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Following this, the tive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Government on Friday issued Masjid land dispute in Ayodhya an advisory asking the tourists as the efforts to arrive at an and pilgrims to curtail their pil- amicable settlement through grimage to the Amarnath cave mediation have failed. shrine and leave the State “as The apex court took note soon as possible”. of the report of the three mem- A top officer of the Indian ber mediation panel, headed by Army based in Srinagar, along former apex court judge FMI with the Director General of Kalifulla, that the mediation State police, on Friday claimed P !" #$ $%& proceedings which went on for that an attempt to target the ' ( ) * ' +' () about four months have not pilgrims has been foiled by the , - +.( -+.) /0 resulted in any final settle- alert troops, who recovered a 1 2 + . + ment and it has to decide the mine bearing mark of a matter pending before it. '' Pakistan ordnance factory from intelligence inputs of terror During a three-day inten- “We have received the one of the two yatra routes threats, with specific targeting sive search operation conduct- Pulwama and Shopian areas. Jaish-e-Mohammaed, Lashkar- seem to suggest a genuine fear report submitted by Justice leading to the cave shrine. of the Amarnath Yatra, and ed to sanitise the Amarnath Director-General of Police e-Taiba, Hizbul Mujahideen of a massive terror strike direct- (Retd) FMI Kalifulla, the ' . +4, “The recovery indicates given the prevailing security sit- Yatra route, security forces had (DGP) of Jammu & Kashmir had been eliminated in the ed at Amarnath ji yatris or/and Chairman of the Mediation that Pakistan Army is involved uation in the Kashmir Valley, in also recovered a cache of arms, Dilbag Singh, CRPF Additional operations in last three months. tourists this will do nothing to Committee. We have perused pleadings and the evidence on in terrorism in Kashmir. This the interest of the safety and including an American sniper Director General Zulfiqar The 15 Corps commander dampen the sense of fear and the same. The mediation pro- which they propose to rely, so will not be tolerated,” Lt General security of the tourists and rifle M-24. Security forces acted Hasan, IGP Kashmir SP Pani, said IED threats had increased foreboding that prevails in the ceedings have not resulted in that the officials of the Registry KJS Dhillon, Commander of Amarnath Yatris, it is advised on the basis of specific intelli- and others were also present in the last year with several valley at the moment.” any final settlement. We, there- can keep the said documents the Chinar Corps, said. that they may curtail their stay gence inputs that Pakistan- during the Press briefing. attempts made to blow up Abdullah, along with his fore, have to proceed with the ready for perusal of Displaying pictures of the mine in the Valley immediately and based terrorists might target Commenting on the pre- security forces vehicles or father Dr Farooq Abdullah, hearing of the cases/appeals, the court,” the Bench said in its bearing Pakistan’s ordnance take necessary measures to the Yatra using IEDs and attack vailing security situation in installations. “There was a had called on Prime Minister which will commence on and order. factory’s stamp, Dhillon said, “It return as soon as possible,” the pilgrims, he added. Kashmir valley, Dhillon said, failed IED attempt in Banihal Narendra Modi in Delhi on from August 6 (Tuesday),” said The Bench, also compris- laid to rest any doubts about order issued by the State Home Dhillon said the threat of “On July 30, Pakistan army in June and on August 2, one Friday urging him that no pre- a 5-judge Bench headed by ing Justices SA Bobde, DY Islamabad’s direct role in Department said. improvised explosive devices indulged in unprovoked firing of the Army vehicles was tar- cipitous steps of any sort should Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan attempts to destabilise J&K”. Last week, Union Home (IEDs) in Jammu and Kashmir and it was responded to in geted.” said Dhillon, adding be taken that may result in sit- “The hearing which will be and SA Nazeer, had on July 18, Meanwhile, the Jammu & Ministry had rushed 10,000 is more “pronounced” in the befitting manner, they became that one IED expert Munna uation in the State, particular- on day-to-day basis until the asked the three-member medi- Kashmir Government on troops to Kashmir Valley to hinterland even as the situation quiet thereafter,” he said. Lahori was killed by security ly the Valley, worsening. “We arguments are concluded will ation panel to inform the court Friday issued an advisory effectively handle security along the Line of Control (LoC) 15 Corps commander forces last week. specifically asked him to let sub- start with the appeals arising about the outcome of their pro- directing tourists and pilgrims related and law and order remains “largely peaceful”. Dhillon said the security forces reacting to the State Home judice matters be settled by the out of the two suits. The ceedings as on July 31. to curtail their pilgrimage to duties. Speculations were rife I G Kashmir SP Pani said had considerable success Department order former courts & other matters learned counsel(s)...In the The panel was asked to the Amarnath cave shrine and over the arrival of 25,000 more around 10 serious attempts to against the terrorist groups Chief Minister Omar Abdullah be settled by an elected gov- appeals arising out of the afore- place the report by August 1 to to leave the State immediately. troops in Kashmir Valley as trigger IED blasts were recent- operating in J&K recently and tweeted, “Although this ernment,” Omar Abdullah said said suits may, for the conve- enable it to proceed further in “Keeping in view the latest part of the ongoing exercise. ly made in the Valley, mostly in most of the top leadership of unprecedented order would later. nience of the court, indicate the the matter. 2 ! # +, -. ! Q, $ $% 0 R1 espite assurances of the & DUnion Health Minister Dr hough the grant of Harsh Vardhan, doctors of sev- TGeographical Indications eral Government-run hospitals ture and harassment by police, (GI) tag to “Odisha Rasagola” in Delhi went on strike on the girl committed suicide on was perceived as a happy end- Friday and health services were n a significant ruling, the January 22, 2018. ing to the battle between crippled. Apprehending law and IOrissa High Court on Friday Swain and the victim’s Odisha and West Bengal over order issues, the Delhi Police ordered the State Crime Branch brother have moved the HC in the sweet’s origin, the latter deployed additional police per- to submit the final report with- separate petitions seeking a might lose its own title award- sonnel, along with Central in four weeks after completing CBI inquiry into the incidents. ed to it for “Banglar Rasogolla”. Armed Police Forces, (CAPFs) the investigations into the 2017 A Division Bench headed Chennai-based to control the situation. sensational Kunduli gangrape by Chief Justice KS Jhaveri on Geographical Indications Resident doctors, who case. The HC also suggested Friday turned down a State Registry has directed the West form the backbone of Out setting up of a Special Government request when the Bengal State Food Processing & Patients Department (OPD) Investigation Team (SIT) to Advocate General pleaded to Horticulture Development and critical healthcare, with- probe into the incident in case allow another three months to Corporation Limited, Patent drew all services in protest the Crime Branch police fail to complete the investigations. Information Centre, against the National Medical he State Government on meet the deadline. Posting the matter to be heard Department of Higher Commission Bill that was TFriday further extended “In case, the Crime Branch again on September 4, the Education Science & passed by the Rajya Sabha on the tenure of the Justice Madan fails to submit the final report court asked the AG to ensure Technology and the concerned Thursday. Mohan Das Commission of within the stipulated period, that the final report is filed petitioner Ramesh Chandra Protesting doctors and sev- Inquiry, which has been the HC has suggested forming before the next date of hearing Sahoo to appear before it on eral bodies have expressed probing the multi-crore chit an SIT to probe into the gan- or else, the SIT would take over September 6 for hearing on the reservations over certain pro- fund scam in the State, grape case and also to find out the investigations. issue. visions of the Bill and alleged + # &+1 * ' by six months. the circumstances that led to “The HC has suggested This is the first hearing that these were “anti-poor, . +4, The panel’s tenure was ear- the rape victim to commit sui- both the petitioners to submit after the petitioner filed a rec- anti-student and undemocrat- lier scheduled to end on August cide after three months,” said a list of six senior officers of the tification/removal petition on ic”. The resident doctors’ asso- strations on Thursday over the orthopedic patient said he vis- treatment,” he said. 4, a notification of the Home BJP leader Kharabela Swain, Central and State Government February 13 last year.