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| Pak targets six forward posts in Poonch Ceasefire Violation | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 23: Violating ceasefire for the fifth time this month, Pak Army today fired at six forward Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati sub-sector of Poonch.
Four rockets were also fired by the enemy troops, but these exploded in no man's land causing no harm to life and property of either army or civilians, official sources said.
Sources said Pak troops opened the mouth of their guns from their Dakku and Peeple border posts at about 9.05 am, targetting Kranti, Chajja Maan, Gorda, Kripan, Balnoie and Mankote forward Indian posts.
India retaliated. A heavy exchange of small arms fire continued between the two sides up to about 10.30 am, the sources added. Four rockets fired from across the LoC exploded in the vicinity of Maan post, but these caused no harm.
Sources said the intermittent exchange of fire between the two sides continued up to about 11.15 am after which the guns on both sides fell silent. "This is a clear case of ceasefire violation by Pak as nearly 20 rockets and 4 mortars were fired from the other side targeting our... | |
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| Afzal’s hanging won’t be expedieted : Centre | | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, May 23: Pressures from the opposition BJP and families of those killed in the parliament attack notwithstanding, home secretary G K Pillai today said the government had no plans to jump the queue on the clemency petition of the convict Afzal Guru or fast track the
decision on his execution.
"Afzal Guru is in the queue (of mercy petitions in the president's office). Nobody will be expedited," Pillai said, denying reports that the government may consider a fast-track decision on Guru's fate.
Asked about the hectic activity on Guru's clemency petition that has been moving back and forth between the home ministry and the Delhi government, Pillai said: "We have ... | |
| | | | Several mines explode in fire on LoC | | | | JAMMU: As fire last night spread from across the Line of Control (LoC) to Keri in Rajouri, several landmines exploded, clearing a large chunk of the border land of them.
Fire erupted on the Pakistan side of forest along LoC and spread to Indian side in Keri sector of Rajouri late last night, official sources said.
Several mines exploded as a result of the fire, the sources added.Security forces and forest officials later controlled the forest fire.
Sources said a forward post was also partially damaged in the fire. There was, however, no loss of life or injury to anyone, the sources added.
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| | | | Massive fire in Reasi hills | | | | JAMMU: Four days after Trikuta Hills in Katra became victim of a blaze, a massive forest fire broke out in the nearby Reasi hills ahead of Mari village.
The fire started from compartment No 34 late last night and soon spread to the adjoining at least two compartments, engulfing a total forest area of over 30 hectares, official sources said.
The sky high flames and the billowing smoke clouds were visible from the Reasi town too.
Teams of officials of forest department, forest protection force and police were constituted to beat the fire and stop it from spreading towards other compartments and the nearby villages, the sources added.
Headed by forest range officer Surendernath, thes... | |
| | | | Centre, state governments go soft towards separatists again | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 23: When the NC led coalition government in J&K changed its stand within hours on Friday , May 21 over allowing All Parties Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Moulvi Omar Farooq with his "Chalo Idgah" programme, things became amply clear that Centre intends to 'tread a smooth path' once again with the separatist conglomerate and take them on board as far as the dialogue process is concerned.
Mirwaiz, it is pertinent to mention was disallowed one day earlier by the state machinery to go ahead with his programme that was organized in connection with death anniversary of his father Mirwaiz Moulvi Farooq and one more senior separatist leader Prof Abdul Gha... | |
| | | | Sonia to visit J&K on May 29 | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 23: UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to pay a day-long visit to Jammu and Kashmir on May 29 to take major step in conservation of world famous Dal Lake.
Sonia Gandhi's visit comes ahead of tour of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the border state on June 7-8.
The UPA Chairman would lay foundation stone of Dal lake dwellers during her visit.
Gandhi would hand over allotment letters to some settlers of the colony , mainly the Dal dwellers during her visit to Srinagar, Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand said. She will visit the capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar during the tour.
Deputy Chief Minister further said that 700 plots in the colony wit... | |
| | | | PM to address media today | | | | NEW DELHI: omorrow Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would hold a Press conference. He is going to address media persons and answer their questions on the completion of his one year in office during the UPA Government's second term.
This had commenced last year on May 22; and on its first anniversary the Prime Minister was slated to host lunch yesterday for his Cabinet colleagues and peers from other parties besides select invitees at his 7, Race Course Road residence here. But this had to be called off after Saturday morning's crash of an Air India aircraft at Manglore Airport in Karnataka.
Yet the already scheduled Press conference of the Prime Minister is going to take place tomorrow w... | |
| | | | Time to close JU or merge it with KU | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 23: The University of Jammu is this. The University of Jammu is that. It is known all over the world. It has entered into collaboration with several universities of repute in and outside India. It has signed a number of memorandums of understanding with a large number of leading universities in and outside India. The University of Jammu has emerged as a leading house of learning in the country. Academicians who were, and are, known throughout the world for their academic attainments have headed this institution and given to it an effective and skilful leadership. It was, and is, because of them that everyone speaks very high of the University of Jammu. It was ... | |
| | | | Bio-Pharma conference may bring PPP projects to J&K | | | | SANT KUMAR SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 22: A one-day conference on Bio-Pharmaceuticals is being organised on May 28 in the summer capital Srinagar. The Chief Minister, Mr Omar Abdullah, will be the chief guest at the conference which is likely to be attended by top industry captains.
In fact, the state government is the co-organiser of the conference and the event is being organised by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
The event is being organised on a lavish scale at The Lait Hotel, Grand Palace, on the banks of Dal. Pharmaceutical manufacturers, marketing companies, quality control equipment manufacturers, cosmetic care product manufactur... | |
| | | | Crucial Census Exercise: Jammu needs to imitate Kashmir | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 23: Census is an important exercise. This exercise is undertaken after every ten years. The Registrar General of India organizes this very significant exercise. It is the duty of the enumerators and supervisors to bring each and every citizen on record and other relevant information about the persons brought on record - their permanent addresses, their educational qualifications, their economic condition, the size of their families, the professions they are in, the size of pieces of land they own and the nature of soil, the number of vehicles they own, the type of houses they live in and so on. In fact, the enumerators and supervisors, who put in hard ... | |
| | | | A mother who wanted to open her son's grave | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 23: After performing her son's last rites, she went to bed much to the comfort of her relatives. After a while, she came out of her house and walked slowly to a tin shed in her backyard. Out she took out a shovel and paused for a moment. She looked behind. Nobody had noticed her. She walked towards the graveyard. However little did she know that the village chowkidaar (watch man) had seen her. He followed her silently. She was heading towards the graveyard. The watch man grew suspicious. He grabbed her hand. "Leave me. I want to see my son's face." She intended to dig her son's grave to have a look at his face.
The watchman took her to her house and inform... | |
| | | | Terrorists gun down NC leader in Sopore | | Traders call for shutdown as killing evokes condemnation from all corners | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, May 23: Unidentified gunmen, widely believed to be separatist militants, today struck their heaviest blow of the last over two years to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s National Conference (NC) when they shot dead party’s senior leader and President of Traders Federation, Ghulam Nabi Khan, in the north Kashmir apple town of Sopore, in broad daylight. Khan’s assassination has evoked widespread condemnation from all shades of opinion as the traders have called for a shutdown in protest.
DIG North Kashmir, Abdul Qayoom Manhas, told Early Times that the senior NC leader and President of Traders Federation, Sopore, Ghulam Nabi Khan S/o Abdul Rahim Khan R/o New Co... | |
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