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| PM’s meet ends in draw | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 6
• Appeal for peace, no concrete proposal
• Dialogue to continue, more facilities promised
• All-party delegation likely to visit Jammu
• PM to convene another round, to involve Samiti
The much talked about all-party meeting convened by the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi today ended in a draw with just some discussions on the issue and an appeal for peace.
The all-party meeting, which had no representation from Jammu –the epicenter of agitation –was attended by almost all parties recognized in the Parliament. Besides a large presence of Congress, the meeting was also attended by the PDP and NC representatives.
The only major thing emerging out of the meeting was that the Center had categorically refused to recall the Governor NN Vohra. It may be mentioned here that all top leaders of Congress had ganged up against Vohra seeking his removal.
Faced with unrelenting month-long violence, an all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight appealed for a dialogue and creation of an atmosphere for sus... | |
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| SASB gone, Vohra invites Samiti | | Scrap or reconstitution of board not an issues: SAYSS | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 6
OUT OF BOARD
• Justice (Retd) G D Sharma,
• Prof Vishnu Murti Shastri,
• Sunil Sachdeva,
• Manoj Gaur,
• Dr Vimla Dhar,
• Prof Neerja Mattoo,
• Raghu Modi
• Dr Arun Kumar
NEW NEGOTIATORS
• Justice (Retd) G D Sharma
• Dr SS Bloeria
• Prof Amitabh Mattoo
• Bharat Bhushan Vyas
In a bid to assuage aspirations in Jammu region, the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board was today dissolved with resignation of all members and the Governor NN Vohra invited the members of Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti (SAYSS) for a visit to Baltal to have an on the spot assessment of arrangements and position of the controversial land.
However, o... | |
| | | | Poached by NC, MLC risks seat | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 6
Amidst the raging crisis engulfing most of Jammu and Kashmir the routine politics may be low for a while but it is not down and out. At least the series of poaching between the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party is on and is redefining the political landscape of Kashmir.
Two days back one of the founder members of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bilal Ahmed Khan Lodhi deserted the party and joined National Conference. Lodhi, a Pahari leader, belonging to Badgam district of central Kashmir was an important stuff with the PDP.
Lodhi was received by a warm welcome in the National Conference in Srinagar at a function presided over by Dr ... | |
| | | | Early morning tale of a city under siege | | | | Munish Gupta
Jammu | Aug 6
At 5’ O Clock it is usually too early for Jammu to wake up and rush to markets. Therefore, till few days back when most of the town preferred to sleep only morning walkers would be seen at the break of dawn.
However, this morning a tour across the city presented a different picture of Jammu. The dawn is yet to break and the air is wet and windy yet the bazaars are bustling with customers. Long queues can be witnessed in front of general stores, medical shops, as well as liquor shops alike. People come out of lanes, make enquiries, buy essential
commodities, and then again vanish away quickly.
There is relaxation in curfew for a few hours and people want to... | |
| | | | Jammu echoes heard around 7 Race Course, Jantar Mantar | | | | Early Times Reporter
New Delhi/Jammu | Aug 6
As the fire of Amarnath Shrine land spreads far and off, some parts on New Delhi, particularly the areas around Jantar and Mantar and Race Course Road witnessed huge protests over the continuing impasse.
Reports said that Bhartiya Janshakti Party leader Uma Bharti created a flutter outside Prime Minister's residence here demanding entry into the all-party meeting on Amarnath issue but was taken into custody by police.
Just minutes before the meeting was to begin, the former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and some of her associates attempted to storm into the official Race Course residence of the Prime Minister for participating in it. She w... | |
| | | | Manjit escapes in mob attack | | | | Early Times Reporter
Vijaypur | Aug 6
Despite his repeated appeals over past several days to resolve the present crisis as per “wishes and aspirations of the people”, the former Minister and MLA Vijaypur Manjit Singh today came under heavy mob attack at his residence.
A strong mob of some 300 people drove three stone and brick laden tactor-trolleys to the private residence of Manjit Singh and started pelting stones. The trolleys also carried empty liquor bottles which were thrown at the residential premises of the former Minister.
Protestors raised slogans against the Peoples Democratic Party and accused of being responsible for the present impasse. A heavy posse of Police and param... | |
| | | | Eighth life goes for land | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 6
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• Youth killed in army firing in Kathua
• Tension in Nagorta, Army called out
• Open breach of curfew across Jammu
• Rail service restored, strand cleared
Even as one person was killed in Army retaliatory firing, there was hardly any place across the region where curfew was not violated as the second round of agitation on the Shri Amarnath Shrine land completed 15 days with still no signs of early resolutions in sight.
Large-scale violence also broke out in Nagrota area on the outskirts of Jammu City where Army had to intervene to restore some order. Tension and clashes have also been reported from Nowshera in Rajouri district where Army w... | |
| | | | Central leadership worried over escalating turmoil in Jammu | | | | Gareeb Dass
Jammu | Aug 6
The chances for immediate restoration of peace to Jammu seem to have become bleak as peoples'tempers keep on sizzling.Day in and day out people,including women and children,continue to defy curfew restrictions while taking to the streets for airing their anger against the revocation of the land order.Both the state and the central authorities besides political leaders of various hues in the Jammu region are a worried lot.As the Jammuites have built maximum pressure for seeking restoration of land to the Shrine Board those in Kashmir have revived their agitation,in one form or the other,to prevent the Government from yielding to the pressure from Jammu.
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