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Minister asks MHA to rein in ‘unbridled’ CRPF | On CM’s advice, Sagar talks to Centre through media, Cong embarrassed | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Jun 27: In a significant development tonight, senior National Conference (NC) leader and Minister of Rural Development, Ali Mohammad Sagar, called CRPF as an “unbridled and indisciplined force” and urged Union Minister of Home Affairs, P Chidambaram, to rein in this paramilitary organization. Well placed authoritative sources said that Sagar chose to communicate to New Delhi through media, rather than taking the coalition partner Congress into confidence, on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s direction. Late tonight CM himself spoke to Chidambaram to personally convey his government’s concern over CRPF functioning in the Valley.
Addressing an urgently organized news conference at his official residence late this evening, Sagar expressed his government’s concern over the fact that half-a-dozen civilian demonstrators had been killed by CRPF in different incidents of firing in the last two weeks. He said that CRPF had become an unbridled and indisciplined force and needed to be reined in by the union Ministry of Home Affairs. He urged Hom... | |
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Desperate Govt sees fault in police training | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 27: Ever since Omar Abdullah assumed office of the Chief Minister he has been promising action against perpetrators of rights abuses. He has also ordered around a dozen probes to live up to his promise but the situation worsens with every passing day. A desperate Omar first accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of creating mess in Kashmir. Then the blame shifted on `agencies'. And, now he sees a defect in police training.
"We will not allow any misuse of power to escape without punishment, anywhere. Be it the misuse of power by the army, paramilitary forces or the state Police. If it is found that power has been misused, we will take action against them... | |
| | Prosecution system giving grim picture in Udhampur court | Paid meagerly, the PPs finally decide to quit | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, June 27: The Prosecution system in Udhampur courts is very poor in Udhampur. Reason: The Public Prosecutors have to work on meager sum of Rs 5000 per month where as the ministerial staff working under their competence are getting 15,000 - 20,000 per month ..
This has put a big question mark nowdays as no one is ready to work as Public Prosecutor in Udhampur district on the salary being paid to them by state government for the job .
Sources said that last year the prosecution system in the state was revamped by removing all the 44 P.P working in state from last several years and by appointing new candidates at their place. Strangely, the decision of ministr... | |
| | Army clarifies its chief's remarks on AFSPA | | |
AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, June 27: In a damage control exercise, army today sought to clarify its chief Gen VK Singh's remarks on the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) by claiming that these had not been "understood in the correct perspective".
Even as the Centre prepares to make AFSPA, that gives sweeping powers to army in Jammu and Kashmir and northeast, "more humane", the General has gone on record to voice his opposition to any changes, saying demands for dilution of the Act were being made for "narrow political gains".
His comments came in the backdrop of prime minister Manmohan Singh's promise to make the Act more humane. Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has already sent a not... | |
| | Kashmir on BJP's agenda, party to woo Muslims in valley. | | |
ASHWANI
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 27: To checkmate its opponents who have been labeling it as a communal organisation, the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has made a sudden shift in its policy by wooing the Muslim minorities in the state, especially in Kashmir valley.
The state BJP leadership has been asked by the Party High Command to strengthen the party at grass root level in Kashmir valley by organizing public meetings in the length and breadth of the valley, the party sources said.
This is the reason that after taking over the regions of the Party, BJP state President Shamsher Singh Manhas paid a week long visit of Kashmir valley and held public meetings in capital city of Srina... | |
| | Azad rendezvous with docs in US sans Dr Fayaz Shawl! | | |
ABID SHAH
EARLY TIMES REPORT
NEW DELHI, June 27: Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has been on a week-long visit to America. Among other things wooing back Indian doctors in US for at least sharing expertise and resources with their homeland has been high on his agenda.
Yet, when this is looked at in the backdrop of recent row which has sent back famed cardiologist Dr Fayaz Shawl to Washington, abandoning a 50-bed cardio-thoracic health facility that he intended to build at his birthplace Srinagar, little hope is left in such Government moves.
This is more so since for one reason or the other, they seldom bear fruits. Back home rampant red tape and bureaucratic bottlenecks are bl... | |
| | Residents rue frequent power cuts despite meters | | |
KUNAL SHRIVATSA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 27: As the city continues to reel under severe power crisis marked with frequent, long and unscheduled curtailments that too amidst unprecedented heat wave, the poor functioning of Power Development Department (PDD) and its lackadaisical approach towards the consumers has once again came to fore.
The tall claims of PDD of providing uninterrupted electricity supply to the consumers including domestic and commercial in case they agree to opt for electronic metering of their respective connections stand exposed as it failed miserably to keep its promise intact since the unscheduled power cuts and load shedding remained the order of the day.
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| | Omar Abdullah's opposition to Afzal Guru's hanging dumb-founding | | |
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 27: Is Omar Abdullah Chief Minister? Is he a constitutional authority? Or, is he a spokesperson of terrorists, who want to create anarchy in the rest of the country like he has done in Kashmir by issuing from time to time militant-friendly statements? Is Omar Abdullah part of the Indian political establishment or is he the spokesperson of terrorists, who want to dismember India? What is New Delhi doing to make Omar Abdullah discharge his constitutional obligations? And, what is the Congress doing to make Omar Abdullah observe restraint and not to do anything that has the potential of vitiating the state's already rather vitiated atmosphere?
These... | |
| | Govt to bring Water Resource Bill in next assembly session | Water Authority also on the anvil | |
ARTEEV SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 27: In what can bring some succor to the areas reeling under acute water scarcity, the State Government has decided to bring a new legislation in next assembly session which is aimed to address this problem in cities and towns.
The piece of legislation has become imperative in the backdrop of the fact that many areas of the state observed continuous and long dry spell in recent past which only augmented the water scarcity.
Sources said that the coalition government has formulated J&K Water Resource Bill which is likely to be brought in next legislature session. Besides, the existing water policy is being updated, sources confirmed. ... | |
| | Soz calls on CM, discuss political issues | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, June 27: Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz , President Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee called on the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here today. The two leaders discussed various political and developmental issues in an hour long meeting.
Prof. Soz reiterated Congress party's commitment to strengthen the coalition and expressed full faith and confidence in the coalition Government led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. The Chief Minister conveyed his gratitude to the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh for the support being extended by the Union Government for the development of the state. The two leaders expressed confidence t... | |
| | Two missing brothers recovered | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 27: Two brothers, who had gone missing from their school at Arina, were today recovered by police from Suankha Morh at Vijaypur. They were identified as Sushil Kumar(13) years and Suraj Kumar (10), sons of Mangat Ram.
When police took them into their custody, they were roaming aimlessly at Suankha Morh, a police officer said.
He said they went to the village school two days back and did not return home after that. A missing report in this regard was lodged by Mangat with the concerned police the same day. The officer said soon after the report was lodged, all police checking points were alerted. The boys, who had gone to see a fair from the school, were ... | |
| | Two held with bhuki, fake school stamps | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, June 27: Two youth were today held by police at Darhal near here along with bhuki while they were going to supply it to a kingpin. While 3 kg bhuki was recovered from the two youth, 19 kg of it and fake stamps of a private school were recovered from the kingpin's house at Darhal, police sources said.
Sources said selection grade constable (SGC) Zaffar Khan intercepted a vehicle (JK02E/7849) at Darhal and held Muzamil Hussain, son of Mohammad Amin and Mohammad Akram, son of Alam Din, both residents of Saj, Thanamandi.
During their interrogation, police came to know that they were going to supply the consignment to Papu, son of Mohammad Akram, of Darhal. At t... | |
| | 2 killed, 1 hurt in road mishaps | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 27: A girl and a truck driver were killed and a motorcyclist was wounded critically in two road mishaps on the Jammu-Ramban stretch of the national highway today. Police sources said Arun Verma, son of Romesh Verma of Udhampur, with his sister Sonika Verma (19), sitting on the pillion seat of his motorcycle, were going home when the bike skidded off the road on Flata Bridge at Rehmbal.
While Sonika was killed on the spot, Arun survived with critical injuries. He was hospitalised.
In another incident, a truck (JK13/9637) skidded off the road near Battery Chashma, Ramban, and fell into a gorge, resulting in the instant death of its driver Nissar Ahmad, so... | |
| | Another youth killed in CRPF firing in Sopore | Demonstrators violate curfew, attack CRPF amid anti-India slogans on PAS | |
AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Jun 27: Apple town Sopore in north Kashmir has turned tense as yet another youth got killed when demonstrators violated curfew, shouted anti-India and pro-Islam slogans on public address system of different mosques and attacked Police and CRPF positions. With the death of 25-year-old, Bilal Ahmed Wani of Kralteng (Sopore), in CRPF firing this evening, as many as six youth have died in the last 10 days in paramilitary forces' firing on demonstrators in Kashmir valley.
Reeling under second consecutive day of curfew, Sopore remained a flashpoint of trouble today inspite of peace all over the Valley. Curfew had been imposed on Sopore by Distric... | |
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