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| 4 more Amarnath pilgrims killed, toll 8 | | | | JAMMU: Four more pilgrims from Gujarat, Kolkata and Himachal Pradesh (HP) died of heart attack at separate places en route to the holy cave shrine of Baba Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas today.
With this, the total number of pilgrims who have died since the commencement of the yatra from both Baltal and Pahalgam routes from July I touches eight.
Official sources said four yatris, including a woman pilgrim, died of cardic arrest.G M Bhai, son of Bichoo Bhai, of HP died at Baltal while Chander Kanth Patel, son of Prabhu Dass Patel, of Gujarat died at Zojibal on the holy cave route.Sunil choudhary, son of R C Choudhary, of Kolkata and Kishorei Behanjim wife of Rajnath, of Baroda also passed away at Baltal, the sources added.
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| Woman raped by brother-in-law | | | | JAMMU: A middle-aged woman was allegedly raped by her brother-in-law at Gajansoo near Kanhachak on the city outskirts here last night. She was allegedly raped by her brother-in-law at their residence at Gajansoo last night, police said.Police said as per the complainant, she was allegedly raped by her brother-in-law when she was all alone at home.Police had registered a case in this connection.
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| | | | CM to convene All Party meet on July 12 | | | | SRINAGAR: The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah will convene All Party Meeting on July 12, at 3 p.m at Srinagar.
Prior to this, the Chief Minister will hold a meeting of legislators of the Coalition partners/groups on July 11 at 11.a.m.
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| | | | Amarnath Yatra route gets mobile connectivity | | | | NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Sachin Pilot launched BSNL's mobile services at Holy Amarnath cave today. A Ministry Press release issued here said that Pilot made the first call to J&K Governor NN Vohra from the Holy cave.
Now for the first time the Amarnath Yatra route has been put on the telecom connectivity map. Congratulating BSNL for accomplishing this challenging task at a height of 13,500 feet, the Minister said that Department of Telecom would continue to improve infrastructure and services in Jammu and Kashmir. He expressed gratitude to the Chief Minister, the State Administration and Shri Amarnath Shrine Board for their support a... | |
| | | | Former VC JU Mattoo in his true colours, sides with "rebels", PDP | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 8: Former Vice-Chancellor of Jammu University and the one whom certain elements in New Delhi want to impose on the sanctioned Central University of Jammu as its first Vice-Chancellor much to the chagrin of the people of Jammu, Amitabh Mattoo, has come out openly in support of Kashmiri "rebels" and suggested that it would be only appropriate if both India and Pakistan work out a mechanism that leads to the joint-control over the precious Indus, Jhelum and Chenab waters.
What he has suggested in writing in a leading national daily The Hindustan Times (July 8, 2010) as well as in a leading Pakistani daily (May 11, 2010) vindicates the stand of the people of Ja... | |
| | | | Political space 'squeezing' or 'serving' parties ? | | Unrest in parts of valley | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 8: The situation in Kashmir Valley is turning grim and grave by the day, with no let up in discontent and anger of protestors for reasons which are enveloped in layers of ambiguity. While the coalition government is 'fighting it out' by all possible means and measures, any 'constructive role' of political parties in this hour of crisis is conspicuous by its absence, with almost all leaders , including those from the ruling dispensation sticking to rhetoric condemnation and criticism of handling the situation. Has the political space under present circumstances truly squeezed for parties or the parties have squeezed themselves in one corner as mere 'spectato... | |
| | | | First time in 20 years: Embedded journalism introduced in Kashmir | | Kashmir becomes out-of-bounds for Kashmiri scribes; Curfew passes cancelled, cameras seized, phones on scanner | | | AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, July 8: For the first time in over 20 years of conflict, Government in Jammu & Kashmir state has imposed media emergency as the capital city has become out of bounds for all Kashmiri mediapersons and American-type embedded journalism has been introduced for the journalists pouring in from New Delhi.
With the National Conference-Congress ruling coalition falling in the panic mode and the Army being in the 'stand-by mode', Government has, for the first time in over two decades of armed strife, invoked an undeclared media emergency by barring Kashmiri mediapersons from reporting the current situation. Like the Americans did in war time in Iraq ... | |
| | | | Army's Stay is not for too long: PC | | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, July 8: As curfew was clamped in more areas of Kashmir, Home Minister P Chidambaram today hoped Army would not be required there for too long and appealed to people of the valley to observe restrictions.
He said major share of patrolling and law enforcement was being done by the state police and CRPF and Army was on standby in case there was need for its deployment.
The Home Minister said Kashmir witnessed "two very minor incidents" of violence yesterday but today he was yet to receive any report on the situation.
"Army was deployed at the request of government of Jammu and Kashmir. I am not at liberty to disclose where it has been deployed. But I can assure that mos... | |
| | | | Can Govt afford to relax curfew in next 3 days? | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 8: The valley people, it seems, may have to remain indoors for the next three days as well as Hurriyat Conference has effected some changes in its programme publicized earlier. The separatist conglomerate has now urged the people to assemble in Hazratbal shrine on Saturday night to observe Shab-e-Mairaj.
Critical of the government for `sabotaging' its 48 hour road show by imposing curfew, the Hurriyat has told the people to come out on the roads on Friday if curfew is relaxed. "If no relaxation is given, then the people must rush to Hazratbal shrine on Saturday night", a spokesman of the conglomerate said.
Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief, Aasiya Andrabi has sup... | |
| | | | ‘You are getting money, we want more deaths in Kashmir’ | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 8: In a shocking development, a conversation between two separatists has revealed that the violence in
Kashmir was being planned and instigated by the pan-Islamic Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit.
Official sources said union home ministry had given proof that the current turmoil in Kashmir was being not only instigated, but also planned and funded from across the border by LeT.Intelligence agencies have intercepted conversations between one Ghulam Ahmed Dar and Shabir Wani which clearly shows that the stone-pelting and other disturbances are being funded by external elements in collision with the separatists.
A conversation between the two separatists... | |
| | | | Curfew in more areas, flag March by Army | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, July 8: Curfew was today clamped in more areas of the Kashmir Valley which witnessed stray incidents of violence as the Army carried out a flag march in Srinagar to maintain law and order.
Sopore town and old parts of Baramulla were placed under curfew as a precautionary measure, official sources said.
Curfew was also being enforced strictly in Srinagar, where three persons were killed in alleged firing by security forces on Tuesday.
The sources said that there was no curfew in Baramulla town, Handwara, Shopian, Ganderbal and Budgam.
A group of protesters had attempted to gather in Batmaloo area of Srinagar during the night but were peacefully dispersed by... | |
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