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| Ram, Ram in Muthi, residents beaten indoors | | Shut down extended by 72 hours, tension keeps in Old City, Samiti asks traders to open shops on rotation | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | July 28
When as the Old City areas remained an epicenter of violent protests, the Police today unleashed a reign of terror in Muthi area where people were beaten up after barging into their houses.
After four days intensified battles in the Old City areas, the presence of troops was today cut down from Parade, Kachi Chhawni, Raj Tilak Road and Pacca Danga since this morning. With fewer numbers of troops present in these areas, the intensity of clashes came down considerably.
The Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti has extended the shut down call for another three days and warned of a sustained agitation if the issue was not resolved immediately. Samiti convener Advocate Leela Kiran Sharma said that the Governor was not responsive to the situation and only he is to be blamed if situation further aggravated in Jammu region.
Worst kinds of violent protests have been reported from Muthi and its adjoining areas on the Akhnoor road where protestor torched at least three vehicles. Violent protests continued in Jammu city as clashes took place between... | |
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| 35 heads count on PDP foundation day | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | July 28
First time ever since its formation in 1999, the Peoples Democratic Party could not celebrate its foundation day at its Jammu headquarters.
Even though the PDP office in posh Gandhi Nagar has been wearing a deserted look ever since it came under a mob attack earlier this year but the party leaders had been claiming that the foundation day ceremony will match the overwhelm of previous years. It may be mentioned here that since its formation, the PDP had been celebrating its foundation day in Jammu with pomp and show and the proceedings had always been presided over by either Mufti Mohammad Sayeed or Mehbooba Mufti.
However, this year there was no ce... | |
| | | | Vohra orders judicial probe as another ‘suicide’ surfaces | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | July 28
• Justice OP Sharma to probe desecration
• SSP Jammu, Alok Kumar removed
• Goswami, Khoda asked to camp in Jammu
• Another youth attempts suicide, Police delinks from agitation
After days of violent protests and demonstrations and continuous shut down, the Governor NN Vohra has swung into action ordering a judicial probe into the alleged incident of desecration of martyr Kuldeep Kumar’s body.
The Governor also removed Alok Kumar from the post of Senior Superintendent of Police Jammu and ordered attachment of SP incharge Bishnah. Though there was neither any allegation against nor any demand for removal of Kumar, but sources said the SSP ... | |
| | | | Kashmir separatists, Jammu fundamentalists in tandem: Azad | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | July 28
Being in ‘Jammu region’ and keeping away from ‘Jammu’, former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has alleged a nexus between the Kashmiri separatist fundamentalists and ‘communal elements’ for fomenting trouble in Jammu region.
The former Chief Minister has been touring across the areas of Jammu region for last three days but he has been keeping away from Jammu which is burning in fire of anger on the Amarnath shrine land issue.
When Azad was today on his way to his constituency of Doda, his cavalcade was greeted by black badges and manners by the members of minority community at Seri Bazaar. Later he reached his home village of Khalleni where he ad... | |
| | | | 1000 electronic meters smashed in Old City | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | July 28
Protesters agitating for restoration of forest land to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) in South Kashmir today went berserk and damaged electronic power meters installed at houses and business establishments in the winter capital.
''Over 1,000 electronic meters have been damaged by the protesting youths who went door to door in the Old City and nearby areas of winter capital,'' a UNI correspondent reported from the area.
Having covered their faces with handkerchiefs, the agitating youths were seen moving in the city on two-wheelers, shouting 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' and anti-government slogans.
Despite curfew restriction, police forces, includin... | |
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