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Jazia on Amarnath pilgrims: Is J&K a secular polity? In Focus - I 5/31/2010 12:10:48 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 30: "Is Jammu and Kashmir a secular polity?" Unfortunately, the answer is no. This was what a number of people told this correspondent who met them during the past eight days to ascertain their views on the nature of the state polity and on the attitude of the State Government and the State Raj Bhawan towards the Amarnath Yatra, which would commence on July 1. They said that the "Kashmiri leaders, without any exception, do not find themselves comfortable in an environment that is secular and that is all-embracing and accommodating. Actually, the Kashmiri leaders, without any exception, do not feel comfortable in an environment that promotes things Indian in the Valley." "Do the non-Muslims in the state enjoy religious freedom in the real sense of the term?" Again, unfortunately, the answer is a big NO. A number of persons told this correspondent that the "Kashmiri leaders, without any exception, do not feel comfortable in an environment that allows the people professing other faiths to enjoy full religious freedom, including the right to organize pi...   READ MORE

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Congress-NC in race for retaining Gujjar support (News Analysis) 5/31/2010 12:10:26 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 30: She came. She saw and in the process conquered the heart of the Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir. This sums up Saturday's visit of the AICC Chief and UPA chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, to Jammu. One would not have expected a leader of the stature of Sonia Gandhi to come all the way from Delhi for inaugurating a Gujjar centre for culture and heritage but she came with the sole purpose of wooing Gujjars back to the Congress. In fact not only the Congress but the National Conference too made a sincere attempt at winning the hearts of the Gujjars. While Sonia Gandhi linked Gujjar welfare programmes to the era of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, ...   READ MORE   Anti-India meet in July: Washington has become hub of anti-India activities STARK REALITY -- II 5/31/2010 12:10:12 AM RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 30: Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai announced on May 26 that the Kashmiri-American Council and the Association of Humanitarian Lawyers would hold their "11th Annual International Kashmir Peace Conference" at Capitol Hill, Washington D C on July 29 and 30. According to him, the theme of the conference will be "India-Pakistan Relations: Breaking the Deadlock over Kashmir". The objective of this conference is to "explore various possibilities to set a stage for the settlement of the Kashmir dispute." Who will take part in this proposed anti-India conference? Kuldip Nayar, Justice Rajendar Sachar, Professor Kamal Mitra Chenoy, Rita Manchanda, Harinder Baweja, Ga...   READ MORE   Army rescues 11 school goers in Ladakh 5/31/2010 12:10:00 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 30: Braving hostile weather conditions, army today rescued 11 school children whose bus was trapped in a landslide at Turtuk in Nubra valley of Leh. Helicopters evacuated eight victims to military hospitals for life-saving surgeries, a press release of the army's northern command in Udhampur said. Following the landslide, army troops immediately swung into action to extricate the 11 students of Army Goodwill School, Takshi, close to the Line of Control (LoC), near Turtuk in Nubra Valley of Leh district, the release added. Three army helicopters were launched despite bad weather conditions to evacuate the eight seriously injured children to the military h...   READ MORE   12 Cops among 50 injured in Kashmir clashes Book on Shopian rape victims released, memorial unveiled 5/31/2010 12:09:52 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 30: At least fifty persons including twelve police men sustained injuries in clashes between stone pelting youth and the police at several places in Kashmir today as Majlis-e-Mushawarat released a book on Shopian rape victims and unveiled a memorial in their memory. Defying severe restrictions in down town Srinagar, stone pelting youth engaged the police and CRPF personnel in ding dong battles for quite some time today. The youth pelted stones at the police at Nowhatta, Gojwara, Bohri Kadal and along the Nallah Mar road. The police responded with tear smoke shells. Scores of protesters sustained injuries in the police action. A number of police men also ...   READ MORE   Transfer of 10 Sessions Judges ordered 5/31/2010 12:09:41 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 30: In a full Court meeting held with the Chief Justice, Dr Aftab Hussain Saikia in chair, super time was accorded to six selection grade session judges. In addition six judges were placed in selection grade and transfer of ten judges was ordered. According to orders issued today by Registrar General of J&K High Court, MK Hanjura, district and sessions judge Budgam Moulvi Javid was given Super time Scale with effect from April 1, 2008. Bansi Lal Bhat Principal Sessions Judge Jammu placed in the Super Time Scale with effect from February 1, 2009. Janak Raj Kotwal Special Judge Anticorruption Jammu given Super-Time Scale with effect from May 1, 2009. ...   READ MORE   Police to ‘ban’ movement of truckers with alleged ISI links 5/31/2010 12:09:32 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT RAJOURI, May 30: As the Pak ISI was alleged to have hooked up some truck drivers engaged in the cross-LoC trade in Poonch for smuggling of arms and hawala money, services of at least 26 of them were likely to be discontinued. Quoting intelligence inputs, police sources said the ISI had eveloped links with at least 26 truck drivers carrying goods on the cross-LoC Poonch-Rawalkote route. These drivers were in the trade for the past one year, or so, the sources added. Allowing them to continue transportation of cross-LoC trade items would not be in the interest of the nation, sources said. The 26 drivers, suspected to have developed ISI links, were also likely to be pu...   READ MORE   Posing as SSP's PSO, con man arrested in Ramban 5/31/2010 12:09:25 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 30: Posing as PSO of SSP, Doda, a confidence trickster was today arrested by police at Ramban while he was fraudulently extracting money from people in the name of the police officer. He was identified as Sajjad Ahmad Nazaf of Kishtwar. He had a case of cheating registered against him at the Hari Market police post too. Last month, he went to a shop at Hari Market and introduced himself as PSO of SSP, Doda. He purchased from there musical instruments worth Rs 29,000 in the name of the SSP. Asking another youth, who was accompanying him, to carry the instruments to the Maruti Gypsy parked nearby, he told the shop owner that he would make the payment in t...   READ MORE   Mehbooba faces hostile crowds in Rafiabad Javed Dar distributes relief cheques among bereaved families 5/31/2010 12:09:15 AM AHMED ALI FAYYAZ EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, May 30: While MLA Rafiabad and Minister of State for R&B, Javed Ahmed Dar, today distributed cheques of relief from the state government among the families of the three youth killed by Army in a fake encounter, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti, was forced to return to Srinagar by hostile crowds when she was on a visit in Nadihal village today. Officials, not inclined to be identified, said that the PDP President, Mehbooba Mufti, and former Minister, Mohammad Dilawar Mir, were confronted by a hostile crowd and subjected to hooting amid pro-Azadi and pro-Geelani slogans when they were visiting the bereaved families at ...   READ MORE   Army rescues two youth from LeT clutches in Kishtwar 5/31/2010 12:09:03 AM JAMMU: Two youth, both aged 18 years, were today rescued by army from the clutches of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants in Gandoh area of Kishtwar. Identified as Sakib Malik, son of Bashir Ahmed Mallik of Talogara, and Mudassar Wani, son of Anaytullah Wani of Kapari (Chilli), they were forced to join LeT ranks by one Ishaq Bhatt on May 20, according to defence PRO, Lt Col Biplab Nath. Soon after army came to know about it, senior officers contacted their parents and asked them to persuade their children to come back and join the national mainstream. After a lot of persuation and psychological pressure, the duo realised the futility of gun and returned homes, the Lt Col added. Over ...   READ MORE   Justice Hussain to consult Bars 5/31/2010 12:08:54 AM JAMMU: The Full Court meeting appointed Justice Hakim Imtiyaz Hussain as Single Member Committee to obtain the views from all the Bar Associations in the State of Jammu Kashmir. Justice Imtiaz has to consult the bars for bringing the period of summer recess in the District Courts at Jammu on par with period of summer vacations in the High Court of JK and to make a report to be placed for consideration before the Full Court. —JNF ...   READ MORE   Gunman fires at Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's convoy 5/31/2010 12:08:39 AM BANGALORE: An unidentified gunman fired at the Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's convoy here Sunday evening, injuring one of the devotees. According to a press statement issued by the Art of Living International Centre, the unidentified gunman opened fire as Sri Sri Ravi Shankar left the venue after delivering a discourse at his ashram. "While leaving from public satsang (discourse) this evening in Bangalore, an unidentified gunman shot at Sri Sri's convoy. It hit one the devotee's thigh, causing a minor injury," the statement said. Charu, an ashram devotee, told that the firing incident happened around 6 p.m. "The bullet brushed past one of the devotees," she said. She s...   READ MORE   Aviation tragedy averted at Jammu airport 5/31/2010 12:08:27 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 30: Over a week after 158 people lost lives in the country's worst aviation tragedy at Mangalore, a possible tragedy was averted at the Jammu airport when an Indigo airlines plane failed in its first attempt to make a landing. There were 123 passengers on board the plane, which was on its way from Srinagar to New Delhi with a halt at Jammu, according to official sources. Sources said the plane was about to touch the runway at about 1.55 pm when it took off again with a jerk, panicking the passengers. It, however, made a successful landing in the second attempt, the sources added. Had the pilot not taken off the plane again and had it overshot the runway, i...   READ MORE

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