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Uri-Aman Setu road opened
Property worth crores destroyed in fire
Security up for President’s visit
Kumar appointed Azad’s Special Secretary
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Uri-Aman Setu road opened
Kamaan Bridge (Uri), November 9 The high-mounted hoardings reading out famous couplets from Dr Shekh Iqbal, the poet of the east, and others do not catch one’s eyes on the route. It is only rough patches, dusty atmosphere, stretches of road having been washed away and heavy stones blocking the traffic which are visible. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO), which looks after the road from Srinagar, has lost at least 66 of its men, including labourers in the quake. It was expected that the road would be made functional after about two months, but for the untiring work of the BRO personnel, fighting the tough terrain due to landslides have made it possible to open it after about one month only. This could be possible by airlifting of dozers from Uri to Udoosa, which led to the restoration work from both ends. The Beacon men and labourers fighting all odds continue to make clear the rough surfaces, removing debris and clearing washed surfaces, even as fresh tremors continue like that which hit the area at 12.50 p.m. today.
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Strong aftershock in Kaman Post area
Kaman Post (LoC), November 9 The aftershock was felt at around 12.55 pm just when the porters from the Indian side and PoK were carrying the relief material as the second point on the Line of Control at Kaman Post in Uri was opened today. The magnitude and other details of the aftershock was, however, not immediately known. More than 100 aftershocks have hit the earthquake-affected areas of Jammu and Kashmir and PoK since the killer October 8 temblor. — PTI
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Property worth crores destroyed in fire
Srinagar, November 9 They said the 100-year-old Dar building, housing offices of 20 media organisations besides several pharmaceutical companies and a few computer laboratories, was damaged in the blaze which erupted last night. The building, located on the Red Cross road in the Gow Kadal area, houses offices of Daily Srinagar News, which bore the brunt of the fire and reported loss of Rs 10-15 lakh, Bahar-e-Kashmir, Aina, Tameel-e-Irshad, Naqshband, Shahenshah and those of several other media organisations. The multi-storeyed building also houses the office of the separatist Mass Movement headed by Farida Behanji. It took three hours for 16 fire tenders to control the inferno, the sources added. Four fire fighters were injured in the operation. The cause of the fire is believed to be a short-circuit. — UNI
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Security up for President’s visit
Srinagar, November 9 Security forces posted in different parts of the valley have been asked to step up vigil and intensify area domination exercises in view of the President’s visit, official sources said. Dr Kalam is scheduled to visit the quake-ravaged areas of Tangdhar sector in Kupwara district besides interacting with orphans adopted by army during his visit to the orphanage run by the army at Badami Bagh cantonment. As part of the tightened security arrangements, the police and paramilitary forces deployed in the city have set up additional nakas and stepped up random checking, the sources said. Security personnel posted at vital installations have also been put on high alert and asked to maintain tight vigil, the sources said.
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Kumar appointed Azad’s Special Secretary
Jammu, November 9 An order to this effect was issued yesterday, an official spokesman said. Mr Kumar earlier was Managing Director of the State’s Road Transport Corporation. — UNI
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