Et Report
Srinagar, Aug 20: The executive members of Jammu Kashmir Press Association held an emergency meeting on Tuesday to take stock of the situation prevailing in Kishtwar after the recent disturbances. In a statement a spokesperson of the JKPA said the members dwelt at length over the condition of the media fraternity and others living in Kishtwar, where continuous curfew since the eruption of disturbance has brought people in general and journalists in particular face to face with severe hardships. "The latter have not reportedly been able to discharge their professional obligations as communication and transmission facilities stand disrupted. Moreover, they have been facing acute shortage of essentials and medicinal and food items of children, especially the infants," the statement said.The JKPA appealed to all sections of society to uphold their traditional spirit of communal harmony and brotherhood which has been the trade mark of the people of J&K State.
The people belonging to different religions have been living in harmony since ages and the same characteristics have brought name and fame to the people of the State, especially after the partition of the country. The government is urged to provide all relief to the victims of the turmoil to enable them to sustain and maintain themselves without hardships. |
