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Rajnath
blames Cong Govt in
J&K for land row
NEW
DELHI : Blaming
the previous Congress-led
Government in Jammu and
Kashmir for the Amarnath
land row, BJP chief
Rajnath Singh today said
it is for "that
party to solve the
problem as they have
created it."...more
Jammu
bandh hits normal life,
curfew
continues in Poonch
Jammu
: The
normal life in the winter
capital of Jammu and
Kashmir has come to a
standstill as the town
observed complete shut
down for the 39th
consecutive day
supporting the ongoing
agitation demanding
restoration of land to
the SASB....more
Curfew
relaxation period passes
off peacefully in Kashmir
Srinagar
: Curfew
which was relaxed in all
the districts of Kashmir
today after being in
force for seven days
remained by and large
peaceful....more
SAYSS
won’t allow any
third party
to interfere in land
issue
Jammu
: The
Shri Amarnath Yatra
Sangharsh Samiti (SAYSS),
a conglomerate of 45
religious, social and
political parties,
spearheading the
agitation, today said
that interference of the
third party in the land
controversy would not be
tolerated. ...more
PM
briefs President on
J&K
NEW
DELHI: Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh
today briefed President
Pratibha Patil on the
situation in Jammu and
Kashmir in the wake of
the Amarnath land row.....more
Situation
in J&K ‘far less
serious’ than
projected: Narayanan
NEW
DELHI : Even
as curfew and protests
continue in Jammu and
Kashmir following the
Amarnath land row, the
Centre feels the
situation in the state is
"far less
serious" than
"portrayed" and
normalcy should return
within "a week to 10
days".....more
Curfew
relaxed in phases, no
untoward incident so far
SRINAGAR
: In
view of the overall
improvement in the
situation, the
authorities today relaxed
curfew in phases in
Srinagar and other major
towns, where it was
imposed on August 24,
following a Lal Chowk
chalo call given by the
Coordination Committee
(CC) spearheading the
present agitation in the
Valley.....more
No
question of peace
formula: SAYSS
JAMMU
: Talks
will resume today between
the Jammu and Kashmir
Governor's mediator and
the group spearheading
the agitation over the
Amarnath land row amidst
reports that a peace
formula was in the
making......more
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Women raise
their hands as they chant
‘Bum Bum Bhole’
in a huge rally in
Udhampur town on Friday.
Excelsior/Dipankar
No
let up in huge rallies
Complete
bandh in Jammu for 38th
day
By Sanjeev
Pargal
JAMMU,
Aug 29: People
especially the women
continued to take out
huge rallies in several
parts of Jammu region,
where majority of areas
observed a complete
shutdown for 38th
consecutive day today
while the agitation,
spearheaded by SAYSS
seeking restoration of
800 kanals of land to
Shri Amarnath Shrine
Board (SASB) today
entered into 61st day.....more
Convenor of
Shri Amarnath Yatra
Sangarsh Samiti, Leela
Karan
Sharma talking to media
persons on Friday.
Talks
again deferred till today
Samiti
doubts seriousness of
Govt
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU,
Aug 29: Expressing
doubts on the seriousness
of the State Government ,
which deferred the fourth
round of talks for the
second time in last two
days, to resolve the land
row, Shri Amarnath Yatra
Sangarsh Samiti which is
spearheading the
agitation for the
restoration of 800 kanals
of land at Baltal and
Dumel to Shri Amarnath
Shrine Board (SASB),
today reiterated its
warning that it was
prepared for a long drawn
battle......more
3
teachers among 9
suspended for inciting
communal violence
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU,
Aug 29: Nine
Government employees
including three teachers
were today placed under
suspension for allegedly
inciting communal clashes
in Kishtwar town on
August 12....more
ISI
expands network from
J&K to South
NEW
DELHI, Aug 29: Terror
groups backed by
Pakistan’s ISI could
use chemical, biological,
nuclear or radiological
weapons against India
initiating a form of
"super
terrorism", warns a
Union Home Ministry
report.....more
BJP
concerned over delay in
dialogue
NEW
DELHI, Aug 29:The
BJP today expressed
concern over the delay by
the Jammu and Kashmir
Governor’s panel on
holding talks with the
Shri Amarnath Yatra
Sangarsh Samiti for
arriving at an amicable
solution to the Shrine
Board land transfer
issue. ...more
No
incident of firing in
Valley; Shabir Shah
arrested
No
prayers at Jamia Masjid,
Hazratbal on 2nd Friday
From Ahmed
Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR,
Aug 29: With
strict enforcement of
curfew on the 6th
consecutive day, mass
prayers were not held on
second consecutive Friday
today at Jamia Masjid and
Hazratbal——two
major religious seats of
Kashmiri Muslims in the
capital city of Srinagar.
While the separatist
Hurriyat Conference had
on Friday last asked
residents of Srinagar to
perform their afternoon
prayers at no mosque
other than the open-air
Eidgah, authorities today
enforced the curfew
strictly due to which
Muslims could not gather
at Jamia Masjid,
Hazratbal and attendance
was nominal at many other
mosques across the
Valley. Police have,
meanwhile, arrested
chairman of Democratic
Freedom Party (DFP),
Shabir Ahmed Shah, from
the Srinagar outskirts of
Rawalpora on the Old
Airport Road.....more
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