from seven other places along Lo...   READ MORE

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AMANDEEP MURDER CASE Gupta, Khan dig at GN Police Station, SIT is meeting today 9/22/2009 12:05:24 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 21: Ahead of convening of formal meeting of all members of the Special Investigation Team probing the evidence tampering in Amandeep murder case, the top brass of Jammu Police today met at the Gandhi Nagar Police Station and did preliminary questioning of three officials connected with the case. The Police team led by Inspector General of Jammu Zone Ashok Gupta and comprising DIG Jammu-Kathua Range Farooq Khan and SSP Jammu Basanth Rath visited the Gandhi Nagar Police Station this afternoon and had an half-an-hour long meeting there which also involved questioning of three officials. While the SIT members refused to divulge any details of the proceedings, s...   READ MORE   As Manohan prepares for J&K visit, Mirwaiz wants dialogue on itinerary 9/22/2009 12:04:22 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 21: While New Delhi is reported to have made some back channel engagements for reviving peace dialogue on Kashmir, the Hurriyat Conference has said that it was ready to welcome the Prime Minister in Kashmir if initiates any meaningful dialogue. Newly re-elected chairman of the Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s statement comes in the immediate backdrop of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declaring irrelevance of the separatist thought. The Prime Minister had said in his independence day speech that overwhelming participation of the people in last year’s assembly elections and this year’s Lok Sabha elections had left no scope for the separatist thought i...   READ MORE   2 jawans die of cardiac arrest 9/22/2009 12:03:46 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 21: Two jawans today died of cardiac arrest in Baramulla and Jammu districts of north Kashmir. Naik Thongpa Radha Krishna of 7 Madras regiment was found dead at Gati Post near Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector, 100 kms from here, in Baramulla district, police said. According to doctors, the jawan died due to a massive heart attack. However, police have registered a case and investigation was on. In Jammu, Pardeep Chib of 157 battalion of Territorial Army died due of cardiac arrest when he was patrolling near LoC in Pargwal forward area of the district, police said. A post mortem was conducted, after which the jawan's body was handed over to his famil...   READ MORE   Indo-Pak Foreign Ministers meeting in NY on Sept 27 9/22/2009 12:03:26 AM Islamabad, Sep 21: Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan will meet in New York on September 27 when Islamabad's commitment and action against terror emanating from its soil will come under review. Pakistan's action against perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks will top the agenda of the meeting, which will take place on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the first high-level contact between the two countries after the meeting between their Prime Ministers in July. To prepare ground for the meeting, Foreign Secretaries of both the countries will meet on September 26 during which Salman Bashir will discuss with his Indian counterpart Nirupama Rao all issues between the...   READ MORE   Three killed in road mishaps 9/22/2009 12:03:02 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 21: Three persons, including two minors, died and 13 others suffered injuries in separate road accidents across Jammu and Kashmir today, police said. Amta Ali (7) was crushed to death by a truck at link road Noulari, 30 kms from here, in Baramulla district this morning. In another incident, a speeding vehicle mowed down five-year-old Anusya in Badamibagh cantonment area, they said. A mini bus overturned at Neejeebhat, 55 kms from here in Baramulla, killing Bilal Ahmad Lone on the spot. Ten others were injured in the incident, police said, adding they were admitted to a hospital. In separate incidents, Mohammad Akbar Lone was injured after being hit by...   READ MORE   Prayers, celebrations mark Eid festivity in Jammu 9/22/2009 12:02:38 AM MUNISH GUPTA Jammu, Sep 21 : Holy prayers, exchange of sweets and hugs marked the celebrations of Eid-ul-Fitr (Eid) in this winter capital of the state. Many thronged Jamia Masjid and offered prayers for peace and communal harmony while people flooded the markets and purchased assorted items, including delicacies, and colourful garments. Roadside 'bazaars' sprang up to woo shoppers with mutton, poultry, bakery products, sweets, ready-made garments, toys and many more items. Children attired in colorful dresses asked for ‘Eidi’ from the relatives while people exchanged sweets and gifts among friends and loved ones. ‘’On this Eid I prayed for peace and brotherhood in the state and acr...   READ MORE   6.3 intensity recorded 9/22/2009 12:02:20 AM Early Times Report Guwahati, Sep 21 : A major earthquake hit the North East today at around 1425 hours rocking the urban centres like Guwahati and Shillong for more than 15 seconds. According to a report from the Central Seismological Observatory in Shillong, the earthquake has 6.3 intensity in the Richter scale and the epicenter is somewhere in the Nagaland-Myanmar border. The series of earthquakes have been viewed in positive light as the local geologists confirmed of tectonic movements but added such frequent moderate earthquakes reduce the possibility of a bigger quake. The last time Assam experienced high-intensity quakes were in 1950 and 1897. These two earthquakes have caused m...   READ MORE

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