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Tough action likely against stone pelters after Aug 24 Planeload of non-lethal arms reaches Srinagar; 30 held in Bemina crackdown 8/21/2010 11:53:26 PM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Aug 21: A planeload of non-lethal weapons, carrying DRDO-made Pump Action Guns, today reached here amid reports that state government would be dealing the street protesters firmly after conclusion of Amarnath pilgrimage on August 24th. In a significant development, Police and CRPF today conducted a crackdown in Nundrishi Colony of Bemina and arrested about 30 youth, allegedly involved in stone pelting and attacks on Police. Authoritative sources revealed to Early Times that the state government had requisitioned huge consignments of non-lethal weapons, including the DRDO designed and BSF-made Pump Action Guns (PAGs) and the USA-made Taser Guns for effectively dealing violent street demonstrations in Kashmir valley. As many as 60 civilian demonstrators have also died in such clashes in Srinagar, Baramulla, Sopore, Pampore, Pulwama, Kulgam, Nayidkhai, Pampore, Khrew, Bijbehara, Narbal, Tral and few other towns in the Valley since June 11th. Sources said that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has directed Police, assisted by CRPF, to deal th...   READ MORE

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Hari Singh was an absolute sovereign from Aug 14 to Oct 26, 1947: HC (Magher Singh V/S state of Jammu and Kashmir -AIR1953, J and K 25 Vol 40.C.N.17) 8/21/2010 11:52:18 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 21: The state high court in a landmark judgement observed that Maharaja Hari Singh was an absolute sovereign from August 14 to October 26, 1947. A division bench comprising Janki Nath Wazir CJ and Shahmiri J gave a landmark judgement in 1953 in the case of Magher Singh v/s State of Jammu Kashmir. The appellant, Magher Singh, prayed for a declaration that the Jammu Kashmir Big Landed Estates (Abolition) Act was ultra vires to the powers of Shree Yuvraj and, therefore, in-spite of the passage of this act, the plaintiff continues to be the lawful owner of 811 kanals of land situated in villages Kadyal and Kotli Arjun Singh tehsil Ranbirsingh Pora of district Jam...   READ MORE   DSP among 10 injured as students clash with police at Thanamandi 8/21/2010 11:51:51 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT RAJOURI, Aug 21: Over the trivial issue of starting a special bus service for them from Manyal Gali and Mehrote to the government degree college at Thanamandi here, students today clashed with police, resulting in injuries to at least 10 persons, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP). While students stoned the cops, the latter resorted to lathicharge to disperse them. Five cops, including DSP Ashok Kumar, and an equal number of students were wounded in the clash, police sources said. Demanding a special bus service for them from Manyal Gali and Mehrote, students of the Thanamandi degree college boycotted their classes in the morning and took out a processio...   READ MORE   Ganging up of Saxena, Dulat, Rajeshwar, Sood, Jha & Dua a dangerous development 8/21/2010 11:51:35 PM RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 21: Sinister moves are afoot to exclude Jammu and Ladakh and Congress, which has its support-base in Jammu, from the scheme of things being worked out by certain so-called security and Kashmir experts to further pander to communalism in Kashmir and facilitate the process that drives Jammu and Kashmir way from the national mainstream. These so-called security and Kashmir experts, who are one way or the other have contributed to the mess in Kashmir directly or indirectly or through writings, among others, include former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Girish Chandra Saxena, former RAW chief AS Dulat, Bikram Sood, former press advisor to Atal Bihari Vajpayee a...   READ MORE   HM sympathiser held with 7 SIMs 8/21/2010 11:50:56 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 21: A Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) sympathiser was today arrested by police at Marmat in Doda along with seven SIMs of different companies which were to be handed over by him to a commander of the outfit. He was identified as Atiq Ullah (26), son of Rehmatullah. Police sources said his elder brother Irfan, who was a top HM militant, was killed by security forces in a gunbattle in Marmat forests about two years ago. After brother's killing, Atiq became active as HM's overground worker, the sources added. Sources said he had been supplying eatables, ration and other items of daily use to HM militants. Acting on a tip-off that he was in possession of seven SIMs, ...   READ MORE   Pak accepts Indian flood aid under US pressure 8/21/2010 11:49:30 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 21: When on August 13 India's Foreign Minister, S.M. Krishna, offered a five million dollar aid to Pakistan for flood relief there was no response from Islamabad. Pakistan's foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, offered no reaction when Krishna conveyed to him on telephone about India's offer. For about a week Pakistan remained silent because it had not decided whether to accept the Indian offer or not. In fact the opinion among those who matter in Islamabad was against accepting the aid offer from India on the plea that since Pakistan considered India it's enemy it would be politically and morally wrong for it to accept any aid. Pakistan continued to dit...   READ MORE   Mr Governor In Kashmir pluralism means exclusion of non-Muslims 8/21/2010 11:48:38 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 21: Speaking at the "Sadbhavana Day Pledge" ceremony held at Raj Bhavan lawns in Srinagar on Friday, State Governor NN Vohra expressed concern over the prevailing situation in Kashmir and pointed out that "this has resulted in the loss of precious human lives and most adversely affected the functioning of educational institutions, hospitals, government offices, delivery of public utility services, trade, commerce and business activity and other sectors of economy." Fair enough. All right-thinking people would endorse what the Governor said. However, his assertion that "Jammu and Kashmir has been known for high traditions of communal harmony, brotherhood and ...   READ MORE   SVO devises ways to curb corruption 8/21/2010 11:48:17 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 21: The state vigilance organisation (SVO) officers today met at Samba to devise ways for the effective monitoring of working in government departments to curb the menace of corruption. The theme of the conference was 'internal vigilance', according to SVO sources. During interaction, the officers emphasised the need for early redressal of peoples' grievances and effective monitoring of working in all government departments. They also felt the need of keeping an eye on the functioning of government departments to curb the menace of corruption, the sources added. Among others, the meeting was attended by SVO DIG MS Salaria, SVO SSP Syed Afadul Mujtaba and S...   READ MORE   Woman hangs herself to death 8/21/2010 11:47:54 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 21: A young housewife allegedly committed suicide at her residence here this evening by hanging herself to death. Identified as Asha (25), she hailed from Muthi. Though a case had been registered in this connection, the cause behind the provocation was yet to be ascertained, police sources said....   READ MORE   31 mobile phones stolen from shop 8/21/2010 11:47:26 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT RAJOURI, Aug 21: Burglars broke into a shop at Abdullah bridge in Ward No 10 here last night and decamped with 31 mobile phones.The shop belongs to Tariq Mehmood. The estimated cost of the stolen mobile phones was put at Rs 1.5 lakh. Police sources said the matter came to light in the morning when Tariq found the locks of the shop broken.A case in this connection stands registered at the concerned police station. It may be mentioned that thefts are on the rise in and around Rajouri for the past two months....   READ MORE   Jaitley warns Manmohan against Kashmir autonomy 8/21/2010 11:46:54 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT NEW DELHI, Aug 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party has decried Centre for what it called to be its policy of placating separatists in Jammu and Kashmir. It warned Manmohan Singh Government against toying with the idea of granting autonomy to the border State and the party cautioned that this could lead to separation of J&K from the country. The BJP leader in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said here today in a talk to mark what the party called as Save Kashmir Day that the militants have been encouraging mob violence after their terror tactics turned out to be unfashionable and the world started abhorring it. He said that both the Centre and State Government had failed in curb...   READ MORE

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