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SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2016 (PAGE 4) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU From page 1 2 killed, 23 injured as mobs defy restrictions HC directs for supply Home Minister reviews Kashmir A patrol party of security might exploit the large gather- forces was attacked by a mob ings at Friday prayers to insti- of food, medicines situation, yatra arrangements with stones at Delina in gate violence, an official said. Services, Kashmir, Director another, protection of their bases areas", where maximum stone Baramulla district this morning, Government today CA&PD Kashmir, Director and camps and deployment as pelting was taking place, dur- injuring three security person- announced to continue curfew SKIMS, Srinagar and the protection for the VVIPs. ing the night hours. nel, the official said. like restrictions across Kashmir Principal Medical College "The set of advisory was The yatra remained suspend- In retaliation, security forces valley for tomorrow after sepa- Srinagar. The report of the aimed at alerting the para-mili- ed for second consecutive day opened fire in which three civil- ratists called for strike and fresh Principal Government Medical tary personnel from attacks by today as "security reason" as ians were injured. Condition of protests. College Srinagar state that an the militants by intruding into authorities were anticipating all the injured is stated to be sta- According to official amount of Rs. 11 lacs has been the protesting crowd,'' sources trouble in the Valley during ble, he added. sources curfew shall continue kept available for emergent said. Friday. However, sources said, A youth was critically in Srinagar, Baramulla, nature. The Advocate General They added that security the Home Ministry was com- injured in firing by security Anantnag and Pulwama dis- submits that further funds will arrangements and other facilities pletely satisfied with security forces on stone-pelting mobs at tricts tomorrow. The DC be made available for purchase for the pilgrims of Shri arrangements made for the pil- Manigam in central Kashmir’s Pulwama Muneer-ul-Islam of drugs and other items of Amarnath Ji cave shrine in grims of Shri Amarnath Ji cave Ganderbal district, the official said restrictions under Section emergent nature". South Kashmir, which has wit- shrine right from Lakhanpur, said, adding the injured was 144 CrPC shall remain in "The status report filed by nessed maximum protests in the the gateway of Jammu and undergoing surgery at SMHS force in all police stations of Director CA&PD Department, aftermath of Burhan's killing, Kashmir, to holy cave shrine in hospital. district Pulwama tomorrow Kashmir stated about the also came up for high level Anantnag district of South A mob indulged in stone- from 4 am to 11 pm. He said Government Sale Centres review in the meeting. Kashmir, located at a height of pelting in Sopore and in the that four or more persons shall which were opened up to The Home Minister was 12,457 feet from the sea level. retaliatory action, four persons not be allowed to assemble 14.07.2016 except Kupwara briefed by the top officials on It may be mentioned here sustained pellet injuries. with intention to stage demon- Stranded pilgrims protesting at Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas on Friday. — Excelsior/Rakesh and Shopian districts", Court security arrangements made for that the Union Home Ministry Two others were injured in strations, protests or indulge directed. the pilgrims, progress of yatra has sent 14 additional compa- clashes in nearby Pattan town, in sloganeering, rioting etc Yatra remains suspended for 2nd day; 23,000 stranded at Baltal "Even though the number of and other arrangements. nies of para-military CRPF to the official said. during the imposition of Sale Centres which were Sources said the departure the Kashmir valley while nine Two other persons were Section-144. Pahalgam wore a deserted look Sources said about 2000 pil- Ranjana, a pilgrim from opened is mentioned, the area of pilgrims from Jammu base companies of Jammu and injured in a similar incident in The curfew was announced as no yatri was camping there grims are stranded at Bhagwati Maharashtra said that they are where the Sale Centres were camp has deliberately been Kashmir Armed Police and one Shopian district town, he said. soon after the separatists called since yesterday after the author- Nagar base camp while a large stranded on NH at Udhampur opened and are functioning is delayed by the administration of CRPF was moved to the Curfew had been imposed as for three day strike and protests ities shifted all stranded pilgrims number of pilgrims are stranded since yesterday morning and not mentioned. Similarly the in view of security reasons to Valley from Jammu. Yesterday, a precautionary measure to in Kashmir over the killings of from there to Jammu late last in Aasa Ram Bapu Ashram, were waiting for the resumption availability of LPG and other ensure that the pilgrims con- Army had moved two battalions maintain law and order in the protesters. A joint statement night. Except the jawans of Saraswati Dham, Kalika Dham, of yatra. She said three to four essential items though are men- voy reached "disturbed to Kashmir from Jammu. valley where 39 people have issued by Hurriyat Conference security forces, police and gov- Vaishnavi Dham and other com- buses of pilgrims from tioned, the complete report is died and over 3100 others, leaders, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, ernment officials no one is munity halls in Jammu as well Maharashtra are stranded at NH not available to verify as to including 1500 securitymen, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and camping at Nunwan base camp. as Ashrams and langars on NH near Udhampur. Some of the pil- whether the people in the Valley Tuki seeks at least 10 days time injured in the week-long clashes JKLF chairman Mohammad The Yatris who were stopped right from Lakhanpur to grims are staying on a dhaba are getting the essential items following Burhan’s killing in an Yasin Malik, said that they have at various places on Jammu - Vijaypur. while others in the buses waiting without any difficulty", directed encounter in Kokernag. extended protests and complete Srinagar National Highway right The stranded yatris at for resumption of yatra. the court. for floor test, Guv rejects The decision to impose cur- shutdown for next 72 hours from Udhampur to Banihal yes- Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas Meanwhile, the heavy rush The Court also directed the ITANAGAR, July 15: terday gave the direction for tak- few was taken in view of appre- starting from Saturday morning terday remained stranded for the held a massive protest today of pilgrims continued as thou- Director, SKIMS, to file a status ing the floor test by July 16, that hensions that vested interests till Monday evening. second consecutive day today as demanding the resumption of sands of yatris are reaching here report regarding the availability Arunachal Pradesh appeared he sought more time on the administration has not taken any yatra suspended for last two daily from other parts of country of the medicines and other items headed for another round of advice of legal experts. SC rejects plea on Banihal rail link decision on allowing these pil- days. The yatris criticized the to leave for darshan of Barfani for treatment and the actual sup- political turmoil with the The Governor, however, consideration/examination of The plea said that Railway grims to leave for holy cave as yet. Government decision to suspend Baba in deep Himalayas of ply made to the patients. Governor today rejecting resin- rejected the plea of Tuki, who the Report of the ex-DMRC Board did not place before an Thousands of pilgrims con- the yatra and putting the pil- Kashmir valley. "The petitioner, who is stated Chief Minister Nabam led a Congress Government that chief E Sreedharan Committee, expert panel, headed by tinue to remain stranded on grims to lot of inconvenience. Hundreds of yatris were seen appearing as party in person, Tuki's plea for deferring the fell in January after the contro- the Board was fully satisfied”. Sreedharan to review the current NH right from Udhampur to Shouting slogans, the yatris took in long queues waiting for their seeks time to file reply to the floor test which he was directed versial role played by the then The High Court had alignment of rail link, an interim Banihal. The officials yester- the administration to task for registration at various registra- status reports," the court order to take by tomorrow to prove his Governor J P Rajkhowa. expressed concern over safety of report of an agency which had day confirmed there number putting yatris to trouble. tion counters here today also. reads. majority in the Assembly. Citing apprehension that the the Katra-Banihal rail link to the also examined the feasibility of to 2000 while 10,000 pilgrims The yatris stranded on NH at Tuki, who was reinstalled by present Government does not Kashmir valley and directed the an alternate alignment. are stranded at Jammu and Udhampur also cursed the India’s Pak policy has failed: Cong the Supreme Court on command required majority in Railway Board to file a affidavit The Board had in an affidavit other places on Highway right administration decision to sus- mined the National security of the policy towards Pakistan. ''In May Wednesday, met acting the Assembly, the Governor vouching that the line was told the High Court that the from Lakhanpur to Vijaypur. pend the yatra for last two days. country, he added. ''India-Pakistan 2014, PM Modi invited Pakistan Governor Tathagata Roy today asked Tuki to prove his majority examined in light of various existing alignment was “well relationship is a sensitive one and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for and sought postponement of the on the floor of the House tomor- experts’ reports and the current researched, well investigated we expect the Government to han- his swearing-in.