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NC rally sends warning signals to Cong, BJP Jammu, November 13 While the Congress has managed to return to power in coalition with the PDP after 27 years, the strength of the BJP has been reduced to only one member in the Assembly, indicating that its base was eroding here. What is worrying the Congress and BJP activists was that their show of strength on separate occasions earlier this month did not evoke much response. The public meeting of the PDP, Congress, Panthers and PDF coalition which was organised here last week to celebrate their first year in office did not generate much enthusiasm. The Jammu bandh organised by the BJP and other opposition parties was successful at the re-opening of the Secretariat here on November 3, but the marches taken out by these parties were poorly attended. Certain activists of the BJP said the party leadership would have to come out on the streets if they were serious for reviving the organisational base. The graph of the Congress appears to be sliding in the past one year as the people are feeling cheated. The government has not been able to remove the impression that Jammu was being discriminated against in most spheres by the Kashmir leadership, which has been dominating the coalition government although the strength of the Congress is more. The Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Mangat Ram Sharma, has now virtually started buying time by saying that the election promises, particularly those relating to removal of discrimination against Jammu, will be fulfilled at an appropriate time. Although Ms Sonia Gandhi during her election campaign here had announced that a finance commission would be established to ensure equitable distribution of funds to the three regions — Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh — but nothing has been done so far in this direction. However, what is being appreciated in the Mufti government is the change in the terrorism scenario, particularly in the valley. |
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Students protest against shelling Jammu, November 13 The students marched through the streets of the city and held a rally in which slogans were raised against Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and also the UN which had failed to persuade Pakistan to stop the indiscriminate shelling of civilian areas. They chanted slogans like “UN shame, shame”. The Kargil students, who are studying in various institutions here, accused the UN of keeping silent while innocent persons were being killed every day by Pakistani troops. Several persons had lost their property due to the heavy shelling. Sajjad Hussain, president of the All-Kargil Students Association, said that two boys, who were playing, were killed earlier this week when Pakistani troops resorted to indiscriminate shelling. The protesters carried placards demanding that Pakistan should stop the bloodshed in Kargil and other parts of Jammu and Kashmir. |
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Srinagar, November 13 The gunbattle began when the troops of the Rashtriya Rifles and police personnel cordoned off the village, 27 km from here, after hearing a gunshot in the area, the spokesman said. The militants hiding in a house opened fire on the troops and in the ensuing encounter two Hizbul ultras were killed, he said. Two AK assault rifles, six magazines, two wireless sets and a UBGL were recovered from the slain ultras. The operation was still continuing as troops came to know that three militants were present in the house before the start of the encounter, the spokesman said. Lashker-e-Toiba militant Abu Harar was killed in a gunfight with the police at Sheen Dhara in Poonch district. Troops eliminated one more militant belonging to Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Yasir Hanief at Masloo in Pulwama district. A soldier was killed and two others injured in an encounter with militants at Sumlar in the Bandipora area of Baramulla district last evening, he said. Militants detonated an IED at Lar Taksum in the Mahore area of Udhampur targeting a patrolling party of security forces, injuring three jawans.
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‘Sweet’ way to woo NRIs Jammu, November 13 While the Indian pavilion at the mart had scores of blow-ups of various pilgrimage centres and gods and goddesses, it was the unique offer of ‘’prashad’’ especially flown from ‘’Mata ka Darbar’’ to attract NRIs and others to the holy cave shrine in Trikuta Hills in Jammu, which proved to be a hit. It had an overwhelming response with hundreds of Indians, including participants, tour operators and mediapersons, thronging the counters to accept the holy ‘’prashad’’. Dr Arun Kumar, Chief Executive Officer of the shrine board and the Additional Chief Executive Officer, Mr Rohit Kansal, who were there to motivate the NRIs to visit the shrine, said they had brought about 100 kgs of ‘’prashad’’ for distribution at the WTM. They were hopeful that there would be increase in NRI traffic to the shrine in the coming years.
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tobacco banned Srinagar, November 13 "The sale, storage and carriage of chewing tobacco has been banned as it is a health hazard," SMC health officer Shafkat Khan said in a press note yesterday. However, the corporation fell short of putting a ban on its consumption. Mr Khan said throwing garbage in public places would be treated as a "direct offence" against lives of people and it could attract six months' imprisonment and a fine up to Rs 500. Special squads would be deployed at public places to implement the new rules, the official said.
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Father, 5 children suffocate to death Srinagar, November 13 The bodies of a man and his five children were found this morning by their neighbours in their house in Bumhama village, the sources said. The neighbours alerted the police.
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