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| Peer Mitha residents hold protest over youth's death, damage JMC vehicle | | Udhampur traders call off strike | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | July 7
Following deaths of two persons in Jammu on Sunday, the curfew restrictions were continued in Jammu, Samba, Bhaderwah and Kathua. However, trading community of district Udhampur has called off their strike after the resignation of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Sources said that two persons identified as Manjeet Singh of Bhaderwah and Ramesh Kumar of Pir Mitha have lost their lives during the seven-day-long agitation against the against the revocation of land diversion to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB).
Meanwhile, amidst sporadic incidents of violence, all curfew affected districts observed complete and peaceful bandh which entered seventh... | |
| | | | One injured in grenade attack near J-K Assembly | | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | July 7
Militants hurled a grenade at a CRPF camp located about one km from the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today, injuring a jawan.
The grenade was hurled at the office of DIG (Operations) of the CRPF in Karim Nagar as the Assembly met for a day-long session during which state Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will seek a trust vote, CRPF spokesman P Tripathay said.
Security forces have cordoned off the area and have launched a search operation. ... | |
| | | | Curfew relaxed on 8 July from 7 AM to 12 Noon | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | July 7
According to the District Magistrate Jammu Curfew would be relaxed on 08-07-2008 in all police station jurisdiction from 07.00 AM to 12.00 Noon. However Section 144 Cr. PC prohibiting unlawful assembly, hold procession, display lethal weapons shout out any provocative slogans, cause annoyance, or injury erode the sanctity of religious places, disturb the peace, tranquilly, health or safety or communal harmony within the jurisdiction of District Jammu shall remain enforced till further order.... | |
| | | | Race for Advisors on | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | July 7
Even as the situation is yet to emerge clear on the next regime of Governance in Jammu and Kashmir following resignation of Ghulam Nabi Azad as Chief Minister, speculations are being made in the political circles on the probability of Advisors to the Governor if the state comes under Governor's rule –which appears imminent.
In case the Governor takes the charge of governance till elections, he is likely to appoint Advisors to his office to look after and advise on various departments. Since the political situation is too sensitive, the Governor NN Vohra in all probability may opt for non-political faces as his Advisors who will be carrying the status ... | |
| | | | Guv weighing options of his rule | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | July 7
The resignation of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has put Jammu and Kashmir into yet another crisis of governance even as hectic consultations have gone underway on adopting the next course of action.
As Azad made an imminent exit this morning, the focus has now shifted to the Raj Bhawan and next action of the Governor NN Vohra is being keenly watched. After his speech in the legislative assembly in Srinagar the Azad called on Governor, at Raj Bhavan in the afternoon and handed over letters conveying his resignation as Chief Minister and the resignation of his Council of Ministers.
Though the Governor has accepted the resignations but has requested... | |
| | | | Next in demand: Vohra's head | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | July 7
The controversy of land diversion to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board has taken toll of many heads –criticism of former Governor SK Sinha, sacking of his Principal Secretary Arun Kumar, ouster of PDP from power and now the fall of the government –but the parties agitating in Jammu against the controversial decision are asking for little more –recall of Governor NN Vohra.
The former Governor SK Sinha earned a reputation of hate symbol in Kashmir Valley but his successor Vohra earned an almost equal criticism in Jammu for surrendering the land and yatra arrangements to the government.
While keeping the heat of protests on and watching activities from the fr... | |
| | | | For how long will these blackouts stay? | | The inside story of Azad's sudden change of mind | | | Early Times Special Correspondent
Jammu | July 7
Ghulam Nabi Azad decided to hang his boots after he learnt on Sunday evening tht the numbers were not in his favour.He had decided to quit on Sunday late evening when he came to know that the Congress high command's last minute bid to persuade the PDP patron, Mufti Mohd.Sayeed, to engineer a situation in which the 17 members of the PDP abstained from attending the Monday's Assembly session where Azad was to seek vote of confidence had failed.But like Vajpayee he decided to quit after making the legislators aware of the achievements of the Government.When he ended his long speech he did not wait for the response of the members but asked spe... | |
| | | | Power cuts: bear it for three months, Babu Singh | | | | Gareeb Dass
Jammu | July 7
There have been several areas in Jammu,including the posh Gandhi Nagar, where power is being supplied for 20 half an hour out of 14 hours' shotdown for the last several days.Power Minister Babu Singh,before he flew to the scenic valley for supporting his chief Minister facing vote of noncofidence motion,has issued a crisp sermon"Since the transformers in Gladini grid station are out of order people have to bear the odds of prolonged power cuts for at least three months."As per him the state Government did a lot of job for finding out immedite and temporary relief for the people by airlifting engineers from the South to rectify one damaged transformer.The engin... | |
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