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| Tata cries over Taj in Mumbai, supplies SIM cards to LeT in Kashmir | | In violation of national security guidelines, Telcos provide services to militants | | | AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
SRINAGAR, Jun 4: Even after suffering huge loss in the 26/11 terror strikes in Mumbai, which caused massive damage to Hotel Taj, India’s top business group, Tata, has been found involved in providing SIM cards of mobile phones to top commanders of Lashkar-e-Toiba in Kashmir. A number of Tata Indicom SIM cards are among scores seized by Jammu & Kashmir Police. SIM cards seized by Police have been issued in brazen violation of national security guidelines besides fresh guidelines issued to the service providers by the union Ministry of Home Affairs and Department of Telecommunication (DOT) of the union Ministry of Telecommunication.
Authoritative sources revealed to E... | |
| | | | Jazia on Amarnath pilgrims: Is J&K a secular polity? | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 4: That the State Raj Bhawan and the State Government are doing everything to subvert the cardinal principles of secularism and create hurdles in the way of Shri Amarnath Yatris or discourage the Holy Amarnath Yatra by imposing several taxes, including on those who would set up free Langars en-route the Amarnath Cave, should leave nobody in any doubt that the authorities have scant or little regard for the Hindu community and its religious sensitivities and that they are there in the Raj Bhawan and the Civil Secretariat only to appease the fanatics like Syed Ali Shah Geelani.
A number of socio-religious organizations during the past one month or so have re... | |
| | | | Dalai Lama's Paddar visit begins today | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 4: The Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama's two-day visit to the remote Paddar area of the mountain-locked Kishtwar district begins tomorrow.He is visiting Paddar on the invitation of Himalayan Buddhist Association (HBA). He would stay at Paddar for two days and return to Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh on June 6, official sources said.
The state government has already made massive security arrangements for the security of the Buddhist spiritual leader and to ensure that there is no militant violence on the occasion.
Police and army jawans carried out a recce of the area over a week back, the sources added, saying troops were deployed on the peaks overlo... | |
| | | | Mehbooba requests special session of LA | | Shun divisive politics: CM responds | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 4: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah to convene a special session of the legislative assembly to ensure repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).
In a letter addressed to the Chief Minister, the PDP President, Mehbooba Mufti has suggested passing of a resolution on the floor of the house for repeal of AFSPA.
The strong worded letter while making a mention of three slain Nadihal youth reads: "The youth are being purchased with the intention of slaughtering them near the LoC for rewards as the government functionaries live luxurious lives in their castles."
Mehbooba has taken the government for task for... | |
| | | | City abattoirs make lives hell as entrails emanate horrible odour | | | | BHARAT BHUSHAN
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 4: The abattoirs in the heart of Dogra Hall and Gujjar Nagar localities have made lives of the people, living in their vicinity, hell.
Foul smell continues haunting them all time. The two slaughterhouses, constructed in 1947, are the permanent sources of horrible odour, and have raised health concerns for the families that live in the area.
The problem for those, who live close to these abattoirs, increases every year with the arrival of summers and rainy days.
"We have been suffering through it for decades now. The repulsive smell from the animal entrails overwhelms the locality, making it difficult for us to even breathe at times," the i... | |
| | | | Sonia's statement: Paharis feel let down | | | |
ASHWANI
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 4: The recent pro Gujjar and Bakerwal community statement by UPA chairpersosn and AICC chief, Sonia Gandhi during a function at Gujjar Charitable Trust here on May 30 is snow balling into a big controversy with Pahari people taking a serious exception to it and considering it an insult to the community.
The Paharis who constitute 18 to 20 crore of state's population are not against the Gujjars and Bakerwal community but they demand their due share in the Constitution, said Gafoor Khan a member of Pahari Forum ``The statement has hurt the sentiments of the Pahrai community in the state and they are up in arms to launch a decisive battle for their ... | |
| | | | J&K symbol of secular India and, hence, non-negotiable | | | |
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 4: It must be noted that the State of Jammu and Kashmir has never been an organic political entity ever since its formation in March 1846 under the Treaty of Amritsar, signed between Raja of Jammu, Gulab Singh, and the British Government. Till the accession of the state to the Indian Dominion, the Maharaja was the sole link among the heterogeneous regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. In the fitness of things, the best way after the state's accession to India was to bring Jammu and Kashmir under the purview of the States' Re-organization Commission and create three States of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh on a regional basis. This was not done. Instead, ... | |
| | | | 550 bedded SMGS hospital caters 800 patients | | Shortage of staff, overload on labour room makes scene messy | | | SANDEEP BHAT
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 3: The man who signed the treaty of accession, Maharaja Hari Singh, laid the foundation of a hospital in Jammu and Kashmir in 1940. But instead of naming it after him, he christened it on his great-grandfather's name, as Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital. That makes this hospital one of the oldest ones, but it also has the dubious distinction of being one of the most overcrowded in the state.
One of the oldest hospitals of the state, Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh hospital (SMGS) is seen today as one of the most overcrowded hospital .On an average nearly 300 patients attend the outpatient department (OPD) daily, mostly the cases of Gynae, an... | |
| | | | ‘Fake’ fax from Ansari's wife for Vaishno Devi darshan | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU: A fax from vice-president Hamid Ansari's wife to governor N N Vohra to arrange for her a special 'darshan' at the holy Vaishno Devi cave shrine was fake. Vohra's secretary received a fax earlier this week purportedly from the vice-president's Office. The letter sent by an anonymous person demanded that Raj Bhavan arrange a VIP 'darshan' for Ansari's wife Salma at the Vaishnavo Devi temple.
However, when the Raj Bhavan secretariat contacted vice-president's office in New Delhi, it learnt that no such request was made and no fax was sent, and that the letter was fake.
The vice-president's Office told Raj Bhavan that it had not sent any message to them, off... | |
| | | | HC issues notice to CS | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 4: Justice Sunil Hali of Jammu & Kashmir High Court Jammu Wing has sought information from the Chief Secretary regarding steps taken or constitution of State Information Commission. A notice was accordingly issued with a direction to file objections by or before July 20, 2010.
This order was issue in a petition filed by one Lalit Kumar in which the counsel for the petitioner submitted that Right to Information Act 2009 had been promulgated and section 12 of said Act provides constitution of State Information Commission. It is further submitted that no such State Information Commission has been constituted as a result of which provisions of the Act have becom... | |
| | | | BSF notices suspicious movement on IB, fires | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 4: BSF troops fired in the air after noticing some suspicious movement near two border outposts (BoPs) on the international border (IB) in Kathua in the wee hours of this morning.
Official sources said patrols of 4th and 68th Bns of BSF noticed suspicious movement close to Pansar and Bobiya BoPs in Hiranagar, Kathua, at about 2.30 am.
The patrol parties opened fire, but there was no retaliation from the other side, the sources added.
Nothing was found during the subsequent searchs in the morning, sources said.
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| | | | Leh SE booked for molestation | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU: A superintendent engineer (SE) was booked on the charges of molesting a girl in his office at Leh Wednesday. In her complaint to police, the girl alleged that SE Mahesh Chander molested her in his office, according to police sources.
While the SE molested the girl, she overpowered him and shouted for help. Some locals, who reached to her rescue, beat up the SE. However, by the time police reached the spot, the SE had managed to escape. Police had registered a case in this connection.
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