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| Incredible: Shoe-thrower was seated in Home Secretary's chair | | 8 IG security was out in Leh, No DIG posted after Wattali's transfer to Anantnag | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Aug 18: Suspended head constable, Abdul Ahad Jan, who attracted world attention by hurling his shoe on Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, on the Indian Independence Day here on August 15th, has been found seated in the chair reserved for the state Home Secretary Tashi Dorjay in the VIP Pavilion. Dorjay, who was late in his arrival by a couple of minutes, consequently occupied an absentee official's seat in a different row.
Authoritative sources investigating a security lapse, unparalleled in the insurgency ridden state's history, revealed to Early Times that the shoe-thrower had not only managed to accommodate himself in the VVIP closure but had also occupied the Home Secretary's seat. Until Aug 17th, Dorjay remained posted as Secretary in the Home Department that has entire administrative control of J&K Police and all of his organizations, including Security and CID. Senior IAS officer, Sameul Varghese, holding the rank of Financial Commissioner (equivalent to Chief Secretary), has been functioning on the top most position in Home Depart... | |
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| Shoe-thrower says DIG asked him to name Geelani, Mufti | | After Govt's send off at PCR, Jan gets separatists' reception in Bandipore | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Aug 18: Shoe-throwing celebrity and suspended Police official, head constable Abdul Ahad Jan, has made a turnabout and praised hardliner separatist Syed Ali Shah Gelani, as also his political cause, a day after his meeting with Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, here on Tuesday. This, within hours of his getting a warm send-off from Chief Minister's Advisor, Mubarak Gul, at Police Control Room in the capital city today.
Obviously on Mr Abdullah's direction, senior National Conference leader and Advisor to Chief Minister, Mubarak Gul, today handed over 53-year-old Abdul Ahad Jan to his family members and relatives at Police Hospital on the PCR pre... | |
| | | | 15 Armymen missing, 20 killed in Leh floods | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
NEW DELHI, Aug 18: The Army has lost 20 soldiers, including three Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) in the recent flash-flood that hit Leh and its nearby areas in Ladakh and 15 Army personnel are still missing. This has been stated in a Ministry of Defence statement issued here today.
Despite this, the Armed Forces are continuing with rescue and relief operations in flash flood-hit Leh-Ladakh. The IAF flew two IL-76 transport aircraft and three Cheetah Helicopters, airlifting 7.35 tons relief materials on Tuesday. And thus far the Air Force has airlifted over 355 tons of relief material and equipment and flying 822 passengers in 237 sorties.
Besides the IAF efforts, ... | |
| | | | BJP out to destroy J&K, beware of it | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 18: Who says the National Conference (NC) alone is anti-Jammu? Who says both the NC and the People's Democratic Party (PDP) are anti-Jammu? Who says the NC and the PDP, like other Kashmiri separatist organis-ations, want a separate dispensation? Who says the BJP is a pro-Jammu and anti-autonomy? Who says the BJP is for the delimitation of the assembly constituencies in J&K, as also for the empowerment of Jammu? Those who say that the BJP is pro-Jammu and anti-autonomy are totally wrong. They are blissfully ignorant about the today's BJP's credentials. Those who say that the BJP is for the empowerment of Jammu are also absolutely wrong.
The fact is that the t... | |
| | | | Will Renzoo streamline press-PR relations ? | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Aug 18: The poet is back to head the Department of Information and Public Relations.The writer has been sent back to man the Information Department.The man is the same who had not succeeded,despite his postings on two occasions in the past, in promoting better rapprt between the Government and the men manning the print and the electronic media.
As per an old saying one who fails twice is bound to succeed third time.And both newsmen,editors and owners of the state based newspapers believe that Farooq Renzoo may have changed a lot.They believe that this time Renzoo could deliver the goods better than what he had been able to do in the earlier stints.Reports sa... | |
| | | | Hurl a shoe to have date with Chief Minister | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Aug 18: If you cannot get permission to meet Chief Minister,Omar Abdullah,you no longer have to run after him or his advisers.What you have to do is to hurl your shoe on him and within a day or two he will pardon you.He will direct the police to release you.He will invite you to his residence and offer you a cup of tea and your problem will be solved.But the only condition is that when you hurl the shoes it should not hit him,it should fly like a missile over his head and shoulders as was the case in the Bakshi stadium.
But if you think that you can have a date with Omar Abdullah if you hurl a stone on him you are mistaken.During the last 68 days of violence... | |
| | | | After Geelani, Aasiya in witness box | | Why has Sher-e-Kashmir been exonerated? | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Aug 18: If Hurriyat (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani is condemned for sending his son outside for seeking education, how can Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah be exonerated for a similar sin? The debate has evoked interest since last evening after reports about Aasiya Andrabi's `intention' of sending her son abroad for education came to fore.
Geelani has been time and again questioned about his son's education at a `safe place' by media persons. Geelani is known for his oratory skills. He has been seeking peoples' involvement in the struggle for the past two decades in particular. Geelani has found it very difficult to defend his decision of sending his son... | |
| | | | Kashmiri separatists' hypocrisy exposed, needed to be excommunicated | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 18: News channel, Times Now, needs to be congratulated by one and all in India in general and in its Jammu and Kashmir in particular. It has accessed documents which not only expose the hypocrisy and duplicity of Kashmiri separatists like the Dukhtran-e-Milat's chief, Syeda Asiya Andrabi, but also re-establish that Kashmiri separatists have one set of rules for their sons and daughters and another for other Kashmiri Muslim boys and girls. The accessed documents establish that the Kashmiri separatists want their sons and daughter to live in safer places and study abroad and that they want all other Kashmiri boys and girls to boycott educational institut... | |
| | | | J&K bureaucrat's relative booked for fraud, vehicle seized | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Aug 18: A close relative of top Jammu and Kashmir bureaucrat was today booked for fraud as police recovered a vehicle from a hotel owner here today.
"A case against FIR number 114/2008 was lodged against one Fayaz Ahmed Ganai, son of Mohammad Sayeed Ganai, resident of Mohalla Dalpatian, who was a defaulter and had fraudulently handed over the vehicle to a hotel owner,'' said police sources.
Police said Fayaz, who is a close relative of a top bureaucrat in Jammu and Kashmir government, had forged the loan documents of Mahindra and Mahindra Finance Company and handed over the vehicle to a hotelier belonging to a reputed business group of city.
"The vehicle was mi... | |
| | | | Defiant youth assault female cop | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 18: In a bizarre incident, three motorcycle borne youth assaulted a lady Traffic police Inspector at busy Library Chowk, Kachi Chawni here this evening resulting into injuries to the police official.
"As Inspector Anita Chopra was busy with her routine of checking vehicles at Kachi Chawni, three youths riding on a Pulsar motorbike bearing registration number JK02 AM-7566 approached the Library Chowk, she signaled them to stop." police sources said.
However, instead of applying the brake, the defiant youth who was riding the bike zip-zapped and tried to sped away from the spot.
On seeing that the offenders are attempting to fled, the alert officer chased the... | |
| | | | Student among two held with leopard skin | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 18: A 12th class student pursuing studies privately and his accomplice have been arrested by police from different city localities for allegedly trying to smuggle a leopard skin.
They were identified as Mehzoor Ali (18), son of Ashiq Ali of Judda, Mahore, and Mohammad Maqsood (24), son of Ghulam Qadir of Thuroo, Mahore. Mehzoor was pursuing his 12th class studies privately.
Police sources said Mehzoor was walking by the roadside at Panama Chowk Monday night when a police party led by Inspector Abid Rafiqi, SHO of Trikuta Nagar police station, stopped him for checking.During the checking of his bag, cops recovered a leopard skin, the sources added.
He was i... | |
| | | | Some Tips for wannabe shoe throwers | | In Lighter Vein | | | Shoe flinging as a trend seems to have caught on around the globe. It is time for some introspection why none of those who flung shoes at men in authority managed to hit the target. Here are some tips for those planning to fling shoes:
1) Practice makes a man perfect. So all you shoe throwers who want that your target is not missed start practising atleast 90 days before the D- day. So far not even a single shoe that has been hurled has hit the target. So here is the chance to become the first one.
2) Make a list of all politicians whom you want to attack with your shoes and then shortlist them. Then among from the short listed candidates choose the lucky one.
3) Make sure your shoes ar... | |
| | | | 400 yrs old history to repeat in Rajouri | | After opening of Mughal Highway, Govt planning to revive Mughal Caravan and monuments | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, Aug 18: In the land of Kings, 400 years old history is likely to be repeated with Mughal Caravan moving towards Kashmir on horses and elephants, as the government is planning to revive ancient monuments along Mughal road and restore the traditional style of Mughals for domestic and foreign tourists.
Since Mughal road is likely to be opened for traffic near future, state government with the help of central grant has planned to revive 400 years old Mughal monuments along this highway and open new era of International Heritage Tourism.
Sources said that state has reportedly consulted Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and had requested for providing suffici... | |
| | | | Soz says early restoration of telecom services must in Leh | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 17: Prof. Saifuddin Soz, MP (former Union Minister) and President, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee has sought visit of senior level officer of the Ministry of telecommunication to flood ravaged Leh so that snapped telecommunication services could be restored at the earliest.
"One aspect of Prime Minister's visit to Leh, today, was that the people of Leh thanked the PM for the government's speedy response to the tragedy that had occured on August 6, 2010. Even in their hardship they did appreciate the gesture of the Hon'ble PM to have visited Leh and announced a package of relief.
Soz said he reminded PM that in spite of the fact that he had ma... | |
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