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Azad flayed for creating new districts
PM's visit to Pak will help peace process: Mufti
Hottest day at Srinagar in 31 yrs
Sikh bodies demand apology for clash
Cop commits suicide at Vaishno Bhavan
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Heat wave forces schools to take break
Srinagar, July 9 With no let-up in the heat wave sweeping the Kashmir valley, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has announced a 10-day summer vacation in schools, beginning tomorrow.
Three children wounded in grenade explosion
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Azad flayed for creating new districts
Jammu, July 9 Prof Virender Gupta, president of the JMM, said that although the new districts in Kashmir were not recommended by any commission, but Mr Azad created these in the valley only because four districts were to be created in the Jammu division. He said Srinagar district that was small and compact had been split into four districts without any justification. When the Jammu division gets its due, further doles are showered on the valley, thereby further aggravating the grievances of the people of the Jammu division. He said the Wazir Commission had more than two decades ago recommended three new districts for Jammu and one district for the Kashmir valley. However, the Kashmiri rulers at that time created three new districts in the valley and denied even a single new district to the Jammu division. Now when Mr Azad, because of his political compulsions, decided to create four districts in Jammu, he indulged in appeasing the people of Kashmir by creating an equal number of seats in the valley. Prof Gupta said no criteria had been followed in the creation of four districts in the valley. The Kashmir valley has always remained most favoured by successive governments in the state and the Centre, he alleged. He demanded that five new districts of Nowshera, Ranbirsinghpura, Billawar, Akhnoor and Hiranagar should be created in the Jammu division. Prof Gupta reiterated his demand for Jammu being granted statehood, as the area would continue to be discriminated till the time it remained with Kashmir valley. He accused Mr Azad of having overstepped his authority by dictating terms to the Delimitation Commission that would be set up to increase the number of seats in the Assembly. He criticised Mr Azad for himself earmarking 25 per cent of the increased seats to each Jammu, Kashmir and the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) regions. This would result in increasing the Assembly seats in Kashmir to 58 from the existing 46 and in the Jammu region to 46 from the existing 37, thereby continuing discrimination with the Jammu region that was bigger in size and population. |
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PM's visit to Pak will help peace process: Mufti
Jammu, July 9 Addressing a party convention here today, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed said Dr Manmohan Singh should accept the invitation from Pakistan and his visit could further help the process of resolving the external dimensions of the Kashmir issues, including the Siachen and Sir Creek. The Mufti said the Prime Minister’s decision to set up five working groups for addressing the internal dimensions was a welcome step. He said while the government explored various options for addressing the internal dimensions there was need for holding talks with militants also. He said for addressing the internal dimensions, the government had been holding talks with political leaders of various hues and added that the dialogue process should involve militants and separatists. While taking credit for improving the security scenario in the state, when he was the Chief Minister, the Mufti said it was imperative to isolate militants and involve people in the dialogue process. He said he was a firm believer of resolving the problems through “boli(dialogue) not with goli (bullet).” The former Chief Minister said when he was the head of the government he was instrumental in setting free senior separatist leaders which had contributed to the improvement in the situation.
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Hottest day at Srinagar in 31 yrs
Srinagar, July 9 One person had died of heat stroke on Friday, while several others had fallen unconscious, including 14 schoolchildren. The deceased, Abdul Karim Sheikh, fell unconscious and died while offering his Friday prayers at a Srinagar mosque. There was widespread panic among Kashmiris as Srinagar usually plays summer retreat to tourists from the rest of the country from April to June. “It will get bad, really bad if it does not rain and stays the way it is. I am 62 but I heard yesterday, after what felt like ages, that somebody died of the heat. It is getting hotter every day,” said Ghulam Hassan, a senior resident of the city. But officials said the situation might get worse, as the temperature is expected to climb to 36 °C in coming days. “We would like to warn the Srinagar residents that from the last week of June to the third week of July, it will get very hot. “Unless we get thundershowers in between it will stay hot for these 40 days. We will get back to normal only when the monsoon current strikes Kashmir,” said C. Rao, Director, Meteorological Department here. Schoolchildren were the worst hit, as several fell unconscious due to the scorching sun. The district administration is considering closure of all schools for the next couple of weeks. Streets wore a deserted look, as people turned to parks and the local zoo for shade and respite, while ice candies and cold drinks sold like hot cakes. — ANI
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Sikh bodies demand apology for clash
Jammu, July 9 Mr Sudershan Singh Wazir, a former president of the J&K State Gurdwara Parbandhak Board, presided over the meeting of these organisations here today. The participants expressed shock over the clash between supporters of the Alaki Dal (Badal) and Akali Dal (Amritsar) and described the incident as “most shameful”. They said it was all the more shameful that the incident took place in the presence of the five Head Priests. They alleged that the Jathedar of Akal Takht, Giani Joginder Singh, had failed to perform his duty. They urged the Jathedar not to become party with any of these parties. They demanded that political speeches should not be allowed to be delivered at religious places. Among those who participated in the meeting were Mr Narbir Singh, president, Shiromani Youth Akali Dal, Mr Mohinder Singh, chief organiser, Bhai Kanhya Nishkam Sewa Society, Mr Paramjeet Singh, president, AISSF, and Master Amar Singh, president, Sikh Welfare Society. |
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Cop commits suicide at Vaishno Bhavan
Katra, July 9 Subdivisional Police Officer at the bhavan, Mr Shakti Pathak, said constable Gyan Chand, a resident of Bathuar village under Mazhalta police station in Udhampur district, was posted at the police and CRPF joint frisking post, near Gauri Bhavan. He said as per initial reports, the constable had left the post at around 10 a.m. for taking food in the guard room. Security personnel deployed at the post heard a gunshot and found the constable lying in a pool of blood in the guard room. A Medical team was called to provide treatment but he was declared dead. Mr Pathak said it was not clear whether the constable committed suicide or died of an accidental fire.
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Heat wave forces schools to take break
Srinagar, July 9 All the schools up to Class XII, including private ones, would take a summer break from July 10 to 19 as per an order issued by the Directorate of School Education. However, schools in Karnah tehsil in Kashmir Division and the districts of Kargil and Leh will remain open during the period, the order said. It said the examinations of the remaining papers of Class XI had been postponed and a revised schedule would be notified separately.
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Three children wounded in grenade explosion Srinagar, July 9 They said the grenade explosion took place at the Bommai market in the Sopore area at 11.45 this morning. Three children playing near the spot were wounded in the explosion, the sources added. Incidentally, the sitting legislator from Sangrama, Shoaib Ahmed Lone, was scheduled to address a rally in the area. The sources said one child was rushed to the multi-specialty Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, while the other two were rushed to Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital here.
— UNI
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