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Omar becomes ‘Curfew tycoon’ of Kashmir Another feather in CM's cap 9/11/2010 12:06:39 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Sept 10 : Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has added yet another feather to his cap. He has the distinction of surpassing the record of former Chief Minister, Late Ghulam Muhammad Shah who had won notoriety for paralyzing life in Srinagar by imposing curfew for more than forty five consecutive days in 1984 after dethroning Dr Farooq Abdullah. But the incumbent Chief Minister completed 61 days of curfew today and thus became what some people call "Curfew tycoon" of the state. Shah knew where to strike in Srinagar to `enable him to serve the people better'. Parts of Down Town including Khankah-e-Moula, Bohri Kadal, Nowhatta, Khanyar, parts of Nawa Kadal were considered bastions of National Conference. According to a retired school teacher, Abdul Kabeer of Nawa Kadal, Shah placed these areas under curfew for more than forty five days. "When the curfew was finally lifted, the people did not dare to create trouble. Yes, a handful of National Conference workers chanted slogans and that was it", he said. He said a National Conference leader, now a minister in Oma...   READ MORE

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Thief who steal Rs 2 lakh from ex DIG residence, arrested 9/11/2010 12:05:43 AM Jammu: The thief who stroke at the residence of a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police Mufti Ganie at Lal Chowk ,Kashmir and decamped with cash worth two lakhs has been arrested by Railway police today.An amount of Rs 1.93 lakh has also been recovered from his possession. Giving information a police source said that on 30 August the thief Dawa Lamba son of Kamal Lamba residence of Siliguri stroke into the house retired DIG and decamped with the cash.A case in this connection also stood registered with the Sadar police station, Kashmir.Today during naka checking at Jammu Railway Station the amount was received from his possession and on being questioned he broke down and admit...   READ MORE   207 logs of Deodar seized 9/11/2010 12:05:20 AM Jammu: Doda police seized two hundred and seven logs of Deodar from the forest area. Based on inputs Doda police supervised by SSP Doda Prabat Singh launched search operation in jungle and seized the woods. During investigation police came to know that the same was dumped by one Vidya Ram son of Haku Ram resident of Kastigarh and accordingly a case under section 254,6forest act and 379 act was registered against him. Manhunt has been launched for his arrest , giving information a police source said. ...   READ MORE   Government may face stiff opposition on withdrawal of AFSPA Himalayan feature 9/10/2010 11:45:55 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Sept 10 : With Union Government's reported move to provide Eid special package to the Kashmir which also includes the withdrawal of Armed Forces Special powers Act (AFSPA) from various districts of the J&K, the Government is to face stiff opposition from various right wing organi-sations of the state against the decision. Various political parties including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as National Panthers Party (NPP),Shiv Sena (SS) and Kranti Dal have already expressed their anger and resentment against the decision and resentment against the reported move of the Union Government. Besides some social and religious organisa-tions including...   READ MORE   BJP, Cong to face roar of ‘Panther’ during Assembly session Harsh to carry out “Operation expose” 9/10/2010 11:45:34 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Sept 10: The Panthers Party Working Chairman,Harsh Dev Singh, has pledged to expose what he terms as dual face of the politics of the BJP and the Congress towards Jammuites. He said both the parties under the garb of 'fake concern and sympathies' have been befooling Jammu masses and this 'politics of hollow appeasement' has only harmed the Jammu region . Stating that J&K was facing 'constitutional breakdown', Harsh has also called upon Governor NN Vohra to place Assembly under suspended animation. The fiery Panthers Party leader said that he has decided to carry out "operation expose" of the Congress and the BJP during the ensuing session of the state Legislature...   READ MORE   When a news maker became news September 10,1995 9/10/2010 11:45:13 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Sept 10: It was a sunny September afternoon. I was welcoming guests at my Friend's residence where a lunch was hosted in connection with his Walima (Lunch hosted to celebrate consummation of marriage) at Magarmal Bagh in the summer capital. Mushtaq Ali, the well known videographer walked in. I welcomed him warmly. Renowned Journalist, Yusuf Jameel the Srinagar correspondent of BBC was with him. Soon after lunch was served. Mushtaq had a hearty meal. Then suddenly some one came and informed the scribes that the foreign tourists who had been taken hostage by Al Faran were spotted. Yusuf Jameel, Mushtaq Ali and other scribes rushed to their office. I urged Mushtaq ...   READ MORE   Over new mother's "negligence" death, relatives beat up docs, nurses; smash hospital furniture 9/10/2010 11:44:53 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Sept 10: After the death of the mother of one-day-old baby in Poonch district hospital late Thursday night due to the alleged negligence of doctors, angry relatives beat up hospital staff, including doctors, and smashed furniture. Astonishingly, no FIR had been registered by police till late tonight either against doctors, or the deceased's relatives. Noorina Akhtar of Chaktro in Mandi, Poonch, delivered a baby in the Poonch district hospital about two days back. She developed pain in her stomach Thursday at about 11.30 pm. Police sources said when her husband Imitiaz Ahmad approached Dr Shehnaz Bhatti, a gyane-cologist, and apprised her of his wife's problem, s...   READ MORE   Time for Congress to take on Omar Abdullah and oppose his autonomy demand 9/10/2010 11:44:19 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Sept 10: The Congress has its strong support-base in Jammu province, notwithstanding the fact that it could register a win in only 13 constituencies in Jammu province in the 2008 Assembly elections. The reason is that the Jammu-based Congress leaders and the Congress election strategists in New Delhi have always fought elections in the Jammu province on the nationalist and Jammu planks. That is the reason the BJP, which presents itself to the people as a pro-Jammu and pro-nation formation, has most of the time suffered humiliating defeats. That the Congress has all through contested elections in Jammu province on the nationalist and Jammu plank could be seen from...   READ MORE   Police raid Muthoot office, recover stolen gold 9/10/2010 11:44:04 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Sept 10: Police today raided the Bahu Plaza office of Muthoot finance company and recovered from there gold jewellery which a burglar had stolen from a house in Rajouri and pledged it with the company to avail loan. Muthoot provides loan at cheaper rate of interest against the pledge of gold ornaments. SSP, Rajouri, J S Jalla said Irfan Abid, son of Abid Rafiqi of Bhatindi, allegedly stole 12 tolas of gold ornaments from the house of retired captain Sardar Khan in Rajouri few days back. A case in this connection was registered with the Rajouri police station. The SSP said after his arrest, Abid told police that he had availed a loan of Rs 59,000 from t...   READ MORE   Mr Governor pursing Sheikh Abdullah line would be dangerous rustam OMAR INSULTS JAMMU STARK REALITY-II 9/10/2010 11:43:47 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Sept 10: It needs to be noted that Sheikh Abdullah was the main character in the anti-Jammu and anti-Hindu drama enacted in and after 1932, when he founded the Muslim Conference (MC). He started his career with all precision and clarity but trod it with all the care and caution. He was a leader of Kashmir, essentially of a particular sect (read Kashmiri-speaking Sunnis). Kashmir and communalism were the two cornerstones of his politics. He set up the MC to fulfill his cherished dreams and renamed it as National Conference (NC) in 1938, which was a mere change of strategy with his eyes fixed on his goal of independent Kashmir. He coupled his whole programme with a ...   READ MORE   KBA president raises anti-India slogans inside jail 9/10/2010 11:42:58 PM JAMMU, Sept 10: The Kashmir Bar Association (KBA) president Abdul Qayum today raised anti-India slogans inside the Hiranagar jail where he was undergoing sentence under public safety act (PSA). For his this anti-national act, he was booked by police on the complaint of jail authorities under sections 120 B, 121 and 124 B of RPC. He was later shifted to the Kot-Bhalwal jail under police protection, police sources said. Qayum was booked under PSA by the Srinagar police and later lodged in the Hiranagar jail in Kathua district. ...   READ MORE   Mason killed by train on railway track 9/10/2010 11:42:42 PM JAMMU, Sept 10: A mason died after he was knocked down by a train on the railway track at Channi Himmat here in the wee hours of Friday morning. The incident took place at about 5.30 am at the unmanned Channi Himmat railway crossing which has proved to be killer for the past few years. Police sources said Manu Mistri, son of Sada Nand, was crossing the railway track when a speeding train hit him, resulting in his instant death. Originally a resident of Peer Ganj in Araria district of Bihar, he was at present living here at Rajpura, Bakshi Nagar. Several fatal accidents have taken place at the Channi Himmat railway crossing for the past few years. A couple was killed after their car was ...   READ MORE

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