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| Kashmir cooling down, Vohra takes stock | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | Aug 17
Situation in the Kashmir Valley today showed some signs of normalcy even as the separatists decided to take a march towards the United Nations office where the local administration is making all efforts to thwart the move.
Governor N N Vohra reviewed the developments in the state and the movement of essential commodities by road. "There is no report of any untoward incident from any part of the Valley" this morning, official sources said.
Shops and business markets remained closed and public and private transport largely remained off the roads in Srinagar and other major towns in the Valley, the sources said.
Petty shops in the certain areas here and elsewhere in the Valley reopened in the morning to enable people to buy essentials but shopkeepers had to pull down their shutters as groups of youth asked them to observe the strike, the sources said.
The coordination committee of Hurriyat Conference and other separatist groups and traders' bodies are scheduled to meet during the day to decide whether to continue with the strike called to protest the killing of 22 persons in the Valley and 'high-handedness' of security forces in dealing with Amarnath land row stir.
Meanwhile, Vohra chaired a high-level meeting and reviewed the law and order situation in the state, particularly in Kashmir.
An official spokesman said the meeting discussed the movement of essential commodities and fruits on the Lakhanpur-Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. Special emphasis was laid on the inflow of petroleum products, LPG cylinders, livestock, medicines and other house-hold consumables, he said.
He said various issues relating to the transportation of the fruits from the Valley to various markets in the plains were also discussed.
The meeting was given detailed briefings on the law and order issues front and the movement of vehicular traffic on the National Highway carrying essentials, the spokesman said.
Vohra said effective and closely coordinated efforts should be continued for maintaining round-the-clock movement of essential items to ensure their uninterrupted availability in all areas particularly certain rural areas from where some complaints had been received regarding shortages.
The separarist groups and traders' bodies have been protesting against the 'economic blockade' of the Valley in the wake of the agitation over the Amarnath land issue.
Those present in the meeting included the Governor's three Advisors--H H Tyabji, S S Bloeria and C Phunsog, Chief Secretary S S Kapur, General Officer Commanding of Srinagar- based 15 Corps Lt Gen. Mukesh Sabherwal, Principal Secretary (Home) Anil Goswami, Director General of Police Kuldeep Khuda and Principal Secretary to Governor B B Vyas. |
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