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Strike cripples life in Kashmir
Pulwama blast dents
government’s plan to rehabilitate Pandits
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US, UK condemn Pulwama blast
LeT commander, jawan among 5 killed
Upset over wife’s affair, jawan ends life
Junior doctors call off strike
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Strike cripples life in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 14 Shops and business establishments in Srinagar and all major towns of the Valley were closed. The educational institutions wore a deserted look and the work in government offices and public sector units was badly affected due to strike. Public transport was also off the roads while only few private vehicles were seen plying in the civil lines area of the city also. Reports of strike have been received from various parts in the Kashmir division. No report of any untoward incident has been received from any part of the Valley so far, a senior police official said. However, several top separatist leaders, including Mr Geelani, Democratic Freedom Party President Shabir Ahmed Shah and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Forum Chief Javed Ahmed Mir, were detained when they were on their way to Pulwama in South Kashmir to offer condolences to the relatives of those killed in the blast. However, they were released after an hour-long detention. After they were released, the breakaway Hurriyat Chairman proceeded to Pulwama from a different route. Mr Geelani said the ‘’movement’’ of the people of Jammu and Kashmir was not a ‘’communal’’ one. ‘’We do not discriminate against anyone and want that all communities should live together amicably and peacefully,’’ he said. The Hurriyat leader said India should honour the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir to prove its democratic credentials. Mr Geelani said the UN resolutions on the Kashmir issue were still valid and could not be negated.
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Pulwama blast dents
government’s plan
Jammu, June 14 Following the Pulwama explosion the Jammu and Kashmir Vichar
Manch, an organisation of displaced Pandits, staged a demonstration here yesterday in protest against the government’s preparation for taking the first batch of 300 Pandit families to Srinagar where they were to be settled in a cluster of flats at Sheikhpora in Budgam district. The manch leaders, including Dr
R.L. Bhat, said the Pulwama incident, besides several other militancy related events had clearly indicated that “peace is yet to return to Kashmir.” He said, “when the Muslims living in Kashmir were not safe how can one expect Hindu migrants to be safe after their return to the valley from where they were hounded out by rebels in 1990.” Leaders belonging to the Panun Kashmir and the All State Kashmiri Pandit Conference, including Mr Amar Nath
Vaishnavi, and Dr Ajay Chrungoo, said, “We are keen to go back to the place of our birth but the security scenario that existed at present held no guarantee for the safety of the migrants”. They said, “The government plan of settling displaced people in tenements at
Sheikhpora, Khirbhawani and Mattan indicated that the state authorities wanted us to remain confined to particular sports. However, the Revenue Minister, Mr Hakim Mohammed Yasin, said that the protest rallies and the opposition to the government plan of rehabilitating displaced families in Srinagar was the work of “vested interests”. He said, “we have received applications from 1,600 migrant families in which they have given their consent to these rehabilitation in tenements in
Srinagar. The minister said, “In each area, where the displaced families were to be settled, all facilities were being developed. Even a provision for building temples, educational
institutes and playfields have been provided. Dr
R.L. Bhat questioned the minister’s assertions on the plea that, even if there were better facilities in the Sheikhpora complex or the one being built at Khirbhawani or Nattan we will be moving from one camp in Jammu to the other camp in
Srinagar”. He said, “In Jammu camps or in those in Delhi, Udhampur or Kathua members of the displaced families enjoy freedom of movement that such freedom will be denied to them in the Srinagar camp.” Notwithstanding opposition to the rehabilitation plan, the state government seems to be committed to take those displaced people to Srinagar who had given in writing requesting rehabilitation. |
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US, UK condemn Pulwama blast
New Delhi, June 14 “The UK has already advised against all travel to Jammu and Kashmir with the exception of Ladakh via Manali or air to Leh due to the militant violence. That advice is reiterated,” according to the British High Commission. More than 400,000 British tourists visit India annually and Kashmir has been their favourite destination. However, the number of foreign tourists to the valley has reduced to a trickle. The US and the UK have condemned the bomb attack and lashed out at militant groups for resorting to violence whenever peace overtures are under way. Washington and London hoped that the perpetrators of the crime would be identified and brought to justice. The US Embassy here said Washington continued to support efforts to reduce tension and resolve differences over Kashmir peacefully. The
UK's Foreign Office Minister responsible for South Asia said: “The United Kingdom has consistently condemned all acts of terrorism and we call again for an end to all violence which only brings suffering to the people of Kashmir. We believe that a durable solution for Kashmir can only be reached through dialogue, such as the existing peace process between India and Pakistan.” |
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Isolate terrorist designs, urges Left
New Delhi, June 14 The
CPM and CPI said in separate statements here that the terrorist attack had occurred at a time when the peace process was going on and confidence-building measures were being strengthened. They said the Central Government should not be deterred from pursuing its efforts for talks on the issue even while taking all measures to prevent such mindless violence. |
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LeT commander, jawan among 5 killed
Srinagar, June 14 An encounter took place between militants and the security forces at Hangli Dhok under Surankote police station in Poonch district of the Jammu region last evening in which the top LeT commander was killed. One AK rifle, three magazines, 42 rounds, one wireless set, two hand grenades, five matrix sheets and Rs 4,050 in Indian currency were seized from him. A security personnel also laid down his life in the gunfight. In another encounter, the security forces gunned down a militant at Manda Nullah under Poonch police station in the same district last evening. One AK rifle, four magazines, 70 rounds and three hand grenades were also seized near the encounter site. On a tip-off that some militants had entered Tregpora-Handwara village in the frontier district of Kupwara last evening, security forces cordoned off the area and started searches. Militants hiding in one of the houses opened fire on the security forces which was retaliated. A militant was killed in the gunfight. One AK rifle, five magazines, one UBGL thrower and one wireless set with antenna were seized from the slain militant. However, the other militants managed to escape under the cover of darkness. The house of Abdul Majid Tantray, where the
militants had taken refuge and were firing, was also damaged in the encounter. The security forces found the body of Masood Ahmad Khan, a resident of Karewa Manloo Shopian from the same area. Khan’s hands were chopped off. He was abducted by the militants a few days ago. The security forces busted three hideouts in Jammu and Kashmir and seized a large cache of arms and ammunition, including two AK rifles, two magazines, 40 rounds of ammunition, one UBGL grenade and a pistol.
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Upset over wife’s affair, jawan ends life
Jammu, June 14 Kamal Das, a jawan of Garrison Regiment Engineering Force (GREF) of the Army, was upset with his wife Jyoti Devi’s affair with his brother, Naresh, they said. Several relatives and neighbours had tried to unite the couple but Jyoti, who was living with Naresh for the past two years at Nagri Parole village in the district, refused to return to Das, they said. Perturbed at the failure of a reunion with his wife, Das consumed poison and died at his residence last night, they said. A case has been registered in this connection.
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Junior doctors call off strike
Srinagar, June 14 The strike, which had affected the health services in the hospitals across the state, was called off after representatives of the Junior Doctors Association (JDA) met Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, his deputy Mangat Ram Sharma and Health Minister Suman Bagat yesterday. The sources, said the state government had agreed, in principle, to enhance the salary of the junior doctors from Rs 8,000 to Rs 15,700. However, the increase would be done in phases and completed in about two years. The doctors would receive Rs 3,850 in addition to the existing salary of Rs 8,000 with immediate effect, while another instalment of Rs 3,850 would be given to them next year, they added. The impact of the strike was felt yesterday when those wounded in the car bomb blast at Pulwama were brought to various hospitals here for treatment. Chaos reigned supreme at the hospitals, including Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital, as the relatives of the injured gathered there. The authorities were forced to summon trainee doctors and nurses to attend the wounded as relatives started shouting slogans against the administration. They complained of shortage of beds and medicines.
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