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| …..And now century’s biggest blackmail | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 10
•Separatists, PDP to march for Muzaffarabad today
•Alleged economic blockade described as reason
•Center, state peeved, Patil appeals reconsideration
•Disturbed Govt says wait till Oct for formal trade
•No economic blockage at all, authorities confirm
Despite all out efforts put in by the state and central government to ensure complete supply of essential commodities and also look into it that Valley’s export produce reaches to the markets in other parts of country, the entire Kashmiri separatist and mainstream leadership today ganged up adamantly on its decision to launch a march to Muzaffarabad with fruit laden trucks.
Heightening the politicization of ongoing controversy, the separatist and mainstream leadership of Kashmir, prominently supported by the Peoples Democratic Party, has based its decision on the presumed premise that Valley’s export produce, mainly fruits and vegetables, are not being allowed by the Jammu agitators to be delivered in different markets of country. Even though the top echelons of state government, ... | |
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| Land row costs Rs 5,790 cr to Jammu region | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 10
The ongoing agitation over Amarnath land transfer row has cost whopping Rs 5,790 crore losses to Jammu region during the last 40 days.
This was disclosed by Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Ram Sahai while talking to media persons at the sidelines of a press conference of Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti at Geeta Bhawan this afternoon.
Sahai disclosed that the industrial and tourism sectors are the worst affected due to prevailing unrest in the region. "The tourism sector has suffered a loss of Rs 1,850 crore while the industrial sector has suffered a loss of Rs 2,500 crore," informed Sahai, adding that the agricultural sector has suf... | |
| | | | RS Pura youth bids on life for Shrine land | | Protests continue in Jammu, curfew lifted from Kathua, Poonch | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 10
Despite strict curfew restrictions and continuous massive Army presence, people in Jammu City and other parts of region took out large processions and staged protest demonstrations for immediate return of forest land to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board.
Intermittent relaxation in curfew ranging from three hours to seven hours in various parts Jammu city, rest of district and Samba largely passed off peacefully with no incident of violence even as the demonstrations continued. The authorities announced that they have lifted curfew completed from the districts of Kathua and Poonch in view of improvement in situation. However, local reports said that the... | |
| | | | Capacity of Gladni grid station being raised to 550 MVA | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 10
The work on installation of 150 MVA transformer at Gladni Grid Station here is going on round the clock.
The Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Sudhanshu Pandey visited Gladni this afternoon and took stock of the work on installation and commissioning of the transformer. He was informed that the transformer and its all accessories have already reached at Gladni Grid Station and presently assembling of transformer, filtration of oil and dry-out process is going on war footing. Major accessories like radiators, bushing, etc. have been installed whereas finer work including cabling and fitting of protection gear is in progress to make the transformer funct... | |
| | | | Patil’s eyewash team draws blank | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu/Srinagar | Aug 10
Without making any headway to resolve the ongoing impasse on Shri Amarnath Shrine land transfer controversy, the Prime Minister’s 18-member all party delegation today made a fervent appeal to all concerned people for exercising restraint.
On second leg of its two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, today met leaders of various political parties here and obtained their views on resolving the onging land issue.
The delegation led by the Union Minister for Home Mr. Shivraj Patil, had a free and frank discussion with the state based leaders of various political parties who expressed their views on the issue. The participating political parties inc... | |
| | | | No middle path: Samiti | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 10
Even as the high level delegation headed by the Home Minister Shivraj Patil failed to resolve the volatile situation in Jammu, the Shri Amarnath Snagharsh Samiti, the multiparty conglomerate spearheading the agitation, today made it amply clear that no other solution than the one sought by it will help break the deadlock.
The SAYSS said that any proposal made by the government to resolve the controversy should be at par with the demands of the Samiti. SASS convener Leela Karan Sharma while expressing ignorance of any new proposal by the government on the issue said, "If there is such a proposal at par with our demands, we will agree when it comes to... | |
| | | | Campaigners against economic blockade fail to laud Army's role | | | | Gareeb Dass
Jammu | Aug 10
After the 400-km long Lakhanpur-Srinagar highway was handedover to the Army the movement of trucks,carrying consumer items to Jammu and Srinagar,improved to the extent that more than 1200 trucks reached the state's summer capital within four days.More than 400 trucks,loaded with fresh fruit,left Srinagar during the same period.Both the central and the state Government gave top priority to the transhipment of goods to Srinagar where people had indulged in worst type of campaign against what they called economic blockade on Kashmir.Their roar gave an impression as if the agitators,protesting against the revocation of the land order,had singled out Srinagar bound... | |
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