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Yatra suspended due to bad weather
Jammu, June 29 According to a government communiqué, no yatra would start from Jammu - the base camp of the march - to Amarnath tomorrow as scheduled earlier, a police spokesman said here. The yatra has been suspended due to blockade of road, bad weather and harsh climate on the Srinagar-Sonamargh-Baltal Road, he said. No fresh dates for the yatra’s commencement have been announced, he said, adding authorities are waiting for the weather conditions to normalise before taking a decision. It has been raining heavily in the areas en route the shrine located in Lidder valley of the Himalayas. In view of such conditions, pilgrims are also unlikely to be allowed to perform the yatra from Sonamargh, he said. However, Governor Lt Gen S.K. Sinha (retd) would perform prayers at the shrine. He is scheduled to fly to Amarnath, Raj Bhavan spokesperson Madan Mantoo said in Srinagar. Development commissioner Hirdesh Kumar convened a meeting of district officers of various departments at the stadium to finalise all necessary arrangements for the pilgrimage. He said Maulana Azad Stadium would be the base camp of the Yatra while 16 lodging centers, including Chander Bagha Canal Road, Ambedkar Hall, Jammu Lochan Community Hall, Vinayak Sabha, Guru Ravi Dass Sabha, etc, have been set up for the pilgrims’ stay. Meanwhile, reports of the quick melting of the Shivlingam have failed to dampen the spirits. More than 50,000 unregistered pilgrims have already visited the shrine without official approval. It is expected that the Shivlingam might survive only a couple of days as its size has considerably reduced. CEO of the Shrine Board Arun Kumar said it was very warm in the vicinity of the shrine and that global warming was one of the major factors for the melting of the ‘Shivalingam’. Shivraj Patil to review security
SRINAGAR: Union home minister Shivraj Patil is scheduled to arrive for a two-day visit to the state tomorrow. During the visit, he would discuss the security situation in the state with the Chief Minister and senior officers, an official spokesman said this evening. The minister would also review the security arrangements made for the Amarnath Yatra. Patil would be accompanied by the directors general of CRPF and BSF and special secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs. He is also scheduled to review the progress in the implementation of PM’s reconstruction programme. |
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Fake encounters routine
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Baramula, June 29 The commission's director- general, Investigations, Damodar Sarangi said at a human rights seminar here on Wednesday that the pattern of almost every suspected fake encounter remained the same, raising suspicion about the genuineness of police claims. The law, however, does not permit the NHRC to enquire into human rights allegations against the Army. Speaking at the seminar organised by 19 Infantry Division to sensitise Army officers posted in the valley, Sarangi said it was better to have strict laws than to let the Police violate human rights in the name of restoring law and order. “Tough times”, he said, “demanded difficult decisions and if it meant tough detention laws, then so be it. But he warned the Police against trampling on rights of democratic societies, saying such atrocities often recoiled. |
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Soldier dies, suicide suspected
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