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Jammu on fire, BJP activists, SP among 75 injured, curfew clamped City Tense: Hundreds of vehicles, public property smashed, NH blocked for several hours 7/2/2008 12:06:34 AM Early Times Reporter Jammu | July 1 As the focus of a sensitive religious-political controversy fully shifts to Jammu region, the winter capital city and many other areas today witnessed violent protests from agitated locals against decision of the Governor to handover Shri Amarnath Yatra to the state government. Thousands of agitators bought pitched battles with the Police in which more than 75 persons were injured including SP Jammu (North) and many other cops. The protests turned aggressive and vicious in many areas forcing the authorities to clamp curfew under jurisdiction of three city Police stations even as curfew like situation prevailed in entire city and its peripheral areas. However, defying curfew, the agitated activists of BJP, VHP, Bajrang Dal and many other organized went on rampage across the town smashing public property worth lakhs of rupees. Shops and other business establishments remained closed for the day during the continuous shut down since Monday while educational institutions remained closed the government offices too were almost empty with no employe...   READ MORE

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Moral attack on pilgrims, physical attack on Gujjars Separatists, BJP must explain 7/2/2008 12:06:06 AM Early Times Reporter Jammu | July 1 Even though the secular majority of Jammu and Kashmir is trying to survive mindless efforts of the vested interests to create and prolong a communal clash in the state but few incidents have the potential of hurting communities. An attempt by agitators in Kashmir to force a group of Amarnath pilgrims to perform "Pakistan Zindabad slogans" and the gory act of protestors to set on fire hutments of poor Gujjars in Samba district deserve condemnation. A group of Amarnath pilgrims told EARLY TIMES here today that some protestors on the outskirts of Srinagar City forces them to recite Pakistan Zindabad. The group which was on way back home and had many wo...   READ MORE   Where are Jammu Ministers? 7/2/2008 12:05:39 AM Early Times Reporter Jammu | July 1 Seeing Jammu being caught in rising flames, the leaders of this region including the Congress veterans are apparently more busy in pleasing the separatist agitators in Kashmir Valley than dousing flames back home. Ever since protests broke out in Jammu, no Minister or any sign of the political establishment has shown up face in City or other parts of region to quell the protests and diffuse tension. Leave aside visiting Jammu, the Minister cooling heels in Srinagar and probably seeing last minute official files anticipating fall of the government, did not even issue a statement or appeal asking the people to maintain calm. Jammu has been protesting ...   READ MORE   Tense Valley gets Azadi? Strike called off, parties celebrate ‘victory’ 7/2/2008 12:05:11 AM Early Times Reporter Srinagar/Jammu | July 1 After a tense and violent day the Kashmir Valley entered into a celebration mode this evening as if the imaginative “Azadi” has been obtained. Dozens of separatist parties and the Peoples Democratic Party described it “victory of Kashmiris” as government announced withdrawal of controversial land transfer order. All political parties celebrated this victory caring little about the repercussions their protests has caused in Jammu and other parts of country. After the land withdrawal news was made public this afternoon, the separatists led Action Committee on Amarnath Land Transfer (ACALT) called off the eight-day long protest, demonstrations a...   READ MORE   BJP, VHP call nationwide bandh 7/2/2008 12:04:40 AM Early Times Reporter Jammu | July 1 Hours after Jammu and Kashmir government decided to withdraw the controversial land transfer order, the BJP and Vishva Hindu Parishad have called for a nationwide shut down on Thursday to protest the alleged interference in religious affairs of Hindus. While former Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader LK Advani said that his party will make the Amarnath Shrine Board controversy as en election issue, a party spokesman said that the BJP will launch a sustained agitation in the states ruled by it. The BJP described the withdrawal of land as a direct interference in religious affairs of Hindus and said that the party will go to any extent to prot...   READ MORE   Govt soothes Kashmir, puts country on fire Frail dispensation withdraws land transfer order, appeals calm 7/2/2008 12:04:13 AM Early Times Reporter Jammu | July 1 Till this afternoon the protests and demonstrations in Jammu and other parts of region were to condemn the decision of Governor NN Vohra on handing over the Shri Amarnath pilgrimage affairs to the government while the controversial land was still believed to be in status quo. However, in what may be described as last nail in the coffin, the state cabinet has today cancelled the order of land allotment required by the erstwhile SASB to create facilities for Amarnath pilgrims. The latest cabinet decision, an in verbatim copy of which was made available to the press, has triggered a sharp reaction warranting the agitating organizations in Jammu to intensif...   READ MORE   Separatists welcome central funds not Army's land occupation 7/2/2008 12:03:34 AM Gareeb Dass Jammu | July 1 The Kashmiri separatists have added new dimensions to the ongoing row over the diversion of 800 kanals of forest land to the Shrine Board. Despite the fact that neiher the diversion deal has been signed nor the Board was going to utilise the land for raising prefabricated tents on a temporary basis the separatists have started voicing the demand for evicting the Army which had occupied vast chunks of land in the State for setting up their units,cantonments and residential complexes during the past 55 years.They possily do not want to know that the Army occupies 70 per cent of the area in Leh and Kargil districts which is followed by Poonch and Rajouri.Already th...   READ MORE

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