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With no early solution in sight, shut down extended till Aug 20 8/13/2008 11:29:20 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Aug 13 As the Central Government failed to arrive at a solution as putforth by the Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti (SAYSS) to end the present deadlock, the ongoing agitation has been extended by another six days. Meanwhile, an uneasy calm continued to prevail in Jammu and its adjoining areas where people took out the usual processions, protests and demonstrations demanding restoration of 800 kanals of forest land to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board and also recall of the Governor NN Vohra. No incident of violence or clash has been reported from any part of the region. A 15-hours relaxation in curfew also passed off peacefully. The authorities had initially ordered relaxation in curfew from for 12 hours –between 5AM and 5PM. But it was later extended till 8 PM. However, as usual, the shops and other business establishments remained shut during the curfew relaxation. The Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti, spearheading the ongoing stir over the land transfer issue, today extended the shutdown in the entire region till August 20 and announced it would la...   READ MORE

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Govt focused on trucks to Srinagar 8/13/2008 11:28:57 PM Early Times Reporter Srinagar | Aug 13 Amidst flames of raging fire everywhere, the Principal Secretary Home Anil Goswami and Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda are making hectic efforts to convince the people of Kashmir Valley that traffic is smooth on the National Highway and there is no need of marching anywhere. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar today, Goswami said that as many as 234 Srinagar bound load carriers with essentials and fuel were on way to Srinagar on both sides of the Jawahar Tunnel this evening. He said the movement of the vehicles had to be regulated in view of some incidents on this side of the tunnel. Goswami said that a truck laden with medicines...   READ MORE   'Chakka jam' halts wheels in many states 8/13/2008 11:28:28 PM New Delhi | Aug 13 Road and rail traffic were today disrupted in parts of Delhi and across several states as VHP and BJP activists launched a nationwide 'chakka jam' agitation over the Amarnath land issue. Commuters had a tough time as traffic on certain major intersections and roads in the National Capital Region (NCR) and train movement along the Delhi-Jaipur route were halted by the activists this morning. The blockade, which lasted two hours from 9 am, left many office-goers stranded across the NCR region and caused huge jams. Reports of disruption of road and rail traffic have come in from Punjab, Gujarat, Orissa, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Bihar, ruled BJP and its allies, a...   READ MORE   Valley ill at ease, Kishtwar still tense 8/13/2008 11:28:00 PM Early Times Reporter Srinagar/Kishtwar | Aug 13 Despite a relaxation in curfew, sporadic incidents of violence prevailed across Kashmir Valley where forty two persons were injured today, including 23 in police firing at various places. In the Jammu region, shoot-at-sight orders were issued in Kishtwar town rocked by communal clashes in which two persons died on Tuesday, official sources said. Authorities relaxed the curfew in three-hour blocks in Srinagar and five other districts for 12 hours during when there were no major incidents. Four persons received bullet injuries when CRPF personnel opened fire on a group of protesters being chased by police in Delow village of Rajpora are...   READ MORE   J&K burning, New Delhi, thinking about elections Patil submits report to PM; EC meeting today to discuss election preparedness 8/13/2008 11:27:32 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Aug 13 With the Centre mooting an idea of forming a committee to hold talks with agitators in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today briefed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the prevailing situation and findings of the all-party team that visited the state in the wake of Amarnath land row. Meanwhile, amid the volatile situation in Jammu and Kashmir over the Amarnath land row, the Election Commission would begin the exercise for holding of next polls in the state where the term of the assembly is expiring on November 20. Patil informed the Prime Minister about the steps being taken to bring back normalcy in both Jammu region and Kashm...   READ MORE   First time in Jammu, I-Day under siege Bloeria to hoist flag at official affair, Samiti to have a parallel function 8/13/2008 11:27:00 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Aug 13 With schools, colleges and other educational institutes continuously shut for last more than 20 days, the Independence Day, falling on Friday, is all set to be ‘celebrated’ under siege amidst a thick canopy of security forces and a shut city. Dr Sudhir Singh Bloeria, the newly appointed Advisor to the Governor, will unfurl the National Flag and take salute at the main official Independence Day celebration to be held at the MAM Stadium here on Friday. Perhaps first time in the history of Jammu, the official national day is going to be boycotted by most of the locals. The Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti, spearheading ongoing agitation, has decl...   READ MORE   India bashing an easy tool for Pakistan 8/13/2008 11:26:18 PM Gareeb Dass Jammu | Aug 13 It was expected.Nothing surprising about the way Pakistan expressed concern over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.The Pakistan Foreign Office made a crisp statement on the developments in Jammu and Kashmir by expressing concern over the violence in the state which it said had "serious humanitarian implications."It had nothing to say on the disclosure made by none other than the National Security Adviser,M.K.Narayanan,who stated that 800 terror cells had been unearthed in the country.India had to describe Pakistan's statement on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir as "interference in internal matters of India."Well Pakistan's interference in the internal affai...   READ MORE   JK ex service donate Rs 11,000 to SS fund 8/13/2008 11:13:46 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Aug 13 In view of the latest political developments in the state J&K ex-service man league in a meeting held under its president, Maj Gen, Goverdhan Singh Jamwal showed grave concern over the violence and the loss of life and appeal to all including the ex- serviceman not to make it politic and maintain communal harmony at all cost. It was decided in the meeting to contribute Rs 11000 to the Sangarsh Samities Memorial Fund. Brig Gulai President India Ex-serviceman League has offered full support to the. Samiti on behalf of 56 lakh ex-serviceman of the country. The league appealed to the people not to interrupt supplies on the National Highways. They also a...   READ MORE

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