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| Eid today, Navratras throw festivity | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 30: The Muslim holy festival of Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated tomorrow after a late night announcement to this effect was made by the Imam of Jammu’s Jamia Masjid.
Confusion prevailed till late evening as the crescent was not clearly spotted anywhere or any confirmation made by the Muslim Clergy. It was late was late in the night when the Imam of Jammu’s Jamia Masjid endorsed the reports of crescent having been seen by the Hilal Committees (committee to spot crescent and declare Eid) of Kashmir and Pakistan.
However, in most part of countries Eid will be celebrated on October 2. The Shahi Imam of Jamia Masjid announced this evening that Eid shall be celebrated on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Navratra festivity has gripped the region with major attractions in the holy town of Katra and in Jammu. Advisor to Governor Dr Sudhir Singh Bloeria inaugurated the Navratra festival at Katra this morning which was attended by thousands of people drawn from various parts of country.
Large number of devotees thronged the different temples in Jammu to offer sp... | |
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| Age takes them away from loved ones | | | | MUNISH GUPTA
JAMMU, Sept 30: Yah khuda, tune yeh kya sitam kar diya Dil jawan rehne diya aur jism burha kar diya
Old age is a stage of life which is full of many unfulfilled dreams. In this state, one has completely experienced the best as well as the worst aspects of life which can be ample source of knowledge for the younger generations, provided they listen. A poet has rightly said:
The problems of the increasing population of the senior citizens should be addressed before it is too late, in the good old days, respect and honor were showered on old people. To respect the elders was such an integral part of our culture that no one could dare to disrespect elders. Even the scolding give... | |
| | | | INDIA STAMPEDED | | 721 killed in 5 years | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 30: As many as 721 devotees have been killed in major temple stampedes across the country in last five years. This includes over 150 killed in today’s incident in Jodhpur.
Following is the list of major temple accidents that occurred across the country in the past five years:
• August 27, 2003: 39 pilgrims killed, 125 injured when faithfuls who were waiting to bathe surged over a flimsy fence triggering a stampede at Kumbh Mela bathing festival in Nasik, Maharashtra.
• January 25, 2005: 340 devotees trampled to death during an annual pilgrimage at Mandhra Devi temple in Maharashtra.
• March 7, 2006: 28 killed and 101 injured in two bombings across ... | |
| | | | Jodhpur stampede takes over 150 dead | | | | AGENCY
JODHPUR, Sept 30: Over 150 people were crushed to death and 55 others injured in a stampede early this morning caused by a rush of devotees in the Chamunda Devi temple in the 15th century Mehrangarh Fort on a hillock here on the first day of Navaratri festival.
In a virtual repeat of the Naina Devi temple stampede in Himachal Pradesh on August 3, in which 162 people were killed, 147 devotees, mostly men, died when they were trampled upon by other pilgrims as doors of the temple opened for worship at dawn, according to Divisional Commissioner, Jodhpur, Kiran Soni Gupta.
She said four of the injured were in a critical condition. Over 1,000 people, mostly locals, had gathered from s... | |
| | | | Vohra’s men: Let’s take clock back | | State Advisory Council Appeals for Peace, Restoration of Harmony | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Sept 30: As the Governor NN Vohra takes a wide spectrum of politicians, retired bureaucrats, businessmen and academicians to his side in his public outreach program a first appeal has been issued for reversing the processes and circumstances which caused varied losses over past few months and to place the State, once again, on the path of development and nurture the historic organic linkages between different communities across the three regions of the State.
The Advisory Council of the Governor, constituted recently, had its maiden meeting in Srinagar this afternoon. 27 of 36 members attended the meeting which had only one member each from Congress and the Pe... | |
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