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| All fingers crossed, decisive talks today | | Panel to put on table, maximum it has, Govt worried over fallout if talks fail | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 28
All eyes are now focused on the fourth, which is likely to be the final, round of dialogue between the Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti and the four-member panel of the Governor headed by his Advisor Dr SS Bloeria.
The fourth round slated for this afternoon was postponed for tomorrow morning following indisposition of Dr Sudhir Singh Bloeria. Reports said, Bloeria had an injury following a minor accident and therefore the fourth round of dialogue was re-fixed for tomorrow morning.
While Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti has shown yet another sign of political maturity by accepting the offer to talk again, the government, on the other hand, is believed to have come with the final word on the issue. Samiti, it may be recalled here, had threatened to back out of the dialogue if the Inspector General of Jammu Police K Rajindera and SSPs of Jammu, Samba and Kathua were not immediately shifted.
All those who have been engaged in the two-month long agitation and those who have been watching from fringes or directly dealing with the situa... | |
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| Mehbooba is bold but too cold to public | | | | Nirbhay Jammual
During a discussion on the Kashmir turmoil on a TV news channel the PDP Chief, Mehbooba Mufti, announced that she will be the first woman to face the bullet if the Article 370 was scrapped.She has not stopped there.She has threatened to join the movement for the resolution of the Kashmir issue.The 800 kanals of land at Baltal,which does not fall in her Assembly or Lok Sabha constituency,are so dear to her that she is opposed to any plan of giving this land to the Shrine Board even for a temporary period of two to three months.Really a bold statement from a bold woman politician.She is really bold enough to admit in public that she has visited the families of those militan... | |
| | | | Those 19 hours | | After a brush with destiny, Billoo’s family searches life | | | Sumit Sharma
Jammu | Aug 28
Blood stains may go soon from their corridor and the holes in walls may soon be filled up, but for Kajal, 4, the 19 hours ordeal of the bloody Wednesday in Chinore area of Jammu outskirts may remain a nightmare to haunt the life ever after.
One of the longest and toughest gun battles between security forces and militants in the insurgency history of Jammu and Kashmir was called off well past midnight after last of the three ultras was killed by security forces. Chinore area in general and the family of Billoo Ram and his neighbours, however, are yet to come to terms with the life. In fact, it is too difficult for the family and their neighbours, who saw and... | |
| | | | Land row reaches UN | | | | Early Times Desk
Jammu | Aug 28
The controversy arising out of the transfer of land to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board and its subsequent revocation has not only brought Jammu and Kashmir under the shadow of terrorism but it has also attracted the much unwelcome international attention which can be a diplomatic embarrassment for India.
The Human Right Commission of the United Nations has voiced its concern over the killing of protestors in Kashmir and asked India to comply with the international human rights principles in controlling the protests. India has, however, strongly reacted to the UN statement describing it uncalled for and irresponsible.
Agency reports said that voicing conce... | |
| | | | Jammu on alert, combing on | | There may be more ultras hiding, says DGP | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 23
Even after calling off of the Chinore encounter, Jammu and its adjoining areas continue to be on a state of high alert as checking and frisking has been intensified in all areas following apprehensions of more militants having made their way to the region.
Additional deployment of paramilitary forces has been made in several areas to keep a check on the situation and search operations have been launched in at least a dozen areas, particularly on the outskirts of Jammu City and in adjoining Samba district. Security has been beefed up in areas along the IB and LoC and police has intensified frisking and checking of vehicles with all entry and exit po... | |
| | | | BJP, Congress speak in sync | | | | Shimla | Aug 28
When a resolution to the Shri Amarnath Shrine land controversy is slightly seen on the horizon, two main political parties –the BJP and the Congress –have jumped into fray to put the final stamp on demands of Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti.
While BJP has all along been supporting the Samiti demand, but of late the party had slowed down its campaign after eruption of tension in Kashmir Valley. The Congress, after reading the mind of UPA government is now taking final shots asking the Governor to restore land to the Shrine Board.
The Jammu and Kashmir government should give back the controversial piece of land to the Amarnath shrine board whose order it had revoke... | |
| | | | Civil Society, Security Experts for strong measures | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 28
Shocked over the brutal incident of terror in Chinore on Wednesday, the Civil Society and Security Experts have voiced their serious concern over the prevailing situation and have called for well thought out strategy to check recurrence of such incidents.
Providing of covering fire by the regular Pakistan army to the militants to enable them to cross this side of border at various places at LoC and International border is a matter of great concern. During the number of flags meetings held at the border and LoC, Pakistan army officers assures their Indian counter parts of their any involvement in the episode. When terrorist have no support from Pak,... | |
| | | | House siege second major attack in three months | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 28
The fidayeen took care to save their ammunition, even as army officers chalked out strategies to neutralize them without harming the civilians during the stand off on Wednesday.
By 7 pm, another terrorist had been shot dead. Around 5.30 am, the terrorists, who had sneaked into India from across the border near Kanachak sector in Akhnoor, about 20km from Jammu, on Tuesday, riding a goods carrier fired at an army checkpost in the Domana-Mishriwala area. Junior commissioned officer V V Prakashan of 6 Madras was hit. He later succumbed to his injuries.
The infiltrators then hijacked a three-wheeler, fired indiscriminately killing the auto driver, loca... | |
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