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| In Ladakh frontiers, China paints Indian rocks red | | | |
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Leh, Sept 6: After helicopter incursions into Indian airspace across the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Chinese Army has brazenly violated the International Border in Ladakh region and painted boulders and rocks in the area red.
The Chinese troops entered nearly 1.5 kilometres into the Indian territory near Mount Gya, recognised as International border by India and China, and painted the boulders and rocks with red spray paint, official sources said.
The incursions were reported from the area, generally referred in the Chumar sector in east of Leh, and painted "China" in Cantonese with Red spray paint all over the boulders and rocks, they said.
The 22,420 ft Mount Gya, also known as "fair princess of snow" by Army is located at the tri-junction of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, Spiti in Himachal Pradesh, and Tibet. Its boundary was marked during the British era and regarded as International border by the two countries.
The border patrol discovered the red paint markings on various rocks and boulders along the Zulung La (pass) on July 31 and the Chinese had ente... | |
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| Shot in arm for Central University in Jammu Congress, BJP, PDP share platform, want campus in Samba | | NC, Panthers abstain CUAS meeting | | MUNISH GUPTA | 9/6/2009 11:32:54 PM |
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Jammu, Sept 6: The campaign for establishment of Central University in Jammu today got an unprecedented shot in arm as moving beyond the customary press statements, the Jammu based leaders of almost all political parties –including Peoples Democratic Party and excluding National Conference –today shared platform to reiterate their resolve for getting the premiere institution of higher learning set up in Samba.
Conspicuous by their absence were the legislators of the Panthers Party at a meeting organized by the Central University Andolan Samiti here today where all other parties had sent their members for token representation. While none of the Ministers of ruling party legislators turne... | |
| | | | After eight-month-long politics of apology, CM praises Army, Minister attacks Hurriyat | | | | AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
SRINAGAR, Aug 6: Omar Abdullah’s National Conference-led coalition government seems to be reviewing its 8-month-long politics of apology as Chief Minister for the first time today sang paeans for Army in Rajouri and his Ministerial colleague Ali Mohammad Sagar made frontal attacks on the separatist Hurriyat leaders in Kupwara, calling them 5-star jihadis and merchants of death.
Parallel to Omar Abdullah’s showering of praises on Army in Rajouri---first time since he became Chief Minister on January 5th this year---NC’s firebrand leader and Minister of Rural Development, Ali Mohammad Sagar, today went no-holds-barred on the separatist Hurriyat leaders as he berated them as... | |
| | | | Rs 71.8 cr outlay approved for Jammu | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 06-While approving highest ever plan outlay for Jammu to the extent of Rs.71.48 crore, the Chief Minister, Mr Omar Abdullah also announced significant mega developmental projects for district Jammu today.
Chairing the District Development Board meeting at Jammu, the Chief Minister announced constitution for Kissan Welfare Advisory Board on the same lines as Advisory Boards for Gujjar, Pahari, SC and ST. The Board will cater all the problems of the farmers and shall be competent to take decisions for their immediate redressal. The Board will be headed by the Chief Minister himself.
The Chief Minister earmarked Rs.60 crore for BC road f... | |
| | | | CCTV cameras for all distts | | | | Early Times report
Jammu, Sep 6: Jammu and Kashmir police have decided to install CCTV cameras in all the 22 districts to strengthen security and check militant activities in the state.
"Police have decided to install CCTV cameras in all the 22 districts of the state to keep a tab on the movement of suspected persons and militants," police officials told PTI.
A survey has been conducted and sensitive and vital places identified for installation of the cameras at the earliest.Tender notice was recently issued for procuring and commissioning of the surveillance gadgets.
CCTV cameras have already been installed along the route to Vaishnodevi cave shrine, Raghunath temple complex and Jammu ... | |
| | | | ‘Don’t know about river flow to Pak’ | | | | Agencies
NEW DELHI: The government does not have any record of "exact quantity of water" flowing from different rivers from India to Pakistan.
The revelation came through a response of Ministry of Water Resources to an RTI query, which said the "exact quantum" of waters flowing down to the neighbouring country was not known.
"River Ravi flows from Jammu and Kashmir into Punjab before entering Pakistan. The Beas confluences with the Sutlej at Harike and the combined river Sutlej enters Pakistan. Some tributaries or nallahs of these rivers cross over directly from India to Pakistan. The exact quantum of waters flowing down to Pakistan is not available," the Ministry said.
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| | | | Several officials transferred, promoted | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 6: The State Govenrment has ordered transfers and postings of several officials in the lower rung of administration even as some officials in the Secretariat Gazetted Services have been promoted as Deputy Secretaries in their own pay and scales.
According to a government order, Rakesh Kumar (SC) Block Development Officer, Pouni has been transferred and posted as deputy Director Employment, Doda relieving General Manager, District Industries Centre, Doda of the additional charge of the post, Mr. Gurdeep Singh (ALC) Commercial Taxes Officer, Jammu has been transferred and posted as Programme Officer ICDS, Doda against an available vacancy, Mr. Rajinder Sing... | |
| | | | 15 top ultras killed recently: DGP | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 6: Security forces have eliminated 15 top militant commanders of various outfits in recent months, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda said here Sunday.
Those killed include Abu Jindal and Abu Hamza, he told mediapersons after a function.
'This is a big achievement for security forces fighting militancy in the state,' he noted.
Khoda, however, said there was a rise in infiltration of militants from Pakistan across the Line of Control (LOC) and 'Pakistan is backing the infiltrators'.
General Officer Commanding in Chief of Northern Command, Lt Col P.C. Bhardwaj, recently told newspersons that over 70 infiltrators had sneaked int... | |
| | | | Self rule is peace hope for South Asia: Mufti | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 5: Claiming that his party has a vision and programme not only for peace in Jammu and Kashmir but also for stability in the South Asian region, the former Chief Minister and the Peoples Democratic Party president Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today asked his party workers to educate masses on the self rule formula.
Mufti said that document of self-rule prepared by his party is the only viable solution to address both internal and external dimensions of the vexed Kashmir problem. “PDP has pioneered a political and economic agenda for establishing sustainable peace in the sub-continent in general and Jammu and Kashmir in particular”, the former Chief Minister told a ... | |
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