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| Jammu stands firm, keeps shut | | Complete shut down despite 14 hours relaxation, curfew lifted from Rajouri | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 11
Despite huge losses being suffered by the traders and industrialists amidst all maneuver and persuasions by the state and central government and also the retaliatory action in Srinagar, the Jammu agitation is refusing to ebb till the aspirations of the people were not addressed.
This quite evident today when the authorities relaxed curfew for 14 hours to make way for the resumption of normal activity in the town, the traders did not turn up to open their shops. During the curfew relaxation which passed off peacefully, entire town wore a deserted look.
The authorities were under perception that relaxation in curfew after a long spell of siege may bring the life in town to normal but apparently the trading community and all other people stood by the decision of the Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti. The Samiti, it may be mentioned here, has a shut down call August 14 and a decision on future course of action is likely to be taken the same day.
Curfew in Jammu, Samba and Udhampur districts was relaxed today while in Poonch, Rajouri and Kathua district it has been lifted.
According to a police spokesman, curfew in Jammu city was relaxed today between 5.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. in Miransahib, Arnia, Bishnah and R.S. Pura. The relaxation in curfew was given from 5.30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Udhampur district and in Rembal, Chenani, Majalta, Ramnagar and Tikri from 7 a.m. to 12 noon. There was no day curfew in Bhaderwah today.
Meanwhile, the police spokesman has said that during the ongoing agitation in Jammu, 105 police personnel have been injured so far including the two receiving serious injuries. He said 28 police vehicles were burnt or damaged in different parts of the Jammu division. He said 6 civilians were killed including 2 at Samba in police firing, 1 at Kathua in Army firing, 1 at Bhadarwah due to blast, 2 in Jammu including one due to fall and another by consuming poison. He said another person who consumed poison was saved due to timely hospitalization.
The spokesman said that as many as 80 civilians were injured while 1229 arrests were made at different places till today. He said 37 Kullas were torched in Kanachak, R.S. Pura and Samba. He said 9 government buildings were burnt, damaged or ransacked including police posts at Panjtirthi Jatwal, Jorian, Bus Stand Akhnoor and Toll Post Lakhanpur, building of sales tax commission, Lakhanpur and Naib Tehsil office, Jourian. He said 47 civil vehicles were also damaged at various places. |
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