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| Mob attacks feared on houses of Police officials, NC leaders | | Violent separatist crowds torch 33 public, private properties in 6 days | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Aug 5: Mainstream politicians, who failed to reach out to their electors and the common people in Kashmir valley in the last over one year, are now apprehensive of a macabre reversal. Recent attacks on public properties and houses of some political activists, notably Minister of Agriculture Ghulam Hassan Mir, have sent shivers down the spine of senior government functionaries as they fear violent mobs could reach out to soft targets---pro-India politicians, counterinsurgents, Police officials---with stones, brickbats and matchsticks.
Firearms are the only weapons available with Personal Security Officers (PSOs) and static Police and CRPF guards as well as escort personnel of the protected politicians, Police officials and counterinsurgents. "They are left with just two options: open fire on the attacking crowds or let them burn the targeted houses", said a senior Police official. He elaborated that entire security circle of over 1000 potential targets was essentially a counterinsurgency grid, aimed at fighting armed militants, and no... | |
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| Baig wants to quit as PDP’s MLA | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 5: PDP’s second-time MLA from Baramulla and former Deputy Chief Minister, Muzaffar Hussain Baig, has expressed his desire to tender his resignation as a legislator.
Sources said that Baig today sent a letter to PDP President, Mehbooba Mufti, asking her to forward his resignation to Speaker of Legislative Assembly, Mohammad Akbar Lone. According to sources, Baig has written in his letter that he was feeling it difficult to represent his electors in the current circumstances as the “bloodshed” was going on in J&K and there was no political initiative either from the state or from the central government to mitigate suffering of the Kashmiri people.
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| | | | Civilian killed, several injured in Pulwama firing | | In curfew-bound Valley, two more die in clashes with Police, CRPF | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Aug 5: With one person succumbing to injuries at a hospital and another getting killed in Police firing on a separatist congregation in Pulwama, death toll of the civilians killed in different incidents of firing in Kashmir valley since June 11th has reached close to 50. For the first time in the last two months, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah visited a hospital to meet the injured and inquire about their condition even as entire Valley reeled under curfew on umpteenth day of turbulence.
Informed sources told Early Times that a crowd of hundreds of residents of Pulwama and adjoining villages was proceeding to participate in the 4th day ceremony... | |
| | | | Student among 12 killed, 30 hurt in road mishaps | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 5: Twelve persons, including an 11th class student, were killed and at least 30 others wounded, some of them critically, in three road accidents here today.
A speeding minibus (JK06/801), which was on its way from Bhalla to Bhaderwah, skidded off the road and plunged into Neeru nullah at Sania Attasa Bhalla near Bhaderwah at about 10.45 am, resulting in
the death of nine persons, including a man and his son, and injuries to eight others.
The dead were identified as Abdul Ghani (52), son of Dina Lone of Drafra Duggli, his son Liyaqat Ali (25), Suresh Kumar (50), son of Dhani Raj of Jogta, driver Firdous Ahmed (28), son of Arshad Ahmed
of Malsoo, Bhaderwah... | |
| | | | Jamkash Vehicleads staffer held | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Aug 5: The sleuths of Crime Branch, Jammu today arrested an employee of the Jamkash Vehicleads for his alleged involvement in the embezzlement of showroom accounts causing loss to it.
Jamkash Vehicleads administration had lodged a report with the Crime Branch, Jammu alleging that a embezzlement of Rs 2,70,000 had been surfaced out in the account books of the showroom and accordingly a First Information Report (FIR) No 4/2007 was registered in this connection. Crime Branch sleuths seized the records of the showroom and during its scrutiny found an amount of Rs 2, 70,000 was embezzled .The same amount was issued to Precious Testing Company on records, but the com... | |
| | | | Hurriyat hawk's peace talk raises doubts in valley | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 5: The hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's peace talk has given birth to doubts in the valley that he must have struck a "peace deal" with the Omar government in lieu of his release from the jail.
Geelani, arrested a month and a half back under PSA, was set free Wednesday in a last-ditch bid by the government to end the cycle of violence in the valley.
The first thing he did after his release was to address a press conference at his Hyderpora residence in Srinagar and appeal to the violent mobs prowling the streets to eschew violence and hold eaceful protests.
Long regarded as a hardline separatist, he surprised all when he came out against th... | |
| | | | 'Ultras planning to target ID functions' | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, Aug 5: Independence day celebrations in Rajouri might be on the radar of militants with security forces and police continuously busting huge arms and ammunitions.
For the last five days, police and army in Rajouri district have disappointed militants by busting third hideout in the district in Rajdhani area of Rajouri on Thursday.
Police sources told here that militants might have planned to target Independence day functions In Rajouri district to make their presence feel in the area.
Sources said that militants are being continuously defeated in the area by a bond of security agencies and police and they have become discouraged in all corners of the distr... | |
| | | | Battleground Jammu: Make it strong to fight secessionism in Valley | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 5: On Wednesday, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram made a statement on Kashmir in the Parliament. He informed the law-makers that the J&K Government "is actively considering a number of political and administrative measures" in order to restore peace and normality in the State (read the disturbed Kashmir as Jammu and Ladakh are very peaceful and as they have nothing to do with the ongoing violent activities in the Valley) and that the "Centre fully supports it." He also told that New Delhi is prepared to hold a dialogue with all sections of the people of the state. "There are", he said, "certain issues which concern our own people" and "they have to be address... | |
| | | | Political patronization helping saw mill owners to run business illegally | | | | Gopal Gupta
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 5: Emboldened by political patronage and existing security scenario, 2700 saw mills running across Kashmir valley are either illegal or have been running in complete breach of the supreme court order which calls for banning the saw mills located within 8 Kilometers from the borderline of territorial forests.
Sources in the forest department said that of around 3200 saw mills in operation across Kashmir valley, around 1200 saw mills do not have proper license and have been running merely because of the political patronage being enjoyed by them. 1500 saw mills are located in the most sensitive "A" Zone of the forest divisions of Kashmir valley.
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| | | | Autocratic Hari Singh was more democratic than today's rulers' | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 5: Unlike the present day democratically elected rulers, Maharaja Hari Singh was open and transparent. During his regime no enforced disappearance has been reported; nobody was eliminated in a fake encounter. And last but not the least, it took the `autocratic' Maharaja less than two months to allow Ahrar team to visit Kashmir to probe July 13 massacre. The democratic rulers, on the other hand took twenty years to allow Amnesty International to visit Kashmir. The state government also took two decades to constitute a commission of enquiry. And, when it has finally been constituted it has limited mandate. It has to probe recent civilian killings only.
The Jul... | |
| | | | Kashmir Crisis: Mirwaiz, Mattoo, Dulat on the same page | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 5: What, however, very significant was the manner in which Congress national spokesperson Munish Tiwari and General GD Bakshi rebuffed Amitabh Mattoo. Munish Tiwari virtually taunted, exposed and even roundly criticized Mattoo for his perverted and motivated views by putting very serious questions to him regarding the exact causes leading to the current turmoil in Kashmir, as also regarding the Pakistani role. Tiwari also asked Mattoo if the unemployment problem had also something to do with the current situation in Kashmir. Mattoo, instead of answering the questions, fumbled and shamelessly tried to defend his views.
Munish Tiwari asked Mattoo: What ... | |
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