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| Curfew relaxed in Old city despite Div Com's denial | | No 'harmony' between Div Com, DM offices? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 13: While state is grappling with the challenge of restoring communal harmony within the state, lack of harmony between the offices of DM (DDC) and Divisional Commissioner Jammu came to the fore explicitly today as miscommunication between the two top officers of the civil administration created chaos and commotion amongst the police and Army with regards to granting relaxation in curfew restrictions in the city Tuesday.
While an official communication from the office of the divisional commissioner divulged that three hours relaxation in curfew was being granted on Tuesday only in the south district of the city, the relaxation was extended to the old city as well even though the Divisional commissioner had maintained that the relaxation would be granted in the old city only on Wednesday.
Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Shantmanu had said, "It was incident free day in Jammu, no violence was reported since morning, curfew relaxation was given for three hours in Jammu south, but the curfew will be continued."
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| Jammu gets first relaxation in curfew in 3 days | | Chamber enhances Jammu bandh by 48 hours | | | Sumit Sharma
Jammu, aug 13: Relaxation offered to city in strict curfew restrictions that continued for last three days had to be withdrawn prematurely as protestors appeared at several places, threatening to vitiate peace even as three hours relaxation in the south district of the city passed off peacefully with residents turning out in large numbers to shop for essentials on Tuesday.
Protestors resorted to stone pelting in old city at Kanak Mandi area. Some miscreants also made bid to set a business establishment on fire near Shagun Palace near Sarwal however, the same was foiled by security force. Soon after the incident, authorities clamped curfew in North area of Jammu city, with... | |
| | | | Kishtwar reels under curfew for 5th day | | BJP demands suspension of DIG | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, Aug 13: Kishtwar continued to reel under fifth consecutive day of strict curfew restrictions even as no untoward incident was reported from the town or its adjoining areas. Rains lashed the area Tuesday, confining the locals to stay indoors.
In order to cool down the tempers, administration today called the meeting of senior citizens from Muslim community which was attended by MLA Inderwal Ghulam Mohammad Saroori, MLC Syed Asgar Ali, Youth President NC Imtiyaz Zarger, beside DC Kishtwar Baseer Khan, DIG Ashkoor Ahmed Wani and Commandant 9 Sector RR Kishtwar.
All the participants stressed upon maintaining peace and communal harmony beside restoration of confi... | |
| | | | Police curb media from discharging professional duties | | DM's orders violated with impunity | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 13: In a bid to assert their authority, City police have been violating the instructions of the district authorities to restrain mediamen from performing their professional duties in the curfew bound areas of Jammu.
Despite clear instructions from the District Magistrate to treat media persons carrying I-cards issued by the department of information, City police (south) led by SDPO Udai Bhaskar Billa has been disregarding the instructions of the civil administration by refusing to treat the I-cards of the media persons as curfew passes.
The IPS officer has either been ignorant or deliberately Violating communication of the District Magistrate (DM) Jammu ... | |
| | | | Chief Secy to file affidavit within a week | | SC seeks report on Kishtwar clashes | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, Aug 13: The Supreme Court today directed the chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir to file a detailed affidavit on the communal clashes in Kishtwar district and subsequent steps taken by the state government to control the situation.
The apex court directed the chief secretary to file the affidavit by August 21 on a PIL seeking direction to the government to provide safe passage to the pilgrims stranded there due to curfew in Kishtwar to enable them to return home.
A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam said the state government is taking action and it cannot be said that it is sitting mum.
It said that the court cannot control the administration an... | |
| | | | | | | Illegal constructions galore in Pahalgam | | Authorities in deep slumber | | | Saahil Suhail
Anantnag, Aug 13: With authorities concentrating on the situation arising out of Kishtwar violence, unscrupulous elements continue to vandalize the Valley of shepherds by constructing illegal structureseven though High Court has banned construction in the ecologically fragile area.
Informed sources said that a day before Eid, violators earlier exposed by early times resumed construction of their respective hotels and huts as the authorities facilitated them by remaining mum.
Sources said that violators who have been booked for illegal constructions identified as Ab Rashid Bhat alias Rashid Sabzi Resident of Ganshibal Aishmuqam, Siraj-u-din, a businessman and Srinagar re... | |
| | | | Jammu & Kashmir is not personal property of one family | | Arun Jaitley on Kishtwar | | | MINCING
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JAMMU, Aug 13: Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, who was detained at Jammu Airport for hours on August 11 and sent back to Delhi from the airport itself, on Monday, tore into the Omar Abdullah-led coalition government and the Congress-led UPA Government. Arun Jaitley had come to Jammu to proceed towards Kishtwar, which on August 9 witnessed riots on an unprecedented scale with members of the minority community being the targets of the motivated and fully armed rioters, to study the situation on ground zero and help defuse the situation in the district. The Omar Abdullah government, which is being accused by the affected p... | |
| | | | 3 days on, Internet services remain suspended | | | | Mustansir
Srinagar, Aug 13: The Internet service in the state remained suspended for third consecutive day Tuesday with service providers totally non-committal on the issue.
Due to the suspension of the internet mobile services, media persons, professionals and students continued to suffer.
The internet services were temporarily suspended on Saturday last after escalation of tension in Kishtwar which also spread to other parts of Jammu region.
The state government officials said the step was taken to prevent rumours from aggravating already volatile atmosphere.
"The authorities had to snap the internet services as a precautionary measure after the Kishtwar incident" a senior officia... | |
| | | | Time to strengthen VDCs, eliminate scourge of terrorism | | Message from Kishtwar | | | II Stark Reality II
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JAMMU, Aug 13: The message from the militant and separatist-infested Kishtwar is clear. The message is that the Village Defence Committees (VDCs), which were created in the 1990s to counter, defeat and eliminate terrorists and protect the minority community, must be strengthened and provided with sophisticated weapons so that they are able to discharge the responsibility they were required to perform.
The credit for creating the VDCs goes to the Congress, which rose to the occasion and did what was required to defeat the militants' and separatists onslaught. It is the fundamental duty of the Congress to take on those, including NC leader and Jammu & Kashmir... | |
| | | | Amarnath Yatra resumes after 3 days | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 13: Amarnath yatra today resumed from Jammu base camp, three days after it was suspended following communal clashes in Kishtwar.
A fresh batch of 225 pilgrims left for Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas from Bhagawati Nagar base camp here at around 0420 hours amid tight security, police said.
The new batch of pilgrims included 142 men, 43 women, two children and 38 Sadhus.
With today's batch, a total of 51,755 pilgrims have left for Amarnath so far from Jammu base camp.
The yatra was suspended from the base camp here on August 10 after curfew was clamped in several districts of Jammu region following outbreak of communal violence in Kishtwar... | |
| | | | De-recognition of 6 medical colleges being considered: Azad | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Aug 13: The Medical Council of India (MCI) has recommended to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare that the recognition/letter of permission for six medical colleges in the NCR, but the same has been sent back for reconsideration, the government said on Tuesday.
"The recommendation of MCI was received in the month of May 2013. However, the matter has been referred back to Board of Governors for re-examination on 4.06.2013," Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha. The Minister said that among those medical colleges listed by MCI are Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad; Subharati Medical Colle... | |
| | | | Security beefed up across Kashmir ahead of I-Day | | | | Bashir Assad
Srinagar, Aug 13 :Ahead of Independence day celebrations, security in Kashmir has been beefed up to ensure an incident-free Independence day on August15 in Kashmir valley. A security blanket has been thrown around vital installations and checking intensified across Kashmir valley with the Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF contingents deployed in strength in and around Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar where Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is scheduled to hoist the flag ceremony.
The tightened security arrangements were made in the wake of surge in infiltration attempts and alleged ceasefire violations from across the border and escalation in militant activities in the Valley, officia... | |
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