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Crisis far from over, Jammu shuts today

Vohra’s effigies up in smoke

6/29/2008 10:57:00 PM

Early Times Reporter Jammu | June 29 Even after a string of unprecedented developments –withdrawal of PDP from the government, undeclared dissolution of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, taking over of pilgrimage by the government –the problem in Kashmir persisted where it actually had been while its retaliation has traveled down to Jammu region which is now all set for a show down. In a late last night development, the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board headed by the Governor surrendered claim over the controversial land and the Raj Bhawan asked the state government to take over charge of pilgrimage. This was done to soothe the rising passions in Kashmir Valley. Without having any positive impact on...

‘Call Upon Your Followers To Halt Protests’

Text of Governor's statement

6/29/2008 10:56:31 PM

Early Times Reporter Jammu | June 29 At the request of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), the State Government had issued an Order to sanction the diversion of 39.88 h.a. of forest land for enabling the SASB to raise pre-fabricated structures only for providing camping facilities to pilgrims at Baltal and Domail. The misrepresentation of the facts, background and actual significance of the aforesaid Order has contributed to a grave misperception, bordering on conviction, that SASB had acquired permanent ownership of forest land to erect permanent structures. In fact, the demarcation of the land and its possession has not so far been delivered to the SASB which has also not paid the ...

Govt does the maximum, PDP says not enough

Cancel land order or face more reaction, threatens Mirwaiz

6/29/2008 10:55:34 PM

Early Times Reporte Jammu | June 29 The historical decision of the Governor which was accepted by the Chief Minister to resolve the crisis has not gone well with the Peoples Democratic Party and the separatists spearheading the agitation in Kashmir Valley. Even though the Chief Minister and the Governor did what maximum they could have done but the agitating parties said that nothing short of canceling the land allotment order and full control of the state government over yatra affairs will work. Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has declared that the protests and demonstrations will continue till the order is not cancelled while PDP described the decision as half-way measures which a...

Dirty PDP stands exposed, says Congress

6/29/2008 10:55:06 PM

Early Times Reporter Jammu | June 29 In first ever statement from the state Congress after Saturday evening’s crisis, the obvious reactionary Abdul Ghani Vakil described the pull out as dirty politics of the Peoples Democratic Party. In a statement issued here, the Social Welfare Minister and Vice President of the State Congress, Vakil said said that the Amarnath land issue has exposed the dual character of the PDP and made public their gimmickry. “They were at one hand relishing the power and the other hand trying to befool public by raising hollow slogans time and again. It is this party which created confusion and tried to mislead the people by making false statements with regard to...

BJP warns of nationwide reaction

Rajnath Singh suggests Governor’s rule, more troop deployment

6/29/2008 10:54:45 PM

Early Times Reporter Jammu | June 29 Keenly watching the development from the national angle, the BJP chief Rajnath Singh has called for imposition of the President’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir in view of the present deepening controversy over Amarnath pilgrimage and reduction of the government into minority. The BJP president Rajnath Singh who was in Ranchi today was quoted by the agencies as saying that President's rule should be imposed in Jammu and Kashmir following the ongoing crisis triggered by the Amaranth shrine controversy in the valley. "The President's rule should be clamped in Jammu and Kashmir called in as the law and order was beyond the control of the state government," ...

Inclement weather halts Yatra

6/29/2008 10:54:10 PM

Early Times Reporter Jammu | June 29 The Amarnath Yatra was today suspended from Jammu due to bad weather as at least 30 pilgrims were injured in an accident and a policeman and woman died enroute and at the shrine respectively. Authorities in the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir said no fresh batch was allowed from there due to bad weather conditions prevailing enroute to the shrine. As per reports, the route had become slippery and several mud-streams had formed on the Kagan-Baltal stretch of the highway creating problems for free movement of traffic, they said. The Yatra was resumed yesterday after a break of two days as authorities had suspended it apprehending attacks on it in ...

Girls outshine boys in JU’s part final exams

6/29/2008 10:52:24 PM

Munish Gupta Jammu | June 29 Girls have again outshined boys in the final year degree examination, the results of which were released by the Jammu University this evening. Girls have topped in all three faculties - Science, Commerce and Arts. The girls bagged eight positions in Science and nine each in Commerce and Arts leaving behind just three top slots for boys in Science and two each in Commerce and Arts. Raghuma Gupta topped the merit-list of science faculty securing 84.42 per cent marks. She was a student of Govt. Degree College Kathua. She was followed by Ahsan Elahi of GGM Science College who bagged second position securing 83.87 percent marks while Sonam Sharma again of Govt...

Jubilation in Jammu over PDP pull out, turned into despair overnight

PDP's treachery stands exposed

6/29/2008 10:44:23 PM

Early Times Special Correspondent Jammu | June 29 News Analysis The mood of jubilation in Jammu after the breaking news about pull out of PDP from Azad led coalition government in the state, on Saturday evening, believed here to be good riddance generating hope that the government and the State Governor, the Chairman of the SASB would now stick to their guns, was changed overnight, with disappointment and resentment writ large on the faces of common man in Jammu, who perceive the decision taken jointly by the Chief Minister and the Governor that the State government would take the responsibility of Amarnath Shrine Board, while the shrine board will be left with no responsibility to condu...

Vohra,Azad play trump card to silence critics

6/29/2008 10:43:17 PM

Gareeb Dass Jammu | June 29 The National Conference,which has 25 members in the Legislative Assembly,seems to have lost a chance for emerging as a kingmaker in the severe political crisis that has gripped Jammu and Kashmir following withdrawal of support to the Azad led Government by the PDP.The Governor,N.N.Vohra and the Chief Minister,Ghulam Nabi Azad have sealed NC's chances for guiding the future of the Congress led Government when the two decided that now onwards the annual Amarnath yatra will be managed by the state Government and the Board will have nothing to do with it.This decision has taken the wind out of the sail of those who were behind the ongoing agitation and violence.Ha...