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EARLY TIMES REPORT
POONCH, June 14: Union Minister of State for Kashmir Affairs, Mr Prithivi Raj Chouhan today said that the possibility of linking border district Poonch through Railways was being explored.
Addressing a public meeting, here today, Chouhan said that Railways was the best means for accelerating development, adding that connecting far-flung areas through railways, including border areas could go a long way in setting in the pace of socioeconomic development.
Minister for Health and Medical Education, R S Chib, Jammu Kashmir PCC Chief, Saif-u-din Soz and Vice Chairman Gujjar and Bakwarwal Welfare Board, Bashir Ahmed Naz were also present on the occasion.
Chouhan also... | |
| | | | LeT, HM cadres at loggerheads | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 14: Due to shrinking strength of militant cadres and elimination of top commanders, an inter-gang rivalry has begun between Pak-sponsored terror outfits -- Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
The flow of militants from Pakistan to India had also stopped due to enhanced and round-the-clock vigil on the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LOC).
This had led to the building of psychological pressure on the militants in J&K and they were virtually pushed to defensive, army sources said.
"There are credible intercepts which indicate that LeT and HM militants operating in upper reaches of Reasi, Udhampur, Ramban, Kishtwar and Doda ... | |
| | | | Cop held for attempted rape | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, June, 14: A police constable was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a widow at Gursai in Mendhar, Poonch, today. He was identified as Nissar Ahmad.
Police sources said Nissar allegedly barged into the widow's house when she was all alone and tried to rape her. The woman cried for help and hearing her screams, her neighbours rushed to her rescue, the sources added.
Nissar was captured by the people and handed over to Gursai police station.
When contacted, Gursai police station SHO, Inspector Amin Malik said Nissar had been arrested and booked under section 376/511 of RPC.
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| | | | Shalin’s kidnapping not an isolated incident, 3rd case in last fortnight | | | |
ASHWANI BHAT
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 14: The recent murder of 10 year old Shalin Gupta son of Naresh Gupta in Naibasti,area of Jammu is not an isolated case of kidnapping for ransom in jammu, but third one of this nature in Jammu city in last fortnight.
According to reliable source, 15 days back a 6th standard student was kidnapped by two scooter borne youth from Barnai.The duo, one of whom was the neighbour of the boy, picked up Nishu after the school break at 1.30 pm and took him to an unknown destination in Kotbhalwal area.
They rang the father of Nishu, Shiban lal, a government employee residing in lane No. 11 Barnai and demanded Rs three lakh as ransom. Panic gripped th... | |
| | | | BAJ offers free legal services | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 14: : The bar association Jammu has offered free legal support to the prosecution in the case of 11-year-old Master Saleem Gupta to ensure effective administration of justice to the bereaved family.
The President bar Association Advocate Sunil Sethi said the gruesome murder had shaken every citizen of the state. "We will provide free legal counsel to the prosecution. Any advocate from the Jammu bar can be chosen for the job. Bar will not allow unscrupulous elements to play with the lives of the people especially that of the children", he made clear. JNF
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| | | | Hanjura makes it to Supreme Court | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June, 14: The registrar general of Jammu Kashmir High Court has been appoi9nted as Registrar in the Supreme Court on deputation basis. Order No 142/2010 to this effect was issued on June 11, 2010 by Secretary General Mr. AIS Cheema of Supreme Court of India. Cheema stated that the Chief Justice of India has been pleased to appoint Mr. Maharaj Krishan Hanjura presently Registrar General of High Court J&K in the Supreme Court of India on deputation basis.
MK Hanjura, it may be mentioned, happens to be the first judicial officer of the state who has been appointed as Registrar in the Supreme Court of India.
MK Hanjura belongs to Tehsil Chadoora District Budgam ... | |
| | | | Van-borne youth held with lethal weapons | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 14: Five Maruti van-borne criminals were today arrested by police with lethal weapons near Akhnoor. Police intercepted a van (3468/JKD) near Akhnoor. Police sources said van's search led cops to the recovery of five sharp-edged weapons.
Soon thereafter, the van was seized and the accused arrested, the sources added.
The accused were identified as Binu alias Bawa alias Sonu of Katra, Blair Singh alias Beeru, son of Vijay of Reasi, Rakesh Singh, son of Kartar Singh of Katra, Neil Kumar alias Sunny, of Bishan Dass of Katra and Atul Sharma, son of Sham Lal of Jad, Akhnoor. A case was registered against them under 4/25 of Arms Act at the Akhnoor police st... | |
| | | | All exams cancelled at Baba Ghulam Shah University, students demand VC's removal | | Chaos, lawlessness continue at campus | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 14: Agitated over the yesterday's incident of firing in the air and lathicharge on them, students of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University have demanded removal of vice-chancellor Choudhary Masud Ahmad and registration of FIR against police and campus authorities.
A total chaos and lawlessness prevailed at the campus, with the students demanding chief minister Omar Abdullah's intervention. Amidst raising of anti-VC slogans at the campus in Rajouri, they said they were protesting peacefully yesterday and the use of police force against them was uncalled-for.
They said since Choudhary had retired as ADGP, the Rajouri police were at his beck and call.
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| | | | Students suspend strike | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 14: On the assurance of minister of state, Shabir Ahmad that he would arrange their meeting with the chief minister soon, the agitated students of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University suspended their strike this evening.
The meeting was held at the Rajouri dak bungalow in the presence of deputy commissioner and SSP. Earlier, the minister asked the students to hold a dialogue with the university authorities, but they categorically refused.
In the meeting, students said they wanted immediate removal of the vice-chancellor, registrar and the principal.
They also demanded a judicial probe into the incident of firing on them allegedly on the orders of DSP Faroo... | |
| | | | 7 killed, 38 injured in road mishaps | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 14: Seven persons, including two minor girls, were today killed and 38 others wounded in four road mishaps on the Kathua-Patnitop stretch of the national highway.
A video coach (JK02G/6807) skidded off the road near Patnitop and landed into a gorge at about 2.45 pm, resulting in the death of four persons and injuries to 31 others.
The dead were identified as Sajia (25), wife of Irfan of Palai, Basohli, Tania (10), daughter of Pritam Singh of Mahanpur, Basohli, Palak (4), daughter of Rakesh Kumar of Shadipur in Dina Nagar, Punjab, and Badri Nath of Prem Nagar, Doda.
The injured were admitted to the Batote hospital. Seven of the critically injured were la... | |
| | | | Valley Shuts over Gellani’s call | | 50 stone pelters rounded up in Police crackdown | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, June 14: Kashmir valley today observed umpteenth shutdown over the radical separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's call even as the bustling tourist attractions remained unaffected and Police rounded up nearly two dozen youth, allegedly indulging in stone pelting, in a continued crackdown in the capital city.
Chairman of so-called hardline faction of the separatist Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani had called for a Valley-wide shutdown today while asking the Kashmiris to attend the Rasm-e-Chaharum of class 12th student, Tufail Ahmed Matoo, at his Sayeeda Kadal residence in Srinagar. Matoo had died most probably from a severe head injury caused by ... | |
| | | | Dixon Plan: Moves appear afoot to divide Jammu on communal lines | | | |
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 14: What the Forum Against Dixon Plan (FADP) said on June 9 was not a figment of imagination. Its apprehensions and fears were well founded. A reference here to just three instances in this regard would prove that what the FADP said was based on some solid facts.
One, It is not a secret that the BJP had decided to give extraordinary concessions to Islamabad and give legitimacy to the politics of communalism and separatism in Kashmir by giving maximum possible autonomy to Kashmir and its adjoining areas as early as in March 1999. The BJP had agreed to accept the Pakistan's anti-India suggestions in March 1999, when the Indian Foreign Minister and se... | |
| | | | ‘Bakshi signed Bhat's vision document with his blood’ | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 14: Maqbool Bhat had a dream. The fulfillment of this dream forced him time and again to risk his life. Unlike the contemporary leaders, he had a role for every Kashmiri, even for those who had served the Indian interests and spared no effort to make Kashmir an `integral part of India'. This had an impact. Even the notorious collaborators could not say no to him. One of them signed his vision document with his blood.
In 1966 Maqbool Bhat came to Kashmir on a special mission. His close friend Late Advocate Ghulam Nabi Hagroo had become the acting president of Plebiscite Front and did not want to meet him for fear of sending wrong signals to various qu... | |
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