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| Green flags, secessionist slogans rock Srinagar | | New Delhi says, nothing unusual | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 22
An estimated more than one lakh people today gathered at Idgah ground of Srinagar raising separatists and secessionist slogans even as government of India played down the development describing the gathering as nothing unusual.
Green flags fluttered all around in Srinagar and thousands of people raised ‘pro-independence’ and ‘pro-azadi’ slogans. The Government of India, however, said that its main concern was that nothing untoward should happen in the rally.
Reports reaching here from New Delhi said that the Centre played down the huge turnout at the rally convened by separatists in Srinagar today saying there was nothing new in it and expressed relief that no major incident was reported from Kashmir Valley.
"There was nothing new" in holding such agitations", senior officials of Union Home Ministry told reporters in New Delhi.
"No major incident was reported from the valley. There was a gathering which passed off peacefully," they said when asked questions about anti-India slogans raised at the rally.
"For us, the law and order is pri... | |
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| K.S.P. Radhakrishnan appointed new Chief Justice of Gujarat | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 22
Justice Kalavamkodath Sivasankara Panicker Radhakrishnan, a chief justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court, has been appointed as new Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court.
Notification with regard to the appointment of new chief justice was issued by the President of India. The announcement by the Law and Justice Ministry said the transfer of KSP Radhakrishnan from J&K high court to Gujarat high court was ordered by President Pratibha Patil after consultation with J & K Governor N N Vohra and Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan.
Justice Radhakrishnan has been directed to assume charge of his office in the Gujarat HC within a fortnight, the a... | |
| | | | Congress making immature and irresponsible statements': SAYSS | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 22
The four-member committee of Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti (SAYSS), spearheading agitation over Amarnath land transfer row in Jammu region, will hold dialogue with Governor's panel headed by S S Bloeria at Circuit House tomorrow to find an amicable solution to present crisis.
Addressing media persons here on Friday, senior SAYSS member Brigadier (retd) Suchet Singh informed that Samiti will hold talks with Governor's panel at Circuit House at 9:00 A.M tomorrow. "The four members of Samiti comprising spokespersons Dr Narinder Singh and Tilak Raj Sharma, Pawan Kohli and myself will meet Governor's panel headed by S S Bloeria and see what propos... | |
| | | | Army says no to law and order duty in J&K | | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | Aug 22
The Indian Army has been under tremendous pressure to step in and control law and order in Kashmir after the recent protests there but a senior Army officer has made it clear that the Army should be kept away from interfacing with the crowds as far as possible.
Huge protest rallies have been organized in Jammu and Srinagar over the past fortnight and over 20 people died in various incidents of firing by the J&K police and the CRPF.
Their role in dealing with the crowds increasingly came under the scanner, leading to demands to deploy the Army for crowd control. However, the Army itself is not too keen to take on a role that it is not trained for.... | |
| | | | Leela blames Nehru for Jammu’s miseries | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 22
Since 1947, Jammu division has been discriminated by the successive state governments and no attention was given for its rapid development like Kashmir, said convener, Shri Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti, Leela Karan Sharma.
Sharma said it is not only state govt even centre government also paid little attention towards Jammu while allotting funds to J&K state. Leela was addressing a press meet organized by an association of hardware and sanitary dealers here this afternoon.
Launching a scathing attack on first prime minister of free India, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, he said, for the present turmoil in the state Nehru is wholly responsible, as he failed t... | |
| | | | Ultras on prowl | | Army officer, 2 intruders killed | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | Aug 22
With a raging internal disturbance in the interiors of Jammu and Kashmir, militants are on continuous prowl on the Line of Control and hinterland of the state making it tough for the forces to handle the situation at both fronts.
A day after shelling incident in Nowhera sector of Jammu region, militants made their way into this side of Line of Control leading to an encounter with the security forces in North Kashmir. In another incident, two personnel of the Territorial Army were shot at and left critically injured by militants in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir.
Reports said that a senior army officer killed and four others, including ... | |
| | | | VO books ex-CTP | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 22
The State Vigilance Organisation has registered a case against Mir Naseem Ahmad former Chief Town Planner Jammu and Kashmir and others for misuse of official position and conferment of undue benefit upon himself and his other accomplices by mischievously changing land use relating to Sub- zone A-14 in Pahalgam Master Plan.
In the course of joint surprise check it was found that a committee comprising of Mir Naseem Ahmad then Chief Town Planner, Hamid Ahmad Wani then Town Planner and Nazir Ahmad then Assistant Town Planner was constituted in 2004 to prepare Master Plan (2004-2025) of Pahalgam. The members of the committee resorted to misrepresentation... | |
| | | | Bloeria panel, Samiti talks today | | Center working on ‘some’ give and take formula: Patil | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 22
Amidst the reports of Center working on a give and take formula, the representatives of the Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti will be holding talks with Dr Sudhir Singh Bloeria headed four-member government panel nominated by the Governor NN Vohra to break the present deadlock in Jammu.
The four-member committee of Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti (SAYSS) spearheading the agitation for restoration of land to the shrine board will meet the Governor's panel headed by his advisor S S Bleoria here tomorrow at 9 AM.
"We are scheduled to hold talks with the Governor's panel at Circuit House here at 9 a.M. Tomorrow," Samiti leader Brigadier (Retd)... | |
| | | | ‘Azadi’ slogans unfortunate: Muslim body | | | | New Delhi | Aug 22
A prominent Muslim organisation today said that it is unfortunate that issue in the Kashmir valley was no longer the Amarnath land row but 'azadi'.
"It is unfortunate that such a feeling has crept back in the valley ... The land issue seems to have taken a back seat," Mahmood A Madani, leader of the Jamiat-Ulama-I-Hind said when asked if there was revival of the 'azadi' sentiments in the valley that existed in the 90's.
Madani's party had participated in a Civil Society Peace Mission to Kashmir early this week.
Madani, a parliamentarian, who along with others met leaders of Sri Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti (SASS), held separate talks with Mirwaiz Umar Farooq of Hurriya... | |
| | | | Jammu on edge; Hiranagar, Poonch tense | | Police station torched, shops ransacked in Jammu | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 22
Overall situation continued to remain tense across Jammu district and adjoining areas as protestors indulged in large-scale arson and violence attacking Police stations and torching vehicles.
Despite repeated appeals by the Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti to hold peaceful demonstrations, the mobs at several places ransacked shops and government establishments. Curfew was clamped in Hiranagar township and incidents of sporadic violence have also been reported from Kathua and Poonch districts.
Processions and rallies with large number of people holding placards and raising slogans continued across Jammu City for the day. Except ransacking of tw... | |
| | | | Unheard not heard melodies are sweeter | | | | Nirbhay Jammual
Jammu | Aug 22
If you ask any seior National Conference leader to spell out a solution to the turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir it will not take him even a minute for saying restoration of greater autonomy to the state.If you pose the same question to a PDP leader he will not hesitate saying self-rule alone can ensure peace.There was a time when political leaders used to say that retention of Article 370 in its orginal spirit could ensure peace.The events that have taken place since 1950 onwards have revealed that neither the greater autonomy nor Article 370 have ensured peace in the State.They have neither silenced those favouring Kashmir's incorporation with Pakistan nor th... | |
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