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| Samiti tough on stand, Jammu reopens on I-day | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 8
* SAYSS refused to talk to Governor’s 4–member panel
* No talks with PM’s team if Abdullah, Mufti are members
* Shut down extended for 6-days, next decision on Aug 15
Despite all diplomatic overtures and strategic engagements run from all channels ranging from the Jammu and Kashmir’s Raj Bhawan to New Delhi’s North Block and 7 Race Course, the Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti does not appear in a mood to settle down for anything less than restoration of the tract of 800 kanals of land to the Amarnath Shrine Board.
In its apparent stretching and tiring policy, the Governor NN Vohra and the Government of India want the agitation to be put on hold for resumption of dialogue. On the contrary, the Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti (SAYSS) wants the land to be restored at first instance to make ground for initiating dialogue.
What makes the issue vexed and protracted is the visible inability of the Government to outrightly agree for revocation of the Cabinet order which cancelled allotment order and an impossible scenario fo... | |
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| ET answers some FAQs | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 8
A delegation of top political leaders of the country will be arriving here tomorrow to study the situation arising out of the protracted agitation on Shri Amarnath Shrine land transfer issue. Since it is not a political party but a unique conglomeration of several outfits spearheading the agitation, the EARLY TIMES brings here some home truths for knowledge of the visiting team. There are some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the ongoing agitation, which our editorial team has tried to explain:
* What is SAYSS?
The Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti was initially a loosely knitted conglomerate of 30 odd organizations to agitate agains... | |
| | | | Jaitley to represent BJP in all-party delegation to Jammu | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 8
Even as the local unit of BJP today ‘declined’ to get engaged with the visiting all party delegation constituted by the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, the central leadership has finally come in support of the efforts being made by the UPA government for breaking ice in Jammu.
BJP President Rajnath Singh today cleared the air on sending a party representative to Jammu as part of the all-party delegation for a dialogue with the Amarnath agitators, when he called the Prime Minister and named party general secretary Arun Jaitley for the job.
"Rajnath took the initiative to clear all doubts when he phoned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and told him that... | |
| | | | Delhi’s top bosses arriving today | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 8
Who is in team: Pranab Mukherjee, Shivraj Patil, Saif-ud-din Soz Raghuvansh Prasad Singh (RJD), A Raja (DMK), Prithviraj Chavan and Sriprakash Jaiswal, Arun Jaitley (BJP), Amar Singh (SP), Sitaram Yechury (CPM), D Raja (CPI), Mohsina Kidwai (Congress), Farooq Abdullah (NC), Mehbooba Mufti (PDP), K C Tyagi (JD-U), Naresh Gujral (SAD), Akhthar Hassan (BSP) and R C Paswan (LJP)
As the winter capital city continues to simmer with discontent and rage with violent protests, a band of 18 politicians –mostly drawn from the most power faces of the country –will be on town on what is being described by New Delhi as its big hearted reach-out. However, many ke... | |
| | | | Jammu relax, curfew in Poonch | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 8
An eleven hour intermittent relaxation in curfew passed off peacefully across the town with no reported incident of violence or clash from any area even as people continued with protests and demonstrations with more renewed energy.
Meanwhile, curfew was today imposed and army staged flag march in the border town of Poonch in the wake of violence by protestors over the Amarnath land row even as life remained crippled in the Kashmir valley following a strike called against economic blockade.
Activists of the Shri Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti (SASS), spearheading the agitation, had yesterday forced closure of schools, other educational institutes, governmen... | |
| | | | Be in limits: Army | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 8
Substantiating the government claims that smooth supply line is plying on Lakhanpur-Srinagar National Highway, a top Army General today denied the reports economic blockage as incessantly coming from Kashmir.
Lt Gen Vinay Sharma, the GoC of the Rising Star Corps, told media persons here today that Army is stands guard along the Highway to ensure smooth plying of trucks with essential commodities.
While asserting that the Army is on internal security duty just to assist the civilian authority, he warned the agitators against crossing limits of violating restrictions. He said, otherwise army would be forced to take corrective action to maintain the lin... | |
| | | | Vohra to bank on three navratnas for improving governance | | | | Gareeb Dass
Jammu | Aug 8
Emperor Akbar had nine navratnas.Governor N.N.Vohra has now three navratnas,H.H.Tyabji,S.S.Bleoria and C.Phunsog.These three former bureaucrats have been appointed advisers to the Governor.Their job is to advise Vohra.Their task is to guide the Governor and not misguide him.Except of Phunsog,who usually wears a smile on his face,the other two advisers have been seen wearing a frown on their visage.Again Phunsog is a clean shaven bureaucrat but Bleoria has shown his love for trimmed beard and menacing moustache.When Tyabji takes over as adviser it will be seen whether he continues to be inarticulate,when he was the chief secretary,or has come out of his inhibiti... | |
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