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| 3 killed, 2 critical among 300 injured in Valley | | Mobs set Police Station, vehicle on fire; clashes at over 50 places | | |
Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 30: In fresh spate of mob attacks on Police and violent clashes between demonstrators and armed forces, three more civilians have died and around 300 sustained injuries---two of them critically---as Kashmir valley witnessed yet another separatist-sponsored shutdown and state-enforced curfew today. With the violent mobs torching a Police Station and a Police vehicle in Pattan area of Baramulla district today, authorities have re-imposed curfew in capital city of Srinagar as also some other major towns in apprehension of further escalation in violence and street clashes.
Even as the state Police was in complete disarray and both, headless department of Information as well as the Police headquarters, remained tightlipped, informed sources told Early Times that three civilians got killed and two more, with critical injuries, were battling for life at SKIMS. These sources said that nearly 300 people, including 50-odd Police and CRPF personnel, were estimated to have sustained injuries in today’s clashes between violen... | |
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| 70 kg gold seizure case | | DC, SSP scritinise files of Met Trade India Ltd | | |
Early Times Report
KATHUA, July 30: Deputy commissioner (DC) Sanjeev Verma and SSP Gareeb Dass today examined with a great care files and other documents of Met Trade India Ltd, which is in the eye of the storm since Tuesday last when
its 70 kg gold biscuits were seized at Rajpura in Punjab.
The SSP later said they were still in the process of examining the files of the company. "As and when we detect tax evasion, or any unlawful processing of gold, we will take legal action against the
Met Trade management," he asserted.
The company owns a metal processing unit in SICOP industrial area here. Its consignment of 70 kg gold biscuits was seized by the Punjab excise department Tuesday ... | |
| | | | More infrastructure on anvil under Master plan | | Vaishno Devi Shrine Board commissions solar power based projects near cave | | |
Early Times Report
Katra, July 30: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board which is consistently on path of development for creating facilities for lakhs of pilgrims visiting annually to the Shrine has added another feather in its achievements. In what can be seen as a major initiative for utilizing and demonstrating the use of renewable energy, Shrine Board has commissioned a Solar Power Plant at the Holy Shrine and a Solar Power based Water Heating Plant at Katra.
A Solar Water Heating System with 5000 litre per day capacity has been installed at Shakti Bhawan, Katra and a 5 KW Solar Power Plant at Bhawan. These two projects, aimed at both utilizing and demonstrating the potential of... | |
| | | | 34 years on, Ujhan yet to get a bridge | | | | Early Times Report
Rajouri, July 30:IT may sound weird but it is true that construction work of a 153 meters span Bridge in Ujhan area in Darhal, which started way back in 1976, is going on at a snail’s pace as the concerned agency could manage to complete only 2 meters of it in 34 long years!
Incredibly, as against estimate of Rs 15 crore, government has so far released Rs 5 lakh for its construction since 1976 and that too in installments.
Keeping in view the need of 20,000 population living in Kasian, Badanoo, Dhan Rakiban, Ujhan, Chatyar, Dhandkote and Darhal areas, State Government in 1976 announced construction of a Bridge to connect these areas with the rest of world following wh... | |
| | | | Kapur eyeing post of Election Commissioner of India | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 30:
Surrounded by a hostile environment around him, chief secretary S S Kapur is lobbying for getting a berth in the Election Commission (EC) of India."He wants to move out of J&K as he does feel comfortable with at least three of his juniors, all commissioners/secretaries," official
sources said.
Sources said Kapur was eyeing the post of Election Commissioner after the elevation of S Y Qureshi as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) in place of Navin Chawala who had retired.
The chief secretary was feeling unconfortable with chief minister's principal secretary Khursheed Ahmed Ganai, financial commissioner (home) Verghese Samuel and GAD comissioner/secret... | |
| | | | J&K emerges as key contributor to hydro power generation in India | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 30:
The Jammu and Kashmir is emerging as a key contributor to the hydro power generation in the country.
With some hydro power projects nearing completion in the state, NHPC plans to augument hydro electricity generating capacity to over 10,000 MW by the end of the current XIth Five Year Plan (2007-12) in the country.
NHPC is the country's largest hydro producing company with an installed capacity of 5,295 MW after the commissioning of its 120 ME Sewa-II project in the state last week. "It now plans to augment this capacity to over 10,000 MW by the end of the current XIth Five Year Plan (2007-12)," official sources
said.
The company is also in the pr... | |
| | | | Mohabat main dokha! | | Bijbehara youth fulfil CM’s wish, torch his effigy | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 30: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah’s wish was fulfilled Friday when angry youth torched his effigy on the Srinagar-Jammu highway at Bijbehara in South Kashmir. Last week a seemingly confident Omar in a desperate bid to make his point said nobody had torched his effigy in Kashmir till date.
A few days ago when Hizbul Mujahideen chief, Salah-ud-Din issued a statement from Pakistan administered Kashmir criticizing prolonged strikes, some masked youth torched his effigy in old town in the summer capital. “Who is he? How can he criticize us? We are not affiliated to any political organization. This is our movement and we know what to do”, they made clear.
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| | | | CBI judge acquits Fazil | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 30: Prominent broadcaster, Zeeshan Fazil was acquitted by special CBI judge at New Delhi yesterday. He along with other Kashmiri artists were facing charges of favouring the artists with excessive payment.
Fazil had produced and directed the seven-episode musical series ‘Sham-e-Kashmir’ for Doordarshan’s Central production Centre (CPC) in January 1999.
Accusing Fazil and some other Doordarshan officials including then Director CPC, R P Mathur of favouring Kashmiri artists with excess payment, a case was filed against them in December 2000. Subsequently, Fazil and some Kashmiri artists and singers were charge-sheeted by CBI on July ... | |
| | | | Chidambaram for resumption of quiet dialogue in J&K | | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, July 30: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has admitted that after recent protests normalcy is yet to return in Jammu and Kashmir. He expressed the hope that the State Government is able to control the situation.
Speaking to reporters here today regarding the developments through this month, the Home Minister said, “The situation in Jammu and Kashmir is not yet normal. Repeated calls for bandh have paralysed normal life in the valley. Security forces continue to operate in a difficult situation exercising maximum restraint. Government of J&K has announced some measures and I hope that these measures will help in normalising the situation.”
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| | | | Bhim Singh and his men playing a dangerous game | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 30: JKNPP chief Bhim Singh, who is known for his inconsistent approach to all the issues facing the state and who can do anything, anytime and anywhere to remain in news, has once again enacted a drama of sorts. He knew it full well that the situation in Kashmir in general and Srinagar in particular was volatile and grim; he knew it full well that Srinagar has been reeling under curfew since days; but still he planned to organize, along with a handful of his supporters, a march to Lal Chowk on Thursday. And, when his plan was thwarted, he not only accused the authorities of putting restrictions on his civil liberties, but also virtually identified himself w... | |
| | | | Now its the Sikhs turn, separatists’ shedding crocodile tears | | | |
STARK REALITY–I
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 30: “My humble request to you (Mahatma Gandhi), therefore, is that taking all things into consideration, should we (Kashmiri Hindus) adopt a national programme and give up communalism altogether? If so, won’t we be risking our culture, life and property, at the hands of Pan-Islamists? I have so far tried to be nationalist, while serving on the grievances Enquiry Commission (1931) and the Constitutional Reforms Council, as a non-official member, representing Kashmiri Pandits. I tried to redress all the legislative grievances of the Muslims and voted for a representative Assembly, even though the Muslims (the majority community) had p... | |
| | | | APHC leadership believes Kashmir settlement key to peace in valley | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu,July 30: The separatists do not seem to believe that the situation in the Kashmir valley may register marked improvement if all the detained political leaders were released alongwith those youths who had been arrested on charge of pelting stones on the security forces.
A senior APHC leader,Prof.Abdul Gani Bhat,said "I do not think that the situation in Kashmir will improve if the detained people were released."Asked why then the demand for the release of detained leaders and arrested youths had surfaced in the valley Bhat said "it is but normal to demand their release when they had simply been fighting for a cause without indulging in violence."
Bhat e... | |
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