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| Govt seizes powers of dental college supdtt | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 16: The government has seized powers of Dr Mohan Singh, superintendent of Indira Gandhi government dental college and hospital here, with immediate effect.
An order to this effect was issued by Dr R K Jerath, principal secretary, health and medical education department.
The order, which bears No 371 HME of 2010, said the drawing and disbursing powers of the superintendent had been withdrawn.
"In suppression of all orders, sanction is hereby accorded to the withdrawing of drawing and disbursing powers from medical superintendent, government dental hospital, Jammu, and delegation of such powers to accounts officer with immediate effect. The medical superint... | |
| | | | Over "political statement", Farooq assails Gen Singh, says won't replace Omar as CM | | | | Early Times report
JAMMU, July 16: Aroused to anger by Gen V K Singh's recent remarks that at critical moments the J&K government had lost confidence and had not built on the gains of 2008 polls, union minister Farooq Abdullah today said "as army chief, he is not to make political statements".
"I think an army chief should never make statements. He is there to keep silent and his job is to see that army is alert and ready, he has not to make political statements and I am totally against any army chief or police chief making political statements. Political statements should come from politicians, who can answer in the assembly and who can answer in parliament," he said in an interview wi... | |
| | | | Pak trying to revive militancy in J&K | | People in border districts critical of withdrawal of troops | | |
ASHWANI
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 16: The reports regarding sneaking of militants inside Indian territory in Mendhar sector and continued firing across the LOC in Poonch has generated fear psychosis among the people living in twin border districts of Rajouri-poonch. The people in these border areas apprehend that this way Pakistan was hell bent in reviving militancy in the border districts. The group of militants which are believed to be active in Beri Rakh forests of Mendhar are from Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit. This outlawed militant outfit has been responsible for causing lot of devastation in J&K state and other parts of the country. As the terrorism has hit the state a lot during ... | |
| | | | Ultra held, LeT's administrative base busted | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 16: Forty eight hours after killing Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT's) district commander Ishaq Bhat in Kishtwar forests, police and army jawans today captured his deputy, besides busting the outfit's administrative base in the area.
Troops were on the look out for Ishaq's associates who had escaped from the encounter site after his killing two days back in Kishtwar forests. Official sources said while combing Kunau Ghat forests of Patnazi in Thathri, Kishtwar, police and army jawans in a well-coordinated and executed operation caught hold of Ishaq's deputy at about 9 am while he was trying to flee.
He was immediately overpowered and unarmed, the sources added. He ... | |
| | | | 'Quit J&K' intensifies as Hurriyat extends shutdown to Jul 25 | | Amid curfew in downtown Srinagar, rallies taken out from mosques in Valley | | |
AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, July 16: With a relaxation on Saturday and next Sunday, hardliner Hurriyat (Geelani) has issued a fresh calendar of demonstrations as part of its "Quit Jammu & Kashmir Movement" and extended current series of shutdown in Kashmir valley to July 25th. On Friday following Meraj-un-Nabi, nearly 8,000 Muslims today participated in the afternoon prayers at Hazratbal but curfew remained strictly in force in over half of the capital city and anti-India rallies came out from hundreds of mosques in the Valley.
Radical faction of the separatist Hurriyat Conference, headed by the detained octogenarian Syed Ali Shah Geelani, issued a fresh calendar of d... | |
| | | | Govt can only pray for repeat of 2008 ‘mistake’ | | Tackling Kashmir protests | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, July 16: Had the government spared Syed Ali Geelani, the situation today would have been different. This is what the people, who want an end to the on-going strikes, believe. According to them, Geelani was easily accessible and could be ‘influenced by a bit of coaxing and cajoling.’
The firebrand leader has been severely criticized for calling off the 2008 agitation. He had a variety of reasons ranging from harvesting paddy to solemnizing marriages in rural areas. Although the reasons evoked severe reaction from the urban population yet his decision was respected and the agitation died down.
Today, young people like Masrat Alam and Aasiya Andrabi run the s... | |
| | | | On Day 4 of Mendhar encounter, Maj, two jawans wounded | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 16: On 4th day of the gunbattle between security forces and militants in Chhajla forests of Mendhar, Poonch, a Major and two jawans of 37 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) were late last night wounded.
The encounter had started Tuesday last in Mendhar's Beri Rakh forests when militants had ambushed a search party of 37 RR, killing Maj Amit Thenge and wounding six others, including Col Ajay Katoch.
After two days of the gunfight, one militant was killed by security forces in Beri Rakh forests in the wee hours of Thursday while the others had broken troops' cordon and taken positions in Chhajla woods, about 1.5 km ahead of Beri Rakh.
One militant was shot dead by troop... | |
| | | | Pak army soldier killed, over 6 injured in retaliatory fire by India | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 16: At least one Pak army soldier was killed and over six others were wounded in retaliatory fire by India in Krishna Ghati sub-sector of Mendhar, Poonch, last night.Violating ceasefire, Pak troops had last night resorted to small and medium arms fire, and heavy shelling, on the Line of Control (LoC), targetting Kirpan, Ghora, Kranti and Nangi Tekri forward Indian posts.A total of 50 odd shells fired by Pakistan exploded in noman's land close to the forward posts, official sources said, quoting intelligence inputs.
The explosions, which were heard in Poonch town also, rattled window panes of houses in Mendhar and several other Poonch areas, spreading panic.T... | |
| | | | Kashmir Crisis: Congress says last chance, BJP talks Insaniyat | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 16: J&K is in news these days. Why? Everyone knows. The recent disturbing developments in Kashmir have inspired/motivated certain elements in India and Pakistan to put pressure on both the countries so that the Kashmir issue is clinched as per the aspirations of Islamabad and Kashmiri separatists, Indo-Pak relations are harmonized and lasting peace forged not only in Kashmir, but in the whole of South Asia. These elements want New Delhi to clap with one hand. They do not want it to insist on action against those who masterminded and executed the terrorist attack on the country's commercial capital, Mumbai, on 26/11 and murdered in cold-blood hundreds of peopl... | |
| | | | Mustafa Kamaal’s tirade against New Delhi misplaced, motivated | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 16: Fourth Formulation: Mustafa Kamaal says that the "NC categorically rejected Jinnah's 2-nation theory and did never believe in Azadi or accession to Pakistan." He is absolutely wrong. Mustafa, who is required to go through Prem Shankar Jha's Rival Versions in History for updating his knowledge about the reasons behind the mind-boggling ceasefire, is distorting and suppressing facts in order to mislead and hoodwink the people of Kashmir. The facts are altogether different.
It needs to be noted that his father did send his emissaries in the persons of Ghulam Mohammad Sadiq and Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad to Lahore to negotiate the accession of J&K with P... | |
| | | | Azad's kin, two PSOs hurt in car mishap | | | | JAMMU: A youth, son of the brother of union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, and his two personal security officers (PSOs) were today wounded in a car accident at Lal Pari near Raghi Nullah in Doda.
The incident occured at about 9.30 am when their Santro car (2507/JK03B) was on its way from Batote to Gandoh.
Police sources said the car was being driven by Mubassar Ali, son of Liaqat Ali of Soti, Gandoh. "Liaqat is Azad's brother," the sources informed.In the mishap, Mubassar and his two PSOs -- Shoukat Ali, son of Mamdoo Mir of Soti and Mohammad Rafiq, son of Nazir Ahmad of Thathri -- both SPOs, sustained injuries. All were hospitalised and their condition was stated to be out of danger. Both t... | |
| | | | Ultra held, LeT's administrative base busted | | | | JAMMU: Forty eight hours after killing Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT's) district commander Ishaq Bhat in Kishtwar forests, police and army jawans today captured his deputy, besides busting the outfit's administrative base in the area.
Troops were on the look out for Ishaq's associates who had escaped from the encounter site after his killing two days back in Kishtwar forests. Official sources said while combing Kunau Ghat forests of Patnazi in Thathri, Kishtwar, police and army jawans in a well-coordinated and executed operation caught hold of Ishaq's deputy at about 9 am while he was trying to flee.
He was immediately overpowered and unarmed, the sources added. He was identified as Nazir Ahmed... | |
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