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| Dastgeer Sahib shrine, mosque perish in fire | | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, June 25:
69 injured in clashes at Khanyar; Police, Fire Service under attack; fire tender torched.
Structures perish fully but all Tabarukat saved
Khanyar disturbed, Valley shocked but maintains calm.
Govt tightlipped on cause of fire, short-circuit ruled out by residents, Div Comm holding probe.
Biq questions: Where was Police security? Where was the shrine's fire tender? Why fire brigade reached late by an hour and without water?
The Police-protected 207-year-old Dastgeer Sahib shrine gutted today, alongwith its adjoining mosque, in a devastating fire in Khanyar area of this capital city, bringing a pall of gloom on entire Kashmir valley. Amid emotional scenes, groups of devotees clashed with Police and torched a fire tender even as 39 civilians and 30 Policemen sustained injuries. With the authorities being tightlipped over the cause of fire and the residents ruling out short-circuit theory in absence of power supply, Divisional Commissioner was directed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah from London to hold a detailed inquiry into the circumst... | |
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| Fire at Pir Dastgir Shrine, no fire politics on this national tragedy please | | | | early times report
Srinagar, June 25: The tragic fire at the Shrine of Pir Dastgir in Srinagar has shocked everybody cutting across religious barriers. The saint is being held in equal reverence both by the Muslims and the Hindus in the Valley. The fire that destroyed the old wooden structure of the shrine has, therefore, actually burnt in the hearts and minds of millions of those who hold the saint in high esteem.
While it is absolutely essential to find out the cause that resulted in the destruction of this 11th century shrine whose architecture was unique and even the building as such formed a proud part of our heritage, nobody should be allowed to play politics on this highly sensit... | |
| | | | Bahu Fort- Kot Bhalwal Niabats to go hi-tech with 'SWCS' | | | | SUMIT SHARMA
Jammu, June 25: Two Niabats of Tehsil Jammu namely the Bahu Fort and Kot Bhalwal are all set to become hi tech after a whooping number of 43091 service requests have been accepted and monitored through the Single Window Clearance System (SWCS) since its inception at Deputy Commissioner Jammu i.e. 12 June 2012. Pertinently the Single Window Clearance System (SWCS) was introduced in December 2010 by DCJammu Sanjeev Kumar Verma after enactment of Public Services Guarantee Act(PSGA) 2011, to streamline the delivery of public services, fixing accountability on the individuals at each level, providing better services to the citizens, to eliminate un-necessary delays and reduce corr... | |
| | | | Azad vs rival faction & NC once again ….? | | Politics' behind Bhaderwah tourism fest | | | early times report
Jammu, June 25: Bhaderwah and its people have all the reasons to feel elated to witness four day cultural cum tourism mela inviting some attention in the picturesque township and getting inaugurated by none other than the son of the soil, Ghulam Nabi Azad , but one wonders whose show is it once again and organized by whom…..? Once again leaders from rival faction of Congress were not seen in the inaugural show nor were any NC leader seen around or making any statement. Is it that none of these politicians have no concern with Bhaderwah or they were simply not invited by the 'organizers…?'.
Notwithstanding Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's recent statements, ... | |
| | | | Why DC Reasi was given unceremonious exit.......? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 25: Notwithstanding the cabinet decision with one stroke ordering transfer of young lady IAS officer Sheetal Nanda few days back in the cabinet meeting, but the moot question remains why she was unceremoniously given an exit from office of Deputy Commissioner of Reasi district and asked to report at General Administration Department (GAD) till further orders?
The government made the said order during the last cabinet meeting held at remote belt of Tangdhar near LoC on June 20th . Though the state government ordered another couple of transfers but the transfer of Sheetal Nanda had raised number of questions pertaining to the working of Nanda, who had to rep... | |
| | | | Marginalised separatists attend book fairs, inaugurations | | Police organizes first ever Cricket tournament in Sopore; 56 teams participating | | | early times report
SRINAGAR, June 25: Weeks after inaugurating a business establishment set up by a Kashmiri Pandit businessman in the heart of downtown Srinagar, Chairman of the separatist conglomerate Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, yesterday inaugurated a confectionery and fast food joint, Modern Sweets, at Kaksarai in the uptown Karan Nagar in Srinagar.
Mirwaiz drove all the way to Karan Nagar to cut ribbon of the newly established fast food centre at a place that remained ghost ridden for years with memory of the judge Neelkant Ganjoo's assassination by JKLF militants and paramilitary formations. Modern Sweets has come up near the house of Ganjoo who was gunned down by JKL... | |
| | | | Police submits CB report in Bhaderwah triple murder case | | CPO more interested in respondent’ | | | early times report
Jammu, June 25: The Jammu & Kashmir Police today submitted the Crime Branch Enquiry report about the Bhaderwah triple murder case in the state human rights commission (SHRC) with the request that the document be treated as privileged. The case was agitated by the son of one of the deceased Fazal Husain Dar and brother of Fareed Husain Dar. The SHRC has listed the case for hearing on July 3. On the same day, the SHRC would decide whether the document submitted by the police in a sealed envelope was classified or not.
Pertinent to mention, the former Director General of Police, (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda was implicated in the case by a Crime Branch progress report that came t... | |
| | | | Those seeking separation from India are secular | | Secularism, Mustafa-Style | | | NEHA
JAMMU, June 25: Who is secular in Jammu & Kashmir? Who is communal in the state? Who is divisive? Who has been trying to divide Jammu & Kashmir on the basis of region, religion, caste and creed? National Conference additional general secretary Mustafa Kamaal has definite answers to these simple and straight questions? One simply needs to look at the statement he made on June 23 at Sher-e-Kashmir Bhawan, Jammu, during the one-day youth convention to find answers.
If one goes by what Kamaal said, then one can say that all those who have been seeking separation of over-fed, over-pampered and highly prosperous Kashmir from the political and constitutional organization of India or those ... | |
| | | | Joshi's Jammu visit clears many doubts | | BJP, Kashmir & Interlocutors | | | RUSTAM
JAMMU, June 25: BJP veteran and former Union Minister Dr Murli Manohar Joshi's recent visit to the state's winter capital and City of Temples, Jammu, has cleared many doubts. He was in Jammu for two days. He interacted with many people. He also spoke at the BJP headquarters as well as Jammu Club. At the BJP headquarters, he talked about Jammu & Kashmir, about the sacrifices made by Dr Shyama Prasad Mookerjee, and, more importantly, about the misrule, mismanagement and misdeeds of the Congress-led UPA Government. And, at Jammu Club, he talked about Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan, Pakistan-occupied-Jammu & Kashmir, displaced Kashmiri Hindus and other refugees, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Si... | |
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