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Besieged Jammu refuses to relent Samba killing was group rivalry: Police 8/2/2008 11:05:47 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Aug 2 • Army fails to quell protests • PDP leader’s house attacked • Pitched battles fought in town • Tension in Bishnah, Samba prevails • Torch processions held in evening • Gypsy chases protesters, several injured Even after the maximum possible the administration was able to do, the protracted protests and demonstrations for restoration of forest land to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board refused to ebb as people still remained on the roads despite heavy presence of armed forces. In view of high volatility of situation, strict curfew restrictions were imposed late last night and Army was deployed in wee hours of this morning to control the mobs. All incoming and outgoing routes of the city were sealed before the break of dawn this morning. However, defying curfew restrictions, highly motivated youth returned to streets and lodged strong protests and demonstrations at several places in the city. At several places including Shastri Nagar, Sanjay Nagar and other Old City areas the demonstrators once again fought pitched battles with securi...   READ MORE

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B’Brahmna in perpetual darkness 8/2/2008 11:04:59 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Aug 2 Much to the pleasure of power starved inhabitants of Jammu City and adjoining areas, the government today informed “near arrival” of some parts of Gladni Grid transformer but at the same time there was not even a word of regret about the prevailing darkness in Baribrahmna and its adjoining areas. The loss at Gladni Grid station was immediately noticed and reported for being in the Capital City, but people of Bari Brahmna have been facing worst power crisis for last two days and administration is yet to react to the situation. It is learnt that a powerful 132/11 (31.5 MVA) KV transformer was gutted two days back in a mysterious fire leaving people gra...   READ MORE   Budha Amarnath Yatra halted, Admn denies 8/2/2008 11:04:36 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Aug 2 First time ever in the history the holy Budha Amarnath pilgrimage to Poonch had to be cancelled by the administration leaving thousands of Hindus deeply enraged. However, a spokesman of Jammu district administration has clarified that no ban or restriction has been imposed on Shri Budha Amarnathji yatra. Reacting to a report circulated today, the spokesman said that in fact the administration has made adequate arrangements for the pilgrims. For the first time, arrangements for the pilgrims have been made in the Yatri Bhawan and registration fee has also been waived off. He said there could be some inconvenience to the pilgrims due to the prevailing d...   READ MORE   ‘House arrest’ for scribes, 2 injured 8/2/2008 11:04:08 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Aug 2 The media fraternity, which along with the security forces have been on the toes ever since eruption of the present crisis, today had bear brunt of troops as their movement was restricted and many who ventured out were beaten up. Most of the media persons were not allowed to move out of their houses and were pushed in an undeclared ‘house arrest’ After imposition of strict curfew restrictions last night, the administration did not put any guidance on the movement of media persons neither were they provided with any passes. The troops on the streets, including the Rapid Action Force, Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police, refused to press cards since last ...   READ MORE   BJP launch nationwide struggle: Jaitly 8/2/2008 11:03:42 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Aug 2 BJP National General Secretary and incharge of Jammu and Kashmir affairs, Arun Jaitly today accused the Governor NN Vohra of taking people of Jammu for granted even as he vowed that his party will rake up the Shri Amarnath Shrine land issue at national level. Jaitly arrived here this morning to take stock of the emerging situation in Jammu region on Amarnath Shrine land issue. He was the only leader coming from New Delhi who was allowed by the administration to enter the town as earlier firebrand Hindu leader Sadhvi Ritambhra was pushed back and another firebrand leader Uma Bharti was taken into preventive custody. Speaking to the media persons, Ja...   READ MORE   Pak clears Baglihar of objections 8/2/2008 11:03:12 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Aug 2 After the World bank appointed neutral expert Raymond Lafitte asked India to decrease the height of the dam by 1.5 metres, Pakistan has said that it has no objections against the work going on at the Baglihar dam site in Doda district of Jammu region. Briefing reporters after his three-day tour to Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Indus Water Commissioner Syed Jamaat Ali Shah said that although Pakistan now had no objections against the project, it wanted that both dead storage and live storage should comply with the provisions of the Indus Water Treaty. He said that as per the treaty, Pakistan should receive 55,000 cusecs of water through river Chenab at...   READ MORE   Top Congress leaders ask Vohra to return land GATHERING MOMENTUM 8/2/2008 11:02:43 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Aug 2 The ongoing agitation on the Shri Amarnath Shrine land issue today took a significant political turn as top Congress leaders from Jammu offered their to Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti and called for restoration of the controversial piece of forest land. While this development is seen as a respect to the majority public sentiments at the same time it is also a blow for the Congress which has been it receiving end of the public ire for the controversial decision. At least three legislators including Raman Bhalla, Yogesh Sawhney and Sham Lal Sharma and another senior leader and Corporator Bansi Lal Gupta have urged the Governor in their separate...   READ MORE   Pumps dry in Jammu, 114 tankers reach Srinagar 8/2/2008 11:02:14 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Aug 2 Under strict curfew restrictions and heavy deployment of Armed forces along the National Highway, the administration today ensured supply of essentials to the Kashmir Valley. Even as not a drop of petrol is available in Jammu and petrol pumps are maintaining shut, more than 100 tankers reached Srinagar this evening with fuel supplies. The army was requested to patrol the highway so as to avoid attacks on Kashmir bound trucks. "The army personnel too over the NH from Lakhanpur to Udhampur so as to clear the stranded truck", sources said. Divisional Commissioner Jammu Sudhanshu Panday, in the meanwhile, claimed that the highway has been cleared fro...   READ MORE   Pledging support to agitation, Muslims ask for security 8/2/2008 11:01:50 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Aug 2 After repeatedly having pledged their support to the Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti in the ongoing agitation, the Muslims of Jammu and its adjoining areas, today called upon the administration to make arrangement for their security as they were repeatedly coming under attacks of the mobs. Around 200 Muslims, mostly Gujjars, had meeting here today and expressed their deep regrets that despite being supporters of agitation they were being attacked and properties were being ransacked by the mobsters in several areas. They said that the Gujjars in Kathua, Samba and Akhnoor were being repeatedly attacked by the mobs even though they stand by the agi...   READ MORE   State sitting on a volcano:do not heed rumours 8/2/2008 11:01:16 PM Gareeb Dass Jammu | Aug 2 Kashmiri separatists seem to be happy over the continued turmoil in Jammu over the revocation of land order because as they put it it has "defined" the concept of Kashmiri statehood.Chairman Peoples'Conference,Sajjad Lone,has,in a statement,saluted brave Kashmiris for having reacted so angrily against the land diversion order that the Government was forced to revoke it.He has said that the turmoil in Jammu,which does not have suffcient response in Doda,Poonch and Rajouri,has endorsed and identified the concept of Kashmiri statehood. By saying this he seems to be a votary for the idea of carving out greater Kashmir comprising the valley and Poonch,Rajouri and ...   READ MORE

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