Excelsiordaily Vol No. 52 No. 191 JAMMU, MONDAY, JULY 11, 2016 REGD.NO.JK-71/15-17 12 Pages ` 4.00 RNI No. 28547/65 8611 pay obeisance at holy cave Cop among 6 killed in fresh violence in Over 21,000 stranded at Baltal, yatra remains suspended Kashmir; 3 succumb, toll mounts to 21 Excelsior Correspondent they have also run short of money Excelsior on phone from Baltal, and were unable to bear the rates said that they are being charged 50 JAMMU, July 10: of tents. However, some yatris percent to 75 percent more rates Thousands of yatris continued to managed to reach the tourist desti- than what has been fixed by the *Over 230 including 100 cops injured in clashes remain stranded at various nation of Sonamarg at their own Board. Some yatris are in great Fayaz Bukhari brought as dead by the doctors places in the State as Amarnath risk, sources said. desperation as they have run short who attended upon them. yatra was suspended for the Sources said over 3000 yatris of money too, they added. SRINAGAR, July 10: Six Another youth, Irfan Malik of third consecutive day today and are stranded at Sonamarg. They Meanwhile, a fresh batch of persons including a cop were Warwan Pulwama was killed when no pilgrim was allowed to leave have taken refuge in local hotels 8,611 pilgrims performed darshan killed in violent clashes that con- security forces opened fire to quell for holy cave from Jammu or there. The administration is also at holy cave on the 9th day of yatra tinued in Kashmir for third con- protesters near Rajpora Chowk, return from base camps of Baltal unable to tackle such a huge today. With this total number of secutive day today with mobs *Watch video on Excelsior and Nunwan, Pahalgam today. attacking police and para-mili- Youtube channel According to an official tary forces and their establish- spokesman, over 21,000 pilgrims ments while three more persons Pulwama. Besides Irfan a number were stranded at Baltal base camp who were injured yesterday suc- of protesters suffered injuries and in Ganderbal district of Central cumbed to injuries taking the have been hospitalized. Kashmir alone while 1581 are death toll to 21. At Qazigund, a youth identified stranded at Nunwan, Pahalgam in The violent protests in Kashmir as Mashook Ahmad of Qund was South Kashmir district of started soon after the killing of killed when Police and para-mili- Anantnag. Hizbul Mujahideen commander on tary forces opened fire on protesters. *Watch video of stranded Friday evening in a shootout in A protester Shabir Ahmad son Kokernag area of South Kashmir of Abdul Rehman resident of yatris on Excelsior and besides 21 deaths over 230 peo- Tengpora Bypass in Srinagar was Youtube channel ple including 100 police men were killed when security forces opened injured so far. fire on protesters at Bypass this Reports reaching here said that Amarnath yatris taking rest at Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas as Five protesters and a cop were evening. He was removed to there was total chaos at Baltal base yatra remains suspended for third consecutive day on Sunday. killed and over 60 people including SKIMS hospital Bemina where he camp as there was space crunch to Army conducting flag march in Baramulla on Sunday. Another pic on page 4. —Excelsior/Rakesh police men were injured in today's —Excelsior/Aabid Nabi succumbed. accommodate the increasing num- clashes in several parts of Kashmir General of Jammu and Kashmir of protesters and they tried to snatch group of protesting youth torched Three other persons including a ber of pilgrims reaching there rush and it has failed to maintain pilgrims performing darshan in that raged despite curfew. Police K Rajendra Kumar told his rifle near Saloora, Ganderbal. a Vehicle (TATA 407). The securi- girl who were injured in security daily after performing darshan at a check on tent owners who are holy cave during last nine days has A cop drowned after a police reporters here that the Mobile However, the bid was foiled by his ty forces opened fire resulting in forces firing at different places of holy cave. charging high rates though the reached 1,27, 358. However, no vehicle was attacked by angry pro- Bunker of Police was thrown into colleagues who immediately injuries to at least 2 persons, Kulgam and Anantnag last evening Due to the lack of proper Shrine Board, which has given yatri left from Nunwan base camp testers with stones and the vehicle the river by a crowd along with the reached to the spot and fired tear Gulzar Pandith of Shopian and succumbed to their injuries. They accommodation and exorbitant permission to the people to erect to holy cave today as yatra from was pushed into river Jhelum near driver. The driver Afroz Ahmad smoke shells besides using pellet Muzaffar Hussain of Keegam have been identified as Imtiyaz rates being charged by tent people, tents, has also fixed the rates for Jammu remained suspended for Sangam in South Kashmir district drowned in the river. gun fire to disperse them. Shopian. They were rushed to Mandoo of Anantnag, Altaf Rather some yatris have preferred to take the same, sources added. last two days. The pilgrims who of Anantnag today. Director A cop was thrashed by a group At Lassipora in Pulwama, a hospital but were declared (Contd on page 4 Col 6) shelter in the private vehicles as Some yatris, who contacted (Contd on page 4 Col 6) Govt deploys Army HM reviews security, Net remains suspended Border firing victims to get Rs 5 lakh 3 KP families abandon NEW DELHI, July 10: 16 addl companies of CRPF, JKAP For the first time, civilian victims of cross border firing along the Indo- Pak border will be given a compensation of Rs 5 lakh similar to those who Haal camp after mob attack die due to terrorism or Maoist violence. Avtar Bhat Devi Shrine told their horrible rushed to Valley for yatra security The decision to give compensation to the victims of cross border fir- tale to this reporter. "We feel ing and enhancing the amount from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh to the victims in Jammu and Kashmir at his offi- South Kashmir and other sensitive and Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief totally scared after a big crowd Sanjeev Pargal of terrorism or Maoist violence was taken by Home Minister Rajnath JAMMU, July 10: Three cial residence in New Delhi this areas by road to strengthen Dineshwar Sharma among others, Singh on Friday. families of migrant employees assembled at the camp and pelted JAMMU, July 10: Sixteen morning, has directed movement deployment of police and para- directed the J&K Government "Now onwards, any civilian who dies anywhere in the country due to have abandoned the Haal tran- stones'', said Sunil Ji, a teacher companies of para-military of six para-military companies of military to tackle the protesters authorities to completely sanitize terror attack, Naxal violence, firing from across the border, shelling or IED sit camp late last night and and a member among these three Central Reserve Police Force CRPF from New Delhi to and provide fool-proof protection the routes taken by Shri Amarnath explosion will be given Rs 5 lakh as compensation uniformly. The amount migrated to Zeashta Devi families. (CRPF) and Jammu and Srinagar immediately. to Shri Amarnath Ji pilgrims on Ji pilgrims including the National will be given to next of kin of the victim," an official said. shrine in Srinagar after they He said the tampers of the Kashmir Armed Police (JKAP) “The six CRPF companies both Baltal and Pahalgam routes. Highways of Jammu-Pathankot (Contd on page 4 Col 4) were scared by the mob attack mob were so high that they have been rushed to different would be airlifted directly from The deployment of 16 addi- and Jammu-Srinagar, base camps on the camp during last two diverted a local stream via the parts of the Kashmir valley, New Delhi to Srinagar in special tional companies would start tak- of Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu, Baltal Docs’ leave, routine surgeries cancelled days following the killing of camp to submerge it in the water majority in South Kashmir, plane from where they would be ing place by late this evening and and Nunwan (Pahalgam) and twin dreaded terrorist of Hizbul and panic gripped among the Excelsior Correspondent from New Delhi and Jammu for deployed at vulnerable areas will be completed by tomorrow tracks of Chandanwari and Baltal. Mujahideen, Burhan Wani and camp inmates there. Later the SRINAGAR, July 10: As the violence in Kashmir refuses to die protection of Shri Amarnath ji including the routes used by Shri morning. Sources said apart from fur- his two accomplices in an mob tried to enter the camp prem- down, the authorities have cancelled leaves of all doctors and other pilgrims and strengthening Amarnath Ji pilgrims in South According to sources, the ther protection of Shri encounter with security forces ises and the guards of JKP man- staffers and directed them to report to their duties in wake of the presence of para-military per- Kashmir to ensure their safety,’’ Union Home Ministry meeting, Amarnath Ji pilgrims, rest of in Kokernag area of Kashmir ning the camp were forced to fire volatile situation in the region. sonnel to tackle the protests. official sources told the Excelsior. which was also attended by Union the additional forces of CRPF valley on July 8. in the air to quell them. However, Principal Medical College and Associated Hospitals, Dr Kaiser Union Home Minister They said nine companies of Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi, and JKAP dispatched to the The panic gripped the entire still they tried to attack again but Ahmad, directed the doctors and other staffers to report to their duties Rajnath Singh, who held high JKAP and one company of CRPF Joint Secretary (Jammu and Kashmir valley from New Delhi migrant camp at Haal, Pulwma had to leave due to a heavy down immediately.