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Kashmiris sandwiched in curfew v/s hartal Harvesting, Babri judgment, CWG may get thaw in standoff 9/22/2010 11:41:40 PM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Sept 22: Much-hyped visit of all-party Parliamentary delegation has failed to bring any respite in three-month-long standoff between the government authorities and separatist leadership that has sandwiched over six million Kashmiris. Seeking to neutralize separatist hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s calendar of shutdown with a roaster of curfew, authorities in the Valley have introduced a fresh scheme of the enforcement of curfew on the days Geelani is declaring as free for human movement and ‘shopping’. On the 11th day of continued curfew, life remained as usual paralysed as the authorities decided to contest Geelani’s writ. Hurriyat (G) Chairman had declared September 22 as free for human and traffic movement and ‘shopping’. Geelani had last week issued his umpteenth calendar of shutdown, granting the Kashmiris movement for two days---Sep 19th and 22nd---in a schedule of 12 days. Sep 19th being a holiday on account of Sunday, there was relaxation for just one day of Sep 22. Geelani had also asked the Kashmiris to operate busines...   READ MORE

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Afraid that Sept 24 Ayodhya verdict can spark tension, CS, DGP ask forces to get ready to deal with situation Mobile, landline services likely to be jammed after verdict was announced 9/22/2010 11:40:49 PM BHARAT BHUSHAN EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Sept 22: Apprehensive that the Ayodhya verdict on September 24 could trigger trouble, chief secretary S S Kapoor and police chief Kuldeep Khoda today said "all possible security arrangements will be made to ensure peace in the region and no one will be allowed to create communal tension". Taking into account the sensitivity of the issue, a senior police officer also hinted at jamming the mobile and landline services in the state where SMS service is already banned. As parents planned not to send their wards to schools on the judgement day, government could announce a holiday in schools and colleges as a standard measure on such "tense" occasions....   READ MORE   Delegation visit aimed at appeasing Kashmiri separatists: Harsh 9/22/2010 11:21:45 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 22: "Jis ki laathi us kee Bhains" (might is right). This age-old axiom was put to litmus test during the visit of members of the All Party delegation to Srinagar and Jammu on Monday and Tuesday. How so? When in Srinagar some members visited the houses of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Molvi Umar Farooq, and Mohd. Yasin Mailk after they had announced that they will not meet the members from Delhi. Working chairman, Panthers Party, Harsh Dev Singh, chairman Panun Kashmir, Dr Ajay Chrungoo, had announced their plan to boycott the members of the All Party delegation but not a single member from Delhi team visited the houses of Harsh and Chrungoo in a bid to calm down t...   READ MORE   New Delhi again refuses to return power projects to J&K Another administrative failure! 9/22/2010 11:21:29 PM Syed Junaid Hashmi EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Sept 22: Despite ongoing turmoil, union power ministry continues to stonewall the Jammu and Kashmir government's request for the transfer of ownership of hydroelectric projects located in the state, not withstanding the Rangarajan committee's strong recommendations. Citing the 'demand and counter demand theory', sources said that union power ministry has repeatedly advised Jammu and Kashmir government not to insist on the return of Dulhasti, Salal, Pakal Dul and Bursar hydroelectric power projects to state from Northern Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC). Sources confirmed that repeated assertion of the Jammu and Kashmir government especi...   READ MORE   103 die in 104 days of unrest in Kashmir 9/22/2010 11:21:05 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Sept 22: Even as curfew continued across Kashmir today, 103 people have died and several others injured in 104 days of unrest in the valley. "Sajad Ahmad Pandit, who was injured in clashes in Sheikhpora area of Badgam district on Sep 13, succumbed to injuries in the hospital this morning," police sources said. Doctors at the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, (SKIMSS) said he had been admitted in the hospital with critical injuries. With Pandit's death, the toll of people who lost their lives in the 104 days' unrest in the valley has risen to 103. Authorities here decided to continue the indefinite curfew in entire summer capital Srinaga...   READ MORE   Is NC really serious about autonomy demand? 9/22/2010 11:20:55 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 22: There were no takers for National Conference's (NC) accusation that New Delhi had diluted state's autonomy through unconstitutional means. The delegation held the National Conference responsible for eroding autonomy of the state by giving consent to extend central laws to the state. Surprisingly, the National Conference did not stress need for restoration of autonomy in 1975 when it was possible. History books say Sher-e-Kashmir's deputy, Mirza Muhammad Afzal Beg tried his best to get maximum from the talks that lasted several years. But, Sher-e-Kashmir was only interested in power and forced Beg to speed up the talks. Sher-e-Kashmir showed no resistanc...   READ MORE   13 killed, 4 hurt in road mishaps 9/22/2010 11:20:45 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 22: Thirteen persons, including eight Nepali nationals and an army jawan, were killed and at least four others wounded in two road mishaps here today. In the first incident, that took place in the morning on the Leh-Srinagar national highway near Kangan when a Tata sumo cab rolled down into a gorge, nine persons, including eight Nepalese labourers and the driver, were killed. The ill-fated sumo (JK10/1700) was on its way from Kargil to Srinagar. Police sources said it skidded off the road and fell into a 300-ft deep gorge at Ganiwan near Kangan. All the eight Nepalese nationals, who were travelling in it, and the driver were killed in this accident, the ...   READ MORE   Abdul Rahim wrong, NC itself a party to the erosion of internal autonomy 9/22/2010 11:20:29 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 22: Finance Minister and an ideologue of the National Conference Abdul Rahim Rather accused New Delhi of eroding the state's internal autonomy using "unconstitutional" means. Whom he is trying to fool? He cannot befool the people for all the times to come. New Delhi has not done anything "unconstitutional." Whatever New Delhi has done it has done with the "concurrence" of the state government or on the request of the state government. It needs to be noted that between 1953 and 1990, 260 out of a total of 395 Central laws were extended to the state. These relate to matters concerning the Executive, Legislature and High Courts of States of the Union. During th...   READ MORE   Division of the state & bifurcation of Kashmir appears imminent 9/22/2010 11:20:14 PM RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Sept 22: The attitude of other deputations, which met with the all-party parliamentary delegation in Srinagar on September 20, was no different. The members of the so-called civil society put forth demands almost similar to the ones put forth by the Kashmiri separatists. Their attack on India and the Army and paramilitary forces was blistering. They made mountains out of the molehills and painted trivial incidents in lurid colours. In fact, they exaggerated things. All of their formulations were communally-motivated, which indicated their contempt for the non-Muslim minorities. They also attacked Omar Abdullah and his non-performing government. As a matter...   READ MORE   1 killed another injured in road mishaps 9/22/2010 11:19:54 PM Jammu: A pillion rider died on spot and motorcyclist arrested. While as a motorcyclist is also battling for life in GMC hospital in two different accidents occurred in district Jammu today. The pillion rider Akhlial son of Mohd Amin resident of Bathindi died on spot when a speedy motorcycle bearing registration number JK02AL/9466 he was riding turned turtle. The motorcyclist Sahil Sharma son of Nirmal Sharma resident of Narwal, as per police sources, lost his control after coming across a speed breaker near Raman Bhalla's rented home at Gandhi Nagar. He was arrested by Gandhi Nagar police on the allegations of flouting traffic norms.Both the youth were going for tuition when the i...   READ MORE   Burglars steal ornaments from Santoshi Mata temple 9/22/2010 11:19:46 PM RAJOURI: Burglars broke into the temple of goddess Santoshi Mata here early this morning and decamped with gold jewelley worth Rs 70,000. Police sources said the burglary was first detected by a devotee who went to the temple situated in the Nagesh bridge area to offer morning prayers. After he informed them, police rushed to the spot and found that the gold ornaments of the goddess were missing, the sources added. The estimated cost of the jewellery was put at over Rs 70,000. Though police had registered a case in this connection, the accused were yet to be apprehended. This is second burglary in the town in the past few days. Earlier, jewellery worth Rs 1.5 lakh was stolen from the ...   READ MORE   Militant sympathiser held in Rajouri 9/22/2010 11:19:27 PM JAMMU: A militant sympathiser was apprehended by security forces from Dali area of Rajouri Tuesday evening. He was identified as Muzamil (24), son of Mohammad Ismail of Dali. Police sources said he was caught by a joint column of Rashtriya Rifles and police on a tip-off. He had been working for militants and providing them daily use items and logistic support for the past some time, the sources added. His sustained interrogation was on. Man hurt in bear attack at Pancheri UDHAMPUR: A man was injured critically after being mauled by a bear at Junglegali in Pancheri area of Udhampur today. Official sources said Dhani Ram was working in his field close to his house at Junglegali when...   READ MORE   LAHDC election on Oct 16 9/22/2010 11:18:41 PM M Ramzan Khan early times report Leh, Sept. 22: The 4th general election to the 30 members 'Ladakh Autonomous Hill Developlment Council' will be held on October 16. The much hyped 4th general election will be mainly contested between Indian National Congress and recently BJP from LUTF. Earlier, the LUTF which is now BJP and others political parties except INC had boycotted the election on the plea that the people here are still in trauma due to recent flood and are not ready for election, but as of now all the political parties are in fray except JKNPP and BSP. The dead line for filing of nomination was September 20. So far 170 candidates had filled their nomination out of which 66 w...   READ MORE   Ganesh Mahotsava concludes with Murti Visarjan 9/22/2010 11:18:12 PM early times report Jammu, Sept 22: Ganesh Mahotsava was organized under auspicious of Bharatiya Vedic Sansthan Jammu from 11th to 22nd September 2010 at Parade Ground Jammu. The festivities and rituals began on the first day when the majestic idol of Lord Ganesh was installed there and it was inaugurated by Minister for Revenue and Relief Raman Bhalla. The closing ceremony was performed on 21st September in which Ch. Lal Singh Member Parliament was the Chief Guest while Jugal Kishore former Minister, Y.V Sharma President CCI, Ramsarup Gupta, Deepak Aggarwal, Dewan Bansal (Industrialist), Pawan Shastri President Jammu Yatri Bhawan, Sohail Kazmi, Ravinder Singh, M.K Bangroo, Satish Gupta...   READ MORE   Saroori loyalists, PDP, Imam Jamia boycott CM public meet at Kishtwar 9/22/2010 11:17:58 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT KISHTWAR, Sept 22: It seems as the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah still feels the pain and agony of July 11episode at Kishtwar, when the National Conference workers at Kishtwar burns the effigy of Omar Abdullah, flags of National Conference and its posters in response to the denial of Cabinet birth to MLA Kishtwar Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo. The matter once again came to the forefront, when Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during his visit to Kishtwar refuse to take good will gesture from the National Conference workers who were waiting in a long queues since long for receiving the visiting Chief Minister, which is his only 2nd visit during his over one year and eight months tenure ...   READ MORE

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