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Murder threat: Police stops Panthers’ protest
Udhampur, August 24 Tension gripped many parts of Udhampur district as activists of both political parties took out demonstrations against each other. On Thursday evening workers of the Panthers Party and the Congress clashed with each other at Majalata in which six persons, including two police personnel, were injured. This morning the Panthers Party activists enforced a bandh in Ramnagar, which is the hometown of Harsh Dev Singh. Later, the Congress workers started asking shopkeepers to open their shops. This led to tension and police force was deployed to keep the situation under control. At Udhampur, activists of the Panthers Party took out a protest march, which started from Slathia town and later turned into a rally at TCP. Later, when the Panthers activists tried to stage a dharna on the national highway, the police had to use force to remove them from the spot. Meanwhile, at a meeting, Panthers party leaders decided to boycott Congress minister Pandit Mangat Ram Sharma for his remarks against the father of party MLA Harsh Dev Singh. They also condemned the Congress-led government for having suspended the leader of the Panthers Legislature Party, Harsh Dev Singh, without any reason, cause or logic. |
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Buddha Amarnath yatris swell
Rajouri, August 24 However, the weeklong Buddha Amarnath yatra, from August 18-25, has witnessed a large rush of devotees. "I didn't go to Amarnath ji simply because the lingam melted just days after the pilgrimage officially started," said Dharmesh Bhai of Ahmedabad in Gujarat. "Since the Buddha Amarnath yatra is considered the equivalent to the Amarnath yatra in religious sanctity, I preferred coming here to pay obeisance to Lord Shiva." Mahant Ram Priya Dass, head priest of Radha Krishan Temple in Akhnoor, echoes the feelings of Dharmesh Bhai. "Even though the Amarnath yatra started officially in the second fortnight of June, pilgrims had started to pay obeisance in April resulting in the early melting of the Shiv Lingam due to warming. For any pilgrim, the real darshan is that of the Shiv lingam, not of the place. This is the reason that the rush was missing," said Ram Priya Dass. The organisers too are happy with the unusual response to the Buddha Amarnath yatra this year, and have made adequate arrangements for the pilgrims, with active support from the state government. "Earlier, 1,000-1,200 pilgrims used to pay obeisance daily at the holy cave. But this year, the rush is unprecedented and we receive more than 2,000 pilgrims daily at the halt camp here," said Ranjeet Kara, one of the organisers and district general secretary of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP).
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Ladakh fest from Sept 1
Jammu, August 24 The colourful fortnight-long Ladakh festival will start on September 1 with men and women clad in traditional costumes marching to the Polo Ground through the Leh bazaar. The camel safari traversing a distance of 7 km through the sand dunes in Nubra would be organised twice on September 11 and 12. The festival will be a feast for the eyes of both foreign and domestic tourists, as the famous Chamas (mask dance) will be held on five days in the Thiksay monastery. Chamas will be organised on September 2, 4, 7, 10 and 12 when the performers will unfurl the story of the age-old fight between good and evil, ending with the eventual victory of the former. |
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Militant held for throwing grenade at Omar rally
Srinagar, August 24 Ashiq Hussain Bhat
of Watergam village in the district was arrested for throwing a grenade at a house where Abdullah was having
tea after addressing a rally at Supernaghama- Kralgund in Kupwara, Hanwara town Superintendent of
Police Haseeb Mughal said. Twenty persons, including 2 CRPF and 2 police personnel, were injured in the grenade attack on July 9 though the NC leader escaped unhurt.
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Jammu, August 24
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