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| MBBS test impersonation case: Saroori in trouble, may have to quit | | Police silent, political pressure alleged | | | BHARAT BHUSHAN
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 22: In the MBBS/BDS entrance exam impersonation case in which his daughter Huma Tabassum is held an accused, works minister GM Saroori, who is supposed to be a torchbearer, has undoubtedly landed in trouble and may have to quit.
Another politician, who has got into trouble, is NC leader and former minister Rampal whose son Lovish Bharat has too been held an accused in the racket.
Both Saroori and Rampal were alleged to have facilitated the impersonation for their minor wards, who otherwise would not have dared to take such a step.
Seven outsiders were found impersonating Tabassum, Lovish and five other candidates of "influential" families, including Areeshi Kiran, daughter of Ajeet Kumar of Roopnagar, Takshay of Shivam Enclave (New Delhi), Sneh of Greater Kailash (New Delhi), Mohammad Sadiq of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh and Rajiv Kumar of Bihar.
While Shruti Gour took the test for Tabassum, Mobeen Akhtar appeared for Lovish.
Five other impersonators held from the examination centre included Sheetal Gupta (a first year student at Sag... | |
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| Crackdown continues in Srinagar; 17 more arrested | | Clash on removing of Pak flag; 15 injured in Chhattabal firing | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Aug 22: Even as the local cable networks today restored service of Pakistan Television broadcasts in violation of District Magistrate's orders after two years and the state government chose to ignore it completely, Police attracted trouble over removing a Pakistani national flag. Over a dozen demonstrators sustained injuries in a fierce clash with Police at Chhattabal in the capital city which witnessed arrest of 17 more alleged stone pelters on a day of curfew and shutdown in Valley.
Official sources told Early Times that Police staged a flag march through the dense Chhatabal locality in the forenoon today. It spotted a Pakistani national fl... | |
| | | | NC-Congress linkages weakening | | Is 'gap' for real or a compulsive strategy? | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Aug 22: Even as the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has lately decided to hold meeting with his cabinet colleagues every week, Tuesday having been earmarked for the purpose, the two alliance partners in the coalition government appear to be functioning as separate units , almost independently in the two regions of the state. While majority of the Congress ministers are camping in Jammu, NC ministers have for a long time stationed themselves in Kashmir. Is this gap between the allies for real or a compulsive mode due to prevalent crisis in Kashmir ?
When the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah visited Jammu few days back and took a round of the city after a long time he was... | |
| | | | Leaders of mainstream parties showing indifference in defusing tension in Valley | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 22: With Kashmir burning for over two months now the role of mainstream political parties has come to a sharp criticism from cross section of people in the state for their negative role and maintaining a stoic silence on the issue.
The deteriorating situation in the Valley coupled with the negative role played by the main stream political parties in Kashmir has perturbed the nationalist forces in the state as well as rest of the country.
According to sources there is a general feeling among the people that leaders of mainstream political parties as well as civil society of Kashmir could have played a significant role in defusing the crisis and in restoratio... | |
| | | | Cloudburst washes away 3 tents near Amarnath cave, yatris safe | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 22: Even a cloudburst today occured on the rear side of the holy Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas, washing away at least three tents, the last batch of 77 pilgrims left Jammu for the pilgrimage in the morning.
There was, however, no casualty and all the pilgrims and security personnel were safe, official sources said.
"A cloudburst was reported to have hit the rear side of the holy cave shrine in the afternoon, triggering a sudden rise in the water-level of the nearby stream," the sources added.
Sources said three tents were damaged in the incident but there was no loss of life as pilgrims were evacuated to safety.
Security forces were carr... | |
| | | | AF (JK) SPA has already lapsed! | | | | ET REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 22: The Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah in their respective statements last week have ruled out repeal of controversial Armed Forces Jammu Kashmir Special Powers Act {AF JKSPA}. Omar said some draconian sections may be amended to make the Act `humane'. Chidambaram and Omar seem to ignore a harsh reality. Is AFSPA applicable to Jammu Kashmir?
Senior officials of the home department say the Act has already lapsed as mandatory notices to keep the law in force have not been issued. "The government has to issue notification after the expiry of six months when it reviews the AF (JK) SPA. They admit that in case of Jammu Kashmir it has... | |
| | | | "Go India Go", India will not go | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 22: Kashmiri separatists have unleashed a no-holds-barred "go India Go" campaign in the Valley. Their supporters have been painting the Kashmiri walls with such anti-India slogans, with the authorities in the state not taking action against such forces. The hate-India crusade unleashed by the Islamic radicals is part of the new strategy devised meticulously by the desperate Pakistanis who are finding it extremely difficult to keep Pakistan intact. Their objective is to create a situation in the Valley that forces New Delhi to close down its political and constitutional establishment in Kashmir so that they are able to give a particular type of orientation to e... | |
| | | | Ganging up of Saxena, Dulat, Rajeshwar, Sood, Jha & Dua a dangerous development | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 22: The steps suggested by Saxena, Dulat, Rajeshwar, Sood, Jha, Dua and others who participated in the Observer Research Foundation (ORF)-sponsored pro-Kashmir meeting on August 20 at Delhi to overcome the current difficult situation in the Kashmir Valley clearly suggest the extent to which these security and Kashmir experts, representatives from Kashmir and journalists covering Kashmir were biased in favour of those seeking autonomy for Kashmir (Read Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmir because they believe Kashmir is Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, as also because they believe that meeting the separatist urges of the Kashmiri Muslim leadership would be the same as s... | |
| | | | Night curfew clamped in RS Pura | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU,Aug 22: To check infiltration from across the International Border (IB), the district magistrate today imposed night curfew in the border RS Pura area.
The authorities have imposed night curfew for two months to prevent movement of anti-national elements, according to official sources.In an order, the district magistrate has restricted the movement of any person or persons from 10 pm to 5 am.
"I have met several heads of villages in the vicinity, and have told them to obey the orders with immediate effect," said Kasturi Lal, Incharge of the Border Police Post in RS Pura.
People have been asked to stay indoors during night hours so that they were not mistaken f... | |
| | | | Bomb hoax on highway, traffic disrupted | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU,Aug 22: Following a bomb hoax, vehicular traffic was disrupted on the national highway at Digdol near Banihal, about 172 km from here, this morning.
Answering an emergency call that a bomb like object was lying by the roadside, army troops immediately reached the spot and stopped the flow of vehicular traffic from both sides.
Official sources said the troops noticed a bomb-like object which was half buried in the road.
Exercising all precautions, troops dug out the object which turned out to be a LPG cylinder wrapped in a polythene bag, the sources added.
After the area was declared safe, army allowed the vehicles to move on the highway.
Sources said the road... | |
| | | | Lt Col dismissed from service in milk scam | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU,Aug 22: An army Lieutenant Colonel has been dismissed from service and awarded three years' rigorous imprisonment by a General Court Martial (GCM) which found him guilty of irregularities in procurement of milk powder.
The GCM found Lt Col Kuldeep Singh of Military Farms guilty of irregularities in the procurement of skimmed milk powder worth over Rs 10 cr in Northern Command in Jammu and Kashmir during 'Operation Parakram' and dismissed him from service Wednesday.
Defence PRO, Lt Col Biplav Nath said Lt Col Singh was cashiered and awarded three years' rigorous imprisonment by the GCM.
The GCM's order in this case is subject to confirmation by the authority ... | |
| | | | Two LeT ultras surrender in Doda | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU,Aug 22: A district commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and his deputy today surrendered along with arms and ammunition before police at Doda.
They were identified as LeT commander Ghulam Mohammad alias Abu Rafeequllah and Mohammad Asif. They surrendered before IGP Ashok Gupta along with one AK rifle, its three magazines, 90 rounds, 2 pistols and two Chinese grenades in a simple function held at Doda.
Speaking on the occasion, Gupta said, "We welcome their surrender. They will now restart their life."
Rafeequllah, who had joined militancy in 2004, said, "We were misguided and lured with money by the Pakistan sponsored terrorists.
Now, we will start a new phase ... | |
| | | | Rehabilitation work in full swing but fears haunt survivors | | Life in Leh after 15 days | | | M.Ramzan Khan
Early Times Report
Leh 22 August. Its been more than fifteen days the devastating flash flood hit the leh region. The recent floods which were triggered by cloud burst have been described as the most devastating disaster that Leh region has ever witnessed. The psychological impact of the flood is such that even today the people are not able to sleep well for the whole night. A single sound of thunder or a sign of lightening make every one sleepless in the region even after a fortnight.
On the other hand the good thing is that the local and other organizations are at their bit to bring back the life of Leh on normal track but the haunting memories are hard to ignore.
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| | | | Restaurant dramaturgy connects with ultimate mystical in theatrical deliverance | | Vikram, Neha break new grounds, give ‘Uljhan’ a new idiom | | | SIDDHARTH
early times report
Jammu, Aug 22:
Listing their preeminence on the state’s theatrical panorama by breaking new grounds in the impregnable forte of intricate dramaturgy, Vikram Sharma, Neha lahotra the only artist-director duo of the state who has earned laurels, awards and honours in the field performed the mystical ultimately.
In an intimate blend on a subject of live-in relations, Vikram locked horns with Neha, the undisputed queen of stage and TV artistry, to knit a magical aura among the spellbound audience of Chanakya Restaurant who stood witness to the most forceful drama of intimate theatre never ever witnessed on the state’s panorama.
The gist evolved from a matrix o... | |
| | | | Raksha Bandhan: Hectic activity in city | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 22: The festival of Raksha Bandhan is celebrated to strengthen the bond of affection between brothers and sisters. The city these days is abuzz with hectic shopping activity ahead of the festival.
With the festival of Raksha Bandhan right in the corner, markets have been flooded with the 'threads of love,' popularly called rakhis. And women are thronging shops here to choose the 'best ones' for their dear brothers.
Among the numerous ones, the variety which is winning hearts of almost all is the thread-shape rakhis. The reason: Such sorts of rakhis, besides looking elegant and sober, are easy to post to brothers living at other places.
“My brother stays in ... | |
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