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| APD's visit to Jammu witnesses more 'hues' | | Some boycott, many annoyed during day long activity | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Sept 21: On its peace ensuring mission in the trouble torn J&K state, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram led All Party Delegation reached winter capital this afternoon amid elaborate security arrangements to hear the views of a diverse spectrum of political and non political delegations representing different communities and areas of the Jammu region. While the main political parties stuck to their stated positions and stances, from the ruling Congress two voices, almost in opposed overtures, emanated few minutes after the leaders interacted with the delegation. JKNPP and state unit of Samajwadi Party decided to boycott the APD. The hectic day was also marked by visit of at least five members to Muthi camp inhabited by Kashmir Pandits and also a meeting with separatist leader Shabir Shah at Chopra Nursing Home.
While the Jammu unit of Congress party today conveyed to the ALL Party Delegation (APD) that the NC- led coalition government was capable of restoring peace in the state and it was "working to keep the state united by ensuring balanced deve... | |
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| APD meets Shabir Shah at GMC&H | | | | Sumit Sharma
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Sept 21: After meeting separatist leaders Sayeed Ali Shah Geelani, Yasin Malik and Mirwaiz Maulvi Farooq yesterday at Srinagar, four members of All Party delegation met another separatist leader Shabir Shah at Chopra Nursing Home, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H), where he was undergoing treatment.
The delegation members who visited Room Number 204 of the hospital to meet Shah comprised of former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Babu Lal Marandi, senior DMK leader TR Balu and Joseph Tota, President Asom Gan Parishad.
The members were accompanied by Deputy Director Intelligence Bureau Anurag Kumar. They arrived at GMC&H at around 5 pm a... | |
| | | | Over 60 KP youth, refugees taken into preventive custody | | A day of arrests, protests in Jammu | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Sept 21: Contrary to the tense atmosphere in Srinagar, even as Jammu welcomed All Party led delegation to a calm and relaxed environment today, a it was a 'day of arrests' and protests as more than 50 activists of different organizations were detained as a precautionary measure to foil their bid to stage demonstration in front of Chief Minister Omar Abdullha's official residence.
Several Jammu based groups having varied political affiliations particularly those representing displaced Kashmiri Pandit community who were waiting anxiously to meet the delegation had to face wrath of Police at many places. The 'adamant' administration did not give... | |
| | | | Mufti, Omar set the stage for Separatists-delegation members meeting | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 21: Who is correct? Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, or the leftist leader, Sitaram Yechury or the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj. Omar Abdullah has said that meeting of some members of the All Party delegation with the Kashmiri separatists was part of the plan of the entire exercise of renewing links with those sitting on the other side of the fence. Sitaram Yechury said that "we met the separatists on behalf of the delegation."
However, Sushma Swaraj said that there was no mandate for a meeting between the members of the delegation and the separatists. She said those who met Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Molvi Umar Farooq and Mohd. Yasin M... | |
| | | | Rs 50 lakh for hospitals? | | Patients ridicule Law Minister's claim | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 21: The Law minister, Ali Muhammad Sagar could not find appropriate words to respond to the queries of Barkha Dutt and one of the visiting parliamentarian Owaisi during a discussion on NDTV last evening.
A visibly shaken Sagar made a comment that evoked severe reaction from the people living in close vicinity of Srinagar hospitals. When Owaisi said the hospitals in Srinagar were running short of medicines and food, Sagar said the government had kept around Rs 50 lakhs at the disposal of the hospitals to provide free medicines and food to the wounded and the people attending them.
According to a local English daily report, food is made is provided to the wou... | |
| | | | J&K govt shelves Rs.230 cr alternate high | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 21: Much hyped Rs. 230 crore alternate high density corridor from South Jammu is yet to see light of the day and if the official sources are to be believed, the project has been shelved.
Sources said that the project was meant for easing traffic congestion in the winter capital and was being constructed by Road and Buildings department. The Rs. 230 crore prestigious project which was proposed to connect South Jammu directly with National Highway has been kept in limbo and if the PWD sources are to be believed, it is the allotment of funds which has resulted in the department being unable to take up the project. They further said that st... | |
| | | | Abdul Rahim wrong, NC itself a party to the erosion of internal autonomy | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 21: Addressing media persons in Srinagar after meeting the all-party parliamentary delegation on Monday, NC leader and Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather said that "the NC delegation has met the all-party delegation and asked it to restore autonomy to the state that has been eroded unconstitutionally." He was absolutely wrong. He only spoke a white lie to hide the guilt of his own party. He knows it full well that the state has been brought under the ambit of hundreds of central laws with the prior "concurrence" of the state government or on the request of the state government and that all the central laws have only benefited the people of the state. This is... | |
| | | | Geelani's Ram katha to Ram Vilas Paswan | | APD greeted with pro-Azadi slogans at SMHS Hospital | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Sep 21: Beleaguered Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's long, dark night did not seem to be shrinking around this autumnal equinox. But, does the separatist hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani's? Perhaps not. There's a striking similarity between the 40-year-old and the 80-year-old. Born to a Christian mom and married to a Hindu, Omar needs a Karakuli and the front-row niche at the Hazratbal congregational prayers to assert his Muslim credentials. Islamist Geelani needs Valmiki and Tulsidasa to drive home to a benevolent Hindu guest how deities of his dharma had kept sanctity of a promise.
Since mid-summer, turbulent downtown Srinagar has been out-of-... | |
| | | | Division of the state & bifurcation of Kashmir appear imminent | | | | RUSTAM
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JAMMU, Sep 21: JKPCC president Saif-uf-Din Soz on Monday emphasized the need of preserving the unity and integrity of Jammu and Kashmir State and talked of consensus as far as solution to the Kashmir problem was concerned. He suggested an "unconventional" solution without elaborating what exactly he meant by it. He expressed these views before the all-party parliamentary delegation and informed the waiting media persons about his party's viewpoint on the Kashmir situation. Of all the Kashmiri leaders who met the all-party delegation on Monday to present their viewpoints on the Kashmir situation, JKPCC president appeared more reasonable. When he talked of consensu... | |
| | | | 2 women held with stolen jewellery | | | | JAMMU: Two women were today arrested by Bagh-e-Bahu police for allegedly stealing gold jewellery from their neighbour's house at Lower Qasim Nagar, Narwal.
The accused were identified as Nisha, wife of Praveen, and Bholi Devi, wife of Suraj Kumar.
Police sources said Deepak Kumar of Lower Qasim Nagar lodged a complaint with Bagh-e-Bahu police that burglars broke into his house on August 18 last and decamped with gold ornaments of 13 tolas.
There was no one in the house when the burglary was committed, the sources added.
During the course of investigation, police developed suspicion about Nisha and Bholi and picked them up for questioning.
Sources said during their sustained questioning... | |
| | | | 2 women held with stolen jewellery | | | | JAMMU: Two women were today arrested by Bagh-e-Bahu police for allegedly stealing gold jewellery from their neighbour's house at Lower Qasim Nagar, Narwal.
The accused were identified as Nisha, wife of Praveen, and Bholi Devi, wife of Suraj Kumar.
Police sources said Deepak Kumar of Lower Qasim Nagar lodged a complaint with Bagh-e-Bahu police that burglars broke into his house on August 18 last and decamped with gold ornaments of 13 tolas.
There was no one in the house when the burglary was committed, the sources added.
During the course of investigation, police developed suspicion about Nisha and Bholi and picked them up for questioning.
Sources said during their sustained questioning... | |
| | | | Man crushed | | | | KATRA: A man was crushed to death by a speeding minibus at Bathuni in Rajouri today.
Police sources said Mohammad Hussain (60), son of Lal Din, of Agrati, Rajouri, was crossing the road at Bathuni when a speeding minibus crushed him to death.
The minibus (JK02AA/1775) was on its way from Rajouri to Nowshera.
The driver fled the spot. Police had registered a case against him.... | |
| | | | 2 electrocuted in Rajouri | | | | RAJOURI: In unconnected incidents, two labourers were electrocuted at different places here today.
Police sources said Vinod Kumar, who was working at the residence of a PMGSY executive engineer Munir Khan in Ward No 9 here, was found lying dead in the house. He died due to electric short-circuit, the sources claimed. When the executive engineer was contacted, he said Vinod was engaged by a contractor in his house to work on the grinding machine.
The body of Vinod was removed to the district hospital mortuary by police. He hailed from Madhya Pradesh.
In the other incident, Nirmal Singh died of electric short-circuit at Jawahar Nagar while repairing a water pump. His body was too taken to... | |
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