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| JeM commander killed; man, two sons held for giving him refuge | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 5: A Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) divisional commander of Pakistan, who had taken refuge in a house at Thera Jatan Da in Bhattidhar area of Mendhar, Poonch, was this morning shot dead by police and army jawans in a brief encounter.
The house, in which the JeM commander was hiding, belonged to Abdul Khaliq, Poonch SSP Manmohan Singh said.
He said acting on a tip-off about the presence of JeM divisional commander Abu Waqas alias Umar Khatib in Khaliq's house, police and 37 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) jawans laid a cordon around it at about 7.30 am.
However, when the jawans asked him to surrender, he hurled a grenade towards them and made an attempt to flee. The jawans, who had already laid multiple ambushes on the possible escape routes, foiled his bid to escape and shot him dead in a brief exchange of fire, the SSP added.
He said the slain militant hailed from Pakistan. One AK rifle along with two magazines, one pistol, its one magazine, two mobile phones, one wireless set, three Nokia batteries, three identity cards, one Airtel SIM, Rs 60,125 in Indian curren... | |
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| Pak ultras enjoying Airtel service in Poonch | | 2 SIM cards of Airtel cellular company recovered from slain JeM Div Comdr | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Rajouri, Sept 5: Although Government of India had banned pre-paid mobile connections and the service restored after assurances from the all cellular companies about proper verification of numbers, SIM cards of Airtel cellular company are being used unabatedly by the militants in border district Poonch. This was confirmed today after killing of a militant in Bhati Dhar area.
Sources said militants are using SIM cards of cellular companies in border areas especially in Poonch for contacting local guides. Although these militants are not getting the SIM cards issued in their names, they are either using their fake names or getting the SIM issued on the name of civilians. ... | |
| | | | Azad harmed country, Jammu more than any Kashmiri CM | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 5: Four, the Panthers Party moved another private member's bill seeking incorporation of the words "secularism and socialism" in the preamble of the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution. The upshot of its whole argument was that "since the preamble of the Indian Constitution contained these two words, the same needed to be incorporated in the State Constitution so that the state polity was given a secular and socialist orientation". The bill failed to carry conviction. The ruling Congress, its coalition partners, including the Left parties, plus the opposition NC, rejected out-of-hand this bill, thus indicating their negative approach to the cardinal principles of ... | |
| | | | HC directive to DC Reasi on NYC petition | | | | Bharat Bhushan
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 5: In a petition in which NC MLA and higher education minister Abdul Ghani Malik was alleged to have exerted pressure on the authorities concerned to "withhold" the select list of national youth corps (NYC) volunteers for Mahore and Chasana blocks of Reasi, Justice J P Singh of the state high court has ordered Reasi deputy commissioner to allow them to join their duties.
The reason cited in the prayer behind the minister's unwarranted intervention in the select list was that he did not have any of his "favourites" in it.
The candidates were interviewed on July 19 this year and their select list was issued on August 17. The list was also... | |
| | | | BGSBU: Where none dares to correct the wrong! | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 5: Breaching norms for personal reasons and granting undue and illegal extensions to the Vice-Chancellors and other blue-eyed intellectuals and so-called opinion makers has been the hallmark of Chief MInister Omar Abdullah led National Conference (NC)-Congress coalition government.
A fitting case of this administrative inability and political silliness is the lingering case of appointment of Vice-Chancellor of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU). Present Vice-Chancellor Masud Choudhary's extended term expired in September 2009 and even after an year, Jammu and Kashmir government has been unable to find his successor. ... | |
| | | | Minister may come, minister may go but Advisor is for ever! | | Of Omar's double standards | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Sept 5: Former Roads and Buildings Minister GM Saroori and the Chief Minister's Advisor, Mubarak Gul were in news recently for similar reasons. Maintaining `high standards' of accountability, the Chief Minister dismissed Saroori. People expected similar action against Mubarak Gul. But shockingly the Chief Minister forgot his standards of accountability. Gul's case was pushed under the carpet.
The son of Chief Minister's Advisor carried as many as twenty-eight paper slips to the examination hall to pass his law examination. The cheat was arrested by a defiant Jammu University administration and a strong case has been made against him.Earlier a girl was arrested f... | |
| | | | 'Protests must for getting heard' | | From VC of CU to Chairman of J&K Bank,regional discrimination continues | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 5: Much is being talked about addressing alienation of masses in Kashmir but nothing is being said or done about addressing issue of regional discrimination especially with Jammu region.
From appointing vice-chancellor of Central University to the selection of chairman for various institutions including Banks and Boards, Kashmir and Kashmiris dominate the discourse. A Kashmiri journalist turned banker was handpicked and elevated to the post of Chairman of prestigious Jammu and Kashmir Bank only on account of his personal relationship with a close aide of the them Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed.
Some did talk of him being a man from PMO but when he w... | |
| | | | Separate Jammu from Kashmir and then talk to separatist Geelani | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 5: There are reports that Union Government may accept the pernicious demands of Syed Ali Shah Geelani in its desperate bid to purchase temporary peace in the troubled Kashmir. The reports suggest that the Union Government has allowed itself to be influenced by the dubious back channels and controversial and terrorist and separatist-friendly members of the so-called civil society like the rogue Swami Agnivesh and that it is working overtime to win over Geelani by accepting four of the five demands he put forth the other day. The demands include revocation of the Armed Forces Special powers Act and Public Safety Act; release of all those booked under va... | |
| | | | Cong denies plan to seek rotational chief ministership in J-K | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
New Delhi, Sept 5: Congress, which is in power in Jammu and Kashmir in an alliance with National Conference, today said that it was not planning to demand rotational chief ministership after three years.
Denying media reports in this regard, Congress General Secretary in-charge of the state Prithvi Raj Chauhan said, "There is no move for any change in Jammu and Kashmir." "These reports are mischievous," he said.
Some media reports had said that Congress might review the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and seek appointment of its candidate as chief minister on rotational basis for three years.
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| | | | Youth found murdered in nullah | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
KATRA, Sept 05: An unidentified youth, said to be in his early thirties, was found
murdered in Ansali nullah near the holy township here today. After the Katra police were informed by locals that a body was lying in Ansali nullah, cops rushed to the spot.
Police sources said after completing legal formalities, cops shifted the body to the Katra hospital where it was kept in a mortuary for identification.
He wore a blue Denim pant and a red T-shirt, the sources added.
Sources said someone had killed him by asphyxiating him with a rope and then thrown the body into the roadside nullah. Though Katra police had registered a case in this connection, no suspect had been r... | |
| | | | HM sympathiser held in Rajouri | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 5: A Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) sympathiser was arrested by security forces from Talla Morha in Pangai area of Rajouri Saturday.
Police sources identified him as Mohammad Farooq (35), son of Gulab Din of Talla Morha. He was apprehended on a tip-off by jawans of police and Rashtriya Rifles, the sources added, saying he was allegedly providing ration and logistic support to militants in Morha Talla area. His sustained interrogation was on.... | |
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