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| Separatists eyeing political landmass | | | | Nirbhay Jammual
Jammu | Aug 16
The cat is out of the bag. From the agitation over the diversion of land to the Amarnath Shrine Board to the cries over the so called economic blockade the Kashmiri separatists have added new dimension to the turmoil by now demanding immediate settlement of the Kashmir issue. Separatists, including senior APHC leader, Shabir Ahmed Shah, say that land and economic blockade were no longer as important issues as that of the resolution of the Kashmir problem. So if more than 25 people were killed during the two spells of protest demonstrations in the valley they died for the Kashmir cause and not over land diversion or over the economic blockade notwithstandin... | |
| | | | Samiti: Will take agitation to logical end | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 16
Observing that despite more than 40 days of mass agitation in Jammu region, the government was still concentrating all its attention on the Kashmir Valley, the Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti today declared to take the ongoing agitation to the logical end as it also unveiled its Jail Bharo andolan.
Addressing a press conference here today, the Samiti leaders said that the government was still adopting a clearly discriminatory attitude. They said that the martyrs of Jammu’s agitation were being desecrated by the Police while everything was relaxed on the funeral of Hurriyat leader Sheikh Abdul Aziz in Srinagar.
The Samiti leaders also Samiti b... | |
| | | | Bruised Home Ministry says, wait for few months | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 16
Seen as a bruised victim and caught on the wrong side of a well orchestrated campaign unleashed by the separatists and Kashmir’s mainstream political parties against the alleged economic blockade, the Union Home Ministry, instead of setting the record on supply movement straight is still getting in to technicalities to convince the people of Kashmir as how soon trade can be thrown open via Srinagar-Muzaffarabad route.
A dossier released by the Home Minister today said that the trade across Line of Control between both parts of Jammu and Kashmir is already high on the agenda of Confidence Building Measures and the delay was only on part of Pakistan t... | |
| | | | …and they talk about Muzaffarabad route | | Trucks: In 24 hours, 275 enter, 222 leave Valley | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 16
After a highest political posturing of past five decades by announcing to march towards the Pakistan occupied Kashmir capital of Muzaffarabad the separatists are still upping the ante for taking same route in a blatant ignorance of the fact that supplies of essential commodities into Valley and export of produce out of the Valley is following a traffic which is far more above normal.
The separatist sentiment in the Kashmir Valley has always remained alive in its many hues but the move of marching towards Muzaffarabad was the highest political posturing of past fifty years which was clearly devised to attract the international attention. The failure ... | |
| | | | Curfew relaxation peaceful | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 16
Curfew today continued for fifth consecutive day in Kishtwar town which was rocked by communal clashes, while authorities relaxed the restrictions for varying periods in Udhampur, Jammu and Samba areas.
Tension flared up yesterday with representatives of both the communities almost coming to blows at a meeting convened by Advisor to the Governor S S Bloeria, who came here along with Divisional Commissioner Sudhanshu Pandey and Inspector General of Police K Rajindra.
Bloeria visited the area to assess the situation and facilitated a meeting between representatives of the two communities to defuse the tension.
In the meeting, members of the minority... | |
| | | | PM reviews J&K situation | | | | New Delhi | Aug 16
As violence continues in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today reviewed the situation in the state with his senior Cabinet colleagues here.
Singh held discussions with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister A K Antony and Home Minister Shivraj Patil over developments in the state and a possible solution to the issue.
During the 75-minute meeting, Mukherjee is understood to have given an assessment about the situation based on his deliberations with senior Congress leaders from the state, including former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and PCC president Saifuddin Soz last night as well as on Thursday.
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| | | | Lesser kites in skies, many brothers missed Rakhis from sisters | | | | Raman Sharma
Jammu | Aug 16
For brothers and sisters who share a special bond of love and care –even cutting across the divides which of late have been hovering over –the eve of Raksha Bandhan is one such special occasion keenly waited year over. However, the City of Temples today did not wear that festive look the way it has been a usual tradition.
With the ongoing agitation completing nearly a month and half, most of the communication means have been choked and markets are perpetually shut. A limited stock and variety of Rakhi threads, suspended postal and courier services and non-availability of sweets cast spell on the festive mood in the city. However, the festival still went of ... | |
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