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| Geelani really dying for Kashmir's ecology? | | Influential separatist leader should also call a shutdown on brick kilns | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, June 19: Senior Kashmiri separatist leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, has, of late, begun to lay remarkable emphasis over the need to protect the Valley's environment and ecology. In the last one week, Geelani has shown significant concern over the damage, according to him, caused to the Valley's fragile ecology by the annual Amarnath pilgrimage. He has made specific non-political demand of reducing the pilgrimage period from existing two months to just 15 days and argued that similar arrangement was in place at Gangotri and other holy places in Uttaranchal.
Notwithstanding resting his entire argument on the 60-year-old UN resolutions, Geelani's ideology of a theocratic Islamic system has little scope for geo-political boundaries. He seems to be confident that Jammu & Kashmir's merger with Pakistan, in realaization of what he calls 'aspiration of the Kashmiris', would be a service to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. When he was led to believe during Amarnath land row in August 2008---by slogans like 'kaun karega tarjumani, Syed Ali Shah... | |
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| Havaldar killed in mine blast | | | | JAMMU: An army havaldar was killed in a landmine blast near the Line of Control (LoC) at Mendhar in Poonch in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
Official sources said havaldar Khem Vir Rai, son of Bapu Rai, of Maharashtra was killed in a powerful landmine explosion ahead of the forward Tain Post at Mendhar at about 6.30 am.
The incident occured when he inadvertently stepped over the landmine, possibly drifted towards the outpost because of rains waters, the sources added.
Sources said the havaldar was killed instantly. He hailed from Maharashtra. Meanwhile, two landmines exploded near the LoC in Balakote sector of Poonch at about 5 am. There was, however, no loss of life or prope... | |
| | | | Man abducted by ultras at Budhal | | | | RAJOURI: Militants abducted a man, suspecting him to be an informer of security forces, from his residence at Gogi Kandi in Budhal area of the district in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
Police sources said three armed militants forced their entry into the house of Mohammad Taj at Gogi Kandi at about 1 pm and abducted him on gun point.
The militants kidnapped him because they suspected him to be an informed of security forces, the sources added. After abducting him, they took him to the village forests. Sources
said jawans of 48 and 60 Rashtriya Rifles and police had launched in an operation in the forests in his search.
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| | | | Part-III results tomorrow | | | | JAMMU: The results of BA/B.Sc/B.Com/BBA/BCA/Home Science Part-III (Regular/Private) annual examination 2010 is going to be declared on June 21.
According to a communiqué, the candidates can have their result on the University websitewww.jammu university.com. The candidates can also call 58888 or SMS jup3 Roll No. and send to 58888.
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| | | | Lance Naik dies of heart attack | | | | JAMMU: An army lance naik was killed due to cardiac arrest in a bus here last night. Police sources said lance naik Tulbahadur (35), who was on his way from Delhi to Jammu, suffered a heart attack while the bus was approaching the city here.
He was evacuated to the military hospital where doctors pronounced him brought dead.
He was at present posted at Udhampur.
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| | | | JMC employee, woman hang themselves to death | | | | JAMMU: In unconnected incidents, a Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) employee and a woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves to death here today.
JMC employee Vikram Kumar (28), son of Mohan Lal, of New Plots, was found hanging from the ceiling fan hook in a room of his house in the evening, police said.
In another incident, Shakuntla (35), wife of Onkar Singh of Jakhol, Kathua, also committed suicide by hanging herself to death at her residence.
Cases in this connection stand registered at the concerned police stations.
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| | | | Meera Kumar in Srinagar | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, JUNE 19: The Speaker, Lok Sabha Meira Kumar arrived at Srinagar in connection with inauguration of the 75th All India Presiding Officers Conference scheduled to commence from tomorrow.
At the Srinagar International airport, Kumar was accorded warm reception by the Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Mohammad Akbar Lone, Deputy Chairman Legislative Council, Arvinder Singh Micky, Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand, Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Mohammad Sagar, Deputy Speaker, J&K Legislative Assembly, Mohammad Sartaj Madni, Secretary General Lok Sabha P.D.T. Achary, Secretary J&K Legislative Council, G.R. Mehboobi, Secretary Le... | |
| | | | Can police escape responsibility for the killing? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 19: Who killed 11-year-old Shalin Gupta? By now, it has become amply clear that Davender Singh and his accomplice killed the kid. But can the Police escape responsibility, the 'crusade' of the Police department to bring down the crime rate notwithstanding? The horrifying tale of an Engineer serving the Power Development Corporation (PDC) makes it difficult to exonerate the police. According to him Shalin Gupta fell to police inaction.
A visibly shaken engineer, Sukhdev Singh approached the Gandhi Nagar police station four months ago (February 9) with a complaint about attempted kidnapping of his son by one Davender Singh from Nai Basti area.
Sukhdev also a... | |
| | | | Fotedar drops a political bomb in Srinagar | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 19 : A senior AICC leader,Makhan Lal Fotedar,has dropped a political bomb when he hinted that had Mufti Mohd.Sayeed been allowed to complete six years there would have been a different situation in Jammu and Kashmir.Well a sentence dropped from the mouth of Fatedar,who has remained close to the Gandhi family for years together,has significant meaning.
In a recent interview,given by him during his stay in Srinagar,Fotedar seems to believe that former Pakistan President, Gen.Parvez Musharraf, had come up with a four-point proposal on Kashmir which included converting the LOC into a permanent border and increased traffic and trade between the two sids on the L... | |
| | | | Thousands pray at Mata Kheer Bhawani Asthapan | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, June 19: Thousands of devotees drawn from different parts of Jammu thronged the Mata Kheer Bhawani Asthapan, Bhawani Nagar to participate in the annual Jaishta Ashtami festival.
Yatris were waiting for their turn to have darshan of Godess from early in the morning and the rush of devotees increased with passage of the day and it continued for rest of the day.
There were a large number of stalls selling the items of pooja samgri and delicious eatables on the both sides of Bhawani Nagar road.
A hawan as was also organised by Ardratri Maha Ragniya Sewa Sansta. The day long bhajan and Kirtan continued in the Shrine. The function culminated with Samohik Aarti in the... | |
| | | | Kabir’s first wife threatens to end life with children if he marries Ruksana | | | |
Early Times Report
RAJOURI, June 19: Tears rolled down her eyes in battalions when Praveen Akhtar today staged a protest outside SSP’s office here along with her five children. She threatened to poison self and her five children to death if her husband Kabir Hussain went ahead with his plans to live with Ruksana Kousar, a recipient of Kirti Chakra.” In case, I take my life and the lives of my children, my husband is to be held responsible for the deaths,” she asserted. Ruksana, who shot into national limelight for killing a Lashkar commander at Kalsian in Rajouri in September last year, is in news this time for her alleged decision to marry Kabir, who is a havaldar in J&K police.... | |
| | | | Jammu again in the grip of heat waves | | | | EALRY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 19: Jammuites continued to experience searing heat waves with mercury hovering above 44 degree Celsius mark, about six degrees above normal.
There was no respite from soaring temperature as the unprecedented heat waves that gripped the entire Jammu region for the past few days continued to be harsh and mercury touched 44.5 degree Celsius mark.
Normal life was thrown out of gear in the region with people preferring to stay indoors. Bikers and pedestrians had a harrowing time on roads.
The shopkeepers said that the blistering heat waves have severely affected their business for the past few days as people preferred to stay indoors following hot and humi... | |
| | | | J&K govt playing with Hindu sentiments: BJP | | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, June 19: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has slammed the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) government for imposing entry fees on buses and other vehicles for Amarnath and Mata Vaishnodevi Yatra and said it is 'playing' with Hindu pilgrims' sentiments.
"Jammu-Kashmir government by such decisions is playing with the sentiments of Hindu pilgrims. Instead of providing better amenities to the pilgrims the state government is making attempts to disturb the 'Teerth Yatra', said BJP National General Secretary Vijay Goel.
He further said Rs. 25,000 is being charged from those, who arrange langar during Amarnath Yatra, although they do this in the service of pilgrims.
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| | | | Victims of communalism promoting communalism in Kashmir | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 19: Hurriyat leaders have no constituency in Jammu and Ladakh. Hurriyat leaders have not taken any concrete step to create their constituency in these two regions. They have committed a blunder by not taking on board the people of Jammu and Ladakh. They should not think in terms of achieving independence for Jammu and Kashmir. India would not accept suggestion that seeks merger of Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan. The Hurriyat leaders and other Kashmiri nationalists should forget Pakistan. They should also forget independence because India would neither grant independence to Jammu and Kashmir nor would it endorse the idea of Jammu and Kashmir becoming ... | |
| | | | Dogri stands knocking DDE's gates in JU for an entry | | | | ARTEEV SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 19: Even after its inclusion in eighth schedule of India's Constitution since December 22, 2003, Dogri still is struggling on the crossroads of basic recognition for survival because of official apathy.
Call it reluctance or callousness on the part of the Department of Dogri in Jammu University, the much-talked proposal of the varsity to introduce the subject at Post Graduate level through Directorate of Distance Education still hangs in balance.
Reason being that the Department of Dogri having failed to meet the deadline given by the Directorate of Distance Education vis-à-vis formulation of study materials to be provided to the students i... | |
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