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| Delhi bleeds again | | 2 killed, 26 injured in Mehrauli blast | | | AGENCY
NEW DELHI, Sept 27: Two persons were killed and 26 others injured when a low intensity bomb blast rocked a flower market in South Delhi’s Mehrauli area on Saturday afternoon. Confirming death of a child, police said that the explosion took place outside an electronics shop, near Andheriya More.
According to eyewitnesses, two men on a motorcycle had dropped a tiffin box at the market, known as Phoolwalon ki Sairwala Market, near Aulia Masjid. When the boy picked up the tiffin box, a loud explosion took place, killing him and injuring many people. The explosion shattered the window panes of several adjacent shops in the market located close to the historic Qutab Minar, which was bustling with shoppers. The market has since been evacuated.
The blast, which caused a crater, left a gory scene where blood was splattered on the road along with broken glass panes and furniture.
The market was closed and the blast site cordoned off soon after the blast. Police said that the blast occurred at around 2:15 pm.
Delhi Police personnel, bomb disposal squad and a team of National Secur... | |
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| Four held in connetion with Delhi blast | | | | AGENCY
NEW DELHI, Sept 27: Four persons were arrested by the police from Indira Gandhi International Airport and Faridabad in connection with the Mehrauli blast. A bike(HR26A5827) that was found abandoned at Palam Vihar has been brought to Mehrauli police station for investigation. Two men, believed to be aged around 30-32 years, riding a black motorcycle with Delhi registration number are being held responsible for the explosion at Mehrauli.
"We have sounded an alert for them. Extensive checking is being undertaken to nab them," Joint Commissioner of Police (Southern Range) Ajay Kashyap said.
Considering that Mehrauli is located on the border with Haryana, checking for vehicles has been... | |
| | | | Jammu traders may suffer Rs 15,000 Cr loss | | | | HAMAAD SALIF
JAMMU, Sept 27: After months of hibernation when agitation alone was the face of politics, the politicians are no rejoicing over cross-LoC trade pact but none of them voicing concern over the ‘trade-trust-deficit’ deepening between Kashmir and Jammu regions.
The trade between two parts of Jammu and Kashmir is being initiated at a time when the Kashmiri traders are snapping their ties with their Jammu counterparts. Ever since the trans-LoC trade was first agreed upon ‘in principle’ between New Delhi and Islamabad in May 2006, the trade and commerce lobbies both in Kashmir and Jammu had been working in tandem to see this happening. Now when the trans-LoC trade has become reali... | |
| | | | BSF foils intrusion bid | | 8 ultras, jawan killed in Valley | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 27: Close to the heels of India and Pakistan vowing to make the Line of Control as Line of Commerce, borders continue to face intense aggression from other side as militants today made yet another infiltration attempt along the International Border in Pargwal sector.
Elsewhere in the militancy related operations at least eight militants have been reported killed in different encounters across Kashmir Valley in past 24 hours.
Alert jawans of Border Security Force Saturday foiled major infiltration bid by suspected group of militants along the International Border with Pakistan in Pargwal sector.
The infiltration bid was attempted by suspected militants in... | |
| | | | Court refuses to interfere in transfers | | | | EARLY TIMES REORT
JAMMU, Sept 27: In a significant observation, also a reiteration of various judgments of the Supreme Court, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today said that the transfers and postings of employees is a prerogative of the employer (government in this case) and the Courts should not interfere in such matters.
Justice Nirmal Singh of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Jammu Wing, said that the courts are not to interfere in the transfer matters and can interfere only in exceptional cases pertaining to transfer where transfer orders are passed in violation of rule or by an incompetent person. He was hearing a writ petition filed a Head Draftsman of the Power Development Departme... | |
| | | | Vohra hints at VAT extension | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 27: Days after traders of Jammu and Kashmir got a much needed relief by extension deadline for filing Income Tax returns, the Governor NN Vohra today further held up the hopes while indicating yet another extension in the deadline for payment of Value Added Tax (VAT) for the second quarter of this year.
Responding to the demands of Chamber of Commerce and Industries, the Governor also assured to consider extension up to November this year, the date for VAT Audit Report, which is scheduled to be done by September 2008.
The Governor was interacting with a 40-member delegation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Jammu, led by Mr Ram Sahai, here this ev... | |
| | | | 9 DySPs transferred | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 27: The state administration has ordered the transfers and postings of Deputy Superintendent of Police on their new appointments.
Deputy Superintendent Police Mohammad Majid Malik, Home Guard Pulwama is now posted as DSP Anantnag, SDPO Liaqat Ali has been posted to JKAP 4th Battalion from Kishtwar. Abdul Qayoom, DSP Home Guard Rajouri has now been transferred and posted as SDPO Bhaderwah.
Manoj Kumar Pandit, Deputy Superintend of Police PHQ Kupwara has been transferred and posted as Deputy Superintendent of Police Srinagar, Kadu Abid Khan DSP HQ Anantnag transferred to area commander Srinagar Home Guard. Davinder Singh ahs been posted as DSP Home Guard Pulw... | |
| | | | Offices to vacate Mubarak Mandi complexes by Nov 7 | | Heritage Conservation | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 27: Except for the office of Divisional Commissioner all offices situation in the historic Mubarak Mandi complex have been asked to vacate their premises by November 7 to pave way for renovation and conservation of the buildings as heritage sites.
A decision to this effect was taken in a high level meeting chaired by the Governor NN Vohra here this morning. This first executive body of Mubarak Mandi Jammu Heritage Society under chairpersonship of the Governor was held in the Grey Hall of Mubarak Mandi.
Deliberating upon various issues correlated with the conservation work of the historical complex, the Governor stressed on accelerating the pace of executi... | |
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