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| Chief Minister Omar Abdullah not in command | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, June 17: people's Democratic Party leaders Mufti Mohd Sayeed and Mehbooba Mufti are not just Pakistan and militant-friendly. They are also rabble-rousers. They have developed the art of interpreting trivial incidents in lurid colours so as to inflame popular feelings and their objective always is to instigate the common Kashmiri Muslims against India. They thrive on divisive and communal politics. They, like all the Kashmiri separatists, see in the divisive politics an opportunity that helps them promote their selfish intentions. Hence, no sane person would ever endorse the line they have adopted, especially after November 2005, when they were forced by the Congress to abdicate the state power.
However, one cannot overlook what the Muftis have been saying since last Sunday regarding the prevailing anarchical conditions both in Jammu and Kashmir. For, Mufti Sayeed does hit the nail on the head when he says that Srinagar has become a killing field and Jammu has been taken over by criminals. Similarly, Mehbooba Mufti doesn't cross the line when she inte... | |
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| Shaleen's 10th birthday: Heavens fail too as celebrations turn into mourning | | | |
ARTEEV SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 17: The shrieking silence and the eerie environs enveloping the area in Nai Basti where a 10 years old sibling was snatched by cruel hands of destiny a week ago presented a ghostly look with agony and despondency writ large over the inhabitants there.
A mother wailing through a throttling throat that denies swallowing a single loaf of bread since the unfortunate happened is more than a half-dead cabbage unable to come out of the loss she has borne.
The father, now a speechless human turned ghostly mannequin threw a stony-eyed look into the faces of those moving around. Today was Shaleen's 10th birth anniversary.
The coming of the occasio... | |
| | | | Varun Sahni's leadership taking Institution towards doom | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 17: The University of Jammu (JU), which was once touching newer heights in the field of academics and other spheres, is at its lowest ebb and has come close to virtual collapse on several front courtesy, unfortunate leadership of the Vice Chancellor and inability of senior administrators.
Precisely, a year and half has passed since Prof Varun Sahni took over as Vice Chancellor of JU but, the things have completely changed over this period as he failed to come up to the expectations mainly because of his slackness and inability to take decisions sharply which must be one of his traits at as vice chancellor of the University.
Besides, the incompetency of... | |
| | | | Dixon Plan: Moves appear afoot to divide Jammu on communal lines | | | |
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 17: Dixon also asked New Delhi to withdraw its Army and disband the Jammu and Kashmir State forces and State Militia. Subject to the need of (a) assisting the civil power in maintaining law and order, and (b) guarding the northern approaches to the Valley against possible incursion. (Indirect admission that Jammu and Kashmir is part of India) For the so-called Azad Kashmir, Dixon's plan was to attach a United Nations officer to each district magistrate of the area for ensuring fair and impartial administration.
What Dixon suggested was not acceptable to New Delhi. The reason: The existing district magistrates of the area had been appointed after t... | |
| | | | Hundreds of students stir in Poonch | | Road blocked for 5 hours, SHO cease arrival of teachers CEO smell manipulation of local politics in the episode | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, June 17: Hundreds of students supported by their parents and relatives today blocked busy Poonch-Mandi road and disrupted traffic for about 5 hours in Kulani area of district Poonch demanding action against the teachers remaining absent in Government Girls Middle School Kulani. However education authorities said that there is local politics involved in manipulating the protest.
As per reports, students of Government Girls Middle School Kulani in Poonch district today blocked Poonch-Mandi road at about 8 am in the morning staged dharna on the road. They raised slogans against the education authorities for not showing their seriousness in this school where 7 te... | |
| | | | Sindhu darshan festival getting underway in Leh from June 23 | | Top BJP, RSS leaders to attend 3 day long function | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 17: Quick on the heels of Singhay Khabab the three day long Government sponsored Ladakh festival which was celebrated at the banks of river Sindh in Leh from June 12 to14, preparations are on for celebrations of Sindhu Darhan festival in Ladakh From June 23 to 25. According to sources over 800 pilgrims across from different parts of country are participating in the festival which will be held at bank of river Sindh. The function is being organized by Sindhu Darshan Yatra Samiti led by Indresh Kumar its chief patron, the sources said.
Former chief minister of Ragasthan, Vasundra Raje sindhiya and All India general secretary BJP, J.P. Nada will be the main... | |
| | | | Nepali held near IB at Bishnah | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 17: A Nepali national was arrested by security forces while he was moving under suspicious circumstances near the International Border (IB) in Bishnah area near here last night.
He was identified as Deepak Bahadur of Nepal. Police sources said he was taken into custody from near the IB in Bishnah area last night. His sustained interrogation was on, the sources added..
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| | | | J&K waits Centre's nod for raising 5 police Bns | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 17: A requisition was made by the state to the Centre over an year back to raise five additional police battalions. Given the fact that J&K police are short of men to take on militants and deal with normal Crime, the union government has still not taken any decision on it.
The fate of the written request made in this regard was still not known, official sources said.
"We hope the sanction to come after about six months because by that time the training of the men of five battalions, raised during the last four years, will be over," the sources added.
Asked to comment on the recent police recruitment rallies in different parts of the state, sources clarif... | |
| | | | No entry for Mehbooba in Saida Kadal | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 17: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mahbooba Mufti today faced wrath of the people at Saida Kadal in down town Srinagar where she had gone to express sympathy with the family of Tufail Ahmad. Tufail was killed in police action last week.
According to reports, as soon as Mahbooba's cavalcade reached Saida Kadal, people raised slogans against her. She was denied entry into the house of Tufail Ahmad by angry protesters. They accused her of doing politics on the graves of innocent people.
The security men accompanying Mahbooba somehow managed to whisk her to safety. The PDP leader, however, seemed desperate to redeem her hurt self esteem. She rus... | |
| | | | HM district commander killed in Doda | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 17: A Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) district commander was killed by security forces in a gunbattle at Behota in Marmat area of Doda this afternoon.
Police sources said acting on a tip-off about the presence of HM district commander Abdul Qayum in a populated area of Behota, police and army yesterday launched a joint operation to hunt him down. The whole area was cordoned off, and all entry and exit points to the area were plugged, the sources added.
Sources said while the jawans were zeroing in on a house in which he was suspected to be hiding, he came out at about 1.30 pm and fled towards the nearby forests.
He was, however, chased and killed by jawans in... | |
| | | | Antony to visit Ladakh, Siachen Glacier | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 17: Defence minister A K Antony is scheduled to visit Ladakh and Siachen Glacier on his two-day visit to the state next week. He would arrive at Ladakh on June 21 and fly back to New Delhi on
June 22, official sources said.
Inspecting an IAF advanced landing ground on the Sino-Indian border would be high on his agenda, the sources added. This would be Antony's first visit to the Nyoma Advanced Landing
Ground, just 23 km from the borders with China, that was activated last year.
At Nyoma, in south-eastern Ladakh region, Antony would first do an aerial survey of the ALG and later land there to see first hand the infrastructure that had come up, sources said... | |
| | | | Man sandwiched between two buses | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 17: A man was killed at the General Bus Stand here today after he was sandwiched between two buses. While Chanu Ram (55) was washing the bus (JK02U/9443) from behind at about 9.30 am at the General Bus Stand, the driver reversed it absent-mindedly, police sources said. As another bus was parked behind it, he was sandwiched between the
two, resulting in his instant death. He hailed from Ramnagar, Udhampur.
Police had registered a case in this connection.
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