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Central Jammu erupts as ‘Mysterious hands’ disrupt SAYSS event Tension in City, Over Dozen Injured, FIR Against Mahant; Call For Two-Day Shut 9/21/2008 12:08:29 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Sept 20: Barely 20 days after suspension of 63-day long agitation on the Shri Amranth Shrine land issue, Jammu once again reached the brink of eruption this morning the government, or some of its agencies, played a faux paus with the Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti. The Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti –which had spearheaded the Jammu agitation –had a scheduled a function to honour and offer assistance to the families of all those people who either committed suicide or were killed during the agitation. The function was scheduled to be held at the Canal Road situation Abhinav Theater –managed of J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages –at 11:30 this morning. However, on reaching the venue, the SAYSS leaders, activists and supporters found a huge posse of security forces outside the main gate. The supposed participants of the said function who were invited by cards were not allowed to enter the venue which led to a scuffle between SAYSS supporters and the security forces. Soon after, violence flared up in Canal Road and Jewel Chowk areas whe...   READ MORE

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Who did this? 9/21/2008 12:04:40 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Sept 20: While the general people in Jammu had just started picking up threads where they had left in last week of June that yet another shut down –though for two days - have come knocking the doors. It is still all a guess work across the town what happened at the Abhinav Theater this morning. The district and divisional administration late this evening said that they had no role, whatsoever; to play in cancellation or disruption of SAYSS’s program supposed to be held at the Abhinav Theater. Indeed, an official spokesman has said there was a technical fault in the Abhinav Auditorium due to which all bookings had been cancelled till September 28 pending repair...   READ MORE   Azadi from what and from whom? 9/21/2008 12:04:13 AM NIRBHAY JAMMUAL Not the election but the Azadi fever seems to have gripped the Kashmir valley.People in the valley continue to chant rhymes in favour of either Azadi or for Kashmir's incorporation with Pakistan.Are they demanding Azadi from liberal democratic structure ?Are they favouring Azadi from enormous religious freedom they have been enjoying ? Are they demanding Azadi from the free flow of money from Delhi ?Do they want incorporation with Pakistan for getting flogged for any violation of the Islamic Shariat law ? These questions haunt the well wishers of the people of Kashmir who feel perturbed over the rise of the Talibans in Pakistan and its border belt with Afghanistan.Those ...   READ MORE   Over 50 killed in Islamabad blast 9/21/2008 12:02:28 AM ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: At least 50 people were killed and 100 injured in a massive explosion at the Marriott hotel which was gutted after a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the main gate of the five-star hotel in the heart of Pakistani capital. ARY TV Channel reported that at least 40 people had died in one of the worst terror attacks in the history of Pakistan. The toll is likely to go up, police said. Several floors of the hotel were seen on fire. The Hotel is popular among foreigners and several American Embassy officials were reported to be inside the hotel. The powerful blast was heard from several kilometres away. The explosion destroyed numerous vehicles parke...   READ MORE   Mirwaiz Banking Proposal Draws Flak 9/21/2008 12:01:40 AM ET SPECIAL JAMMU, Sept 20: Besides his separatists political stand, which holds good in the Kashmir Valley, the Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq commands a sizeable respect for being the chief cleric of Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid but his “Islamic-business” suggestion of making Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd to work on the pattern of Nizam-e-Mustafa has belied his stature and earned sharp criticism. In his Friday sermon at the Jamia Masjid, the Mirwaiz said that the Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd –which represents entire Jammu and Kashmir and does business in many countries besides being a leading institution of India –should switch over to the Islamic Banking system. “I don’t have to...   READ MORE   Zardari for CBMs on Kashmir 9/20/2008 11:46:17 PM EARLY TIMES DESK JAMMU, Sept 20: In his first statement to the Pakistan Parliament after being sworn in as President, Asif Ali Zardari has offered to support the Confidence Building Measures of easing tension on Kashmir and making cordial relations with India. Zardari proposed setting up a Parliament caucus on Kashmir to make a national policy on the issue. He however, repeated the Pakistan’s trademark statement that Kashmir issues continues to be at core of national policy. Following is the portion of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's address in parliament Saturday in which he spoke on relations with India: 'The Charter of Democracy binds the government to a framework of peace...   READ MORE

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