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| 4 killed as protestors attack IGP’s cavalcade in Pattan | | Lull breaks into storm ahead of Eid in Kashmir | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Sep 6: Four civilians got killed and twenty others wounded when Police opened fire on demonstrators after they subjected the cavalcade of senior Police officials, including IGP Kashmir and SSP Baramulla, to intense stone pelting at Palhalan, near Pattan, on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Highway in the afternoon today. In yet another attack, protestors pelted stones on the passengers of a private airlines flight at the highway township of Pampore in South Kashmir and left two persons injured.
Three days ahead of the festival of Eid, that marks the end of the holy month of Ramazan, at least four demonstrators got killed when a group of over 200 people attacked the cavalcade of senior Police officials at Palhalan. Informed sources in North Kashmir told Early Times that the newly appointed IGP of Kashmir, S M Sahai, and SSP Baramulla, Mansoor Untoo, were returning to Srinagar from Baramulla when a group of people shouted pro-Azadi and anti-India slogans and subjected their cavalcade to intense stone pelting. Even as PSOs and escort personn... | |
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| Why this dichotomy Mr Chief Minister? | | AFSPA not applicable to state police force | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Sept 6: The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has got tough over Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). Only yesterday he suggested tangible measures for withdrawal of the ‘draconian legislation.’ Omar won many an admirer for his `bold' statement. The statement reflected his concern over for abuse of human rights at the hands of the Army and the Para-Military forces. But why is the Chief Minister, who also happens to be the Home Minister of the State silent over violations by the state police?
By seeking repeal or amendment of the AFSPA, Omar Abdullah basically wants to bring erring soldiers of the Army and Para-military forces to justice. Section 6 of the Act m... | |
| | | | HUJI ultra, two HM men held in Kishtwar, Doda | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 6: In a major success, security forces today captured a top Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami (HUJI) militant from the dense Tander nullah forests of Dachchan, Kishtwar, and two Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) sympathisers from Doda.
Police sources identified the HUJI militant as Yasin alias Junaid, son of Ghulam Qadir of Tander, and the HM sympathisers as Nawaz Ahmed, son of Abdul Qayoom, and Farooq Ahmed, son of Ghulam Qadir, both residents of Labar in Marmat, Doda.
Sources said police and army jawans were combing Tander forests since September 1 evening when at least four militants had escaped after an encounter with them.
As the escaped militants were suspected to be hi... | |
| | | | Makes uninvited presence in CM's function, lauds him-all to project demands | | | | KUNAL SHRIVATSA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Sept 6: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) which always claims to champion the cause of Jammuites had to cut a sorry figure today when one of its MLAs not only attended a political function held by the ruling National Conference (NC) but also showered praises on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
What made the position embarrassing for the party was the fact that concerned MLA was not officially invited by the organizers of the function. The latter, however, managed to 'say & seek' something for his constituency from the cm freely, what he could not have otherwise, given the busy schedule of Omar.
Since Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had to inaugurate 19.... | |
| | | | "Irked" by Mangat's utterances, Omar says there will be no change of guard | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, Sept 6: In all "likelihood" irked by Mangat Ram's forceful utterances to have chief minister from Jammu on rotational basis, Omar Abdullah today sought to clear the air about the controversy when he said "there will be no change of guard in the coalition".
A week, or so back, Mangat had told a gathering of party workers at Samba that it would be good for the Congress to have a chief minister from the party on rotational basis.
Though no instant comment had come from Omar on this issue, today, he launched a veiled attack on his detractors, saying he would complete the full term as chief minister.
"I will remain chief minister till 2014," he said repeatedly whi... | |
| | | | Time for Jammu leadership to forget differences and unite | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 6: Sensitive Jammu and Kashmir is passing through critical times. Anything can happen anytime. New Delhi is under tremendous pressure to resolve the so-called Kashmir issue in order to help restore peace in South Asia. The United States, which wants to quit the turbulent Afghanistan, wants New Delhi to create a situation on the Indian borders between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan that enables Islamabad to send its Islamic warriors to its western border so that it could concentrate on Afghanistan and establish its control over that country. The United State wants a similar situation on the Line of Control between the Indian Jammu and Kashmir and the o... | |
| | | | BJP stand on Kashmir stops PM in tracks over dialogue and autonomy | | | | ABID SHAH
EARLY TIMES REPORT
NEW DELHI, Sept 6: Amid protests staging a comeback in at least a part of the Kashmir Valley resulting in police firing and Prime Minister’s meeting with important editors in New Delhi to discuss various issued, the top leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party called on Manmohan Singh here this evening to give their piece of mind on the vexed issue of Jammu and Kashmir.
The BJP delegation to the Prime Minister was led by party veteran LK Advani and included the leaders of Opposition in both the Houses of Parliament Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley besides SS Ahluwalia.
And as the meeting with the BJP leaders was prescheduled Mamohan Singh was, indeed, cautiou... | |
| | | | Strengthen the hands of Army or withdraw it from Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Sept 6: The Army's Northern Command chief Lieutenant General BS Jaswal did some plain-speaking on Sunday at Leh as far as the role of the Army in Kashmir and the need for retaining the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) are concerned. He, among other things, said: "For special circumstances you require special laws. There are special circumstances in Jammu and Kashmir and that require special laws to deal with it…My troops are the finest in the world and whatever they do, they do it with good intentions. And if that good intention is questioned time and again, that will make their function difficult. It is very very important that they have AFSPA…Some people ... | |
| | | | Student among 2 killed, 2 hurt in road mishaps | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sep 6: Two persons, including a 12th class student of Ranbir Higher Secondary School, were killed and two others wounded critically in two road mishaps here today.
Police sources said a 12th class student of Ranbir school was killed and his classmate injured seriously when their motorcycle met with an accident at Chinore, about 12 km from here near Bantalab, in the morning.
While Mohammad Zeeshan Khan (17), son of Shoukat Ahmad -- a junior engineer -- drove the brand new Pulsar motorcycle, his friend and classmate Pankaj (18), son of Hans Raj of Kot-Bhalwal, sat on the pillion seat.
They were going to take their tuition class when the mishap occurred at about 6... | |
| | | | Instead of jail for illegal LoC crossing, PoK woman gets eid gifts | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sep 6: Due to the prevailing animosity on borders, any illegal border crosser is sure to be arrested and put in jail, but a woman, who last night entered Poonch from across the Line of Control (LoC), was pushed back by army with eid gifts as a goodwill gesture.
Official sources said a tight vigil was being maintained all along the LoC last night following inputs that militants could make infiltration bids.
It was at about 12.45 am when an alert army patrol sighted a woman entering India from the Maki post area of Chakan da Bagh, Poonch, the sources added.
When contacted, 8 Kumaon regiment CO Amit Lotyal said the woman was captured by the jawans after she entere... | |
| | | | No threat to JK govt, will complete full term: Deputy CM | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Sep 6: The Congress-National Conference coalition government faces no threat and will complete its full term of six years, Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Tara Chand said today.
"There is no threat to the coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir. With active support of the people, who have given mandate to coalition, government will complete its full term," Tara Chand said while addressing a gathering at Gigrial border belt near Indo-Pakistan border, 30 kms from here.
The Congress leader said that massive development programmes have been launched across the state whose impact is becoming visible to people.
"The government has full faith in the... | |
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