|
All-party
team visits Kashmir hospitals, Hazratbal
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 11:48:56 AM,
IANS
|
|
Srinagar:
The all-party delegation from Delhi Tuesday visited the Hazratbal
shrine and hospitals, continuing its assessment of the ground
situation in Kashmir, even as curfew was in place in Srinagar and
other major towns in the valley.
"Indefinite curfew continues in Srinagar city and other major
towns of the valley. Curfew restrictions have continued following
reports that the miscreants had planned to incite violence to
coincide with the visit of the delegation," a senior police
officer said here.
The delegation is led by union Home Minister P. Chidambaram.
Asaduddin Owaisi and Sushma Swaraj were among the members who
visited the Hazratbal shrine. The Muslim shrine here is held
sacred by many as it preserves what many believe to be a hair of
Prophet Muhammad.
Some leaders from Delhi are also visiting hospitals, among them
the bone and joint hospital here, to meet people injured during
clashes with the security forces in 103 days of unrest in Kashmir
Valley, during which 102 people have lost their lives.
Some members of the delegation Monday called on three prominent
separatist leaders -- Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and
Muhammad Yasin Malik -- despite their refusal to meet the Delhi
leaders.
Interestingly, all the three separatist leaders refused to talk to
delegation members even inside their houses and insisted it be
done before the media.
The practice of speaking to the MPs only before the media was
begun by hardline pro-Pakistani separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani
and has been taken up by Mirwaiz Umer and Yasin Malik.
Geelani expressed inability to serve tea to his guests as he said
there was no tea or milk in the house because of the indefinite
curfew imposed by the authorities.
He also stuck to his five-point agenda which includes acceptance
of Kashmir as an international dispute as the first and foremost
demand before a dialogue can be started between New Delhi and
local separatists.
The delegation also met representatives of trade, industry, tour
and travel, tourism, transport, apple growers, NGOs, students from
local universities, vice-chancellors and some prominent local
writers and journalists.
Representatives of local Sikhs also called on the delegation
Monday evening. A deputation of Gujjars and Bakerwals also met the
team to discuss their problems in the state.
|
|
|
|
Home |
Top of the Page |
|
 |
|
|
Comment on this article |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 News Pick |
|
All-party
delegation arrives in Srinagar
An all-party delegation led by Home
Minister P. Chidambaram arrived here Monday morning to get a first
hand impression of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir before
taking steps to defuse escalating tensions. The
»
|
India, US
look for the next big thing for Obama visit
A search is on for the next big thing in India-US relations after
their landmark civil nuclear deal to let President Barack Obama
truly make "history" on his India visit in early November. From
the Indian perspective, that
»
|
|
 India is
just like Pakistan, say reality show contestants
Be it the food, the streets, the people or the music, Pakistani
children who are contestants on Indian reality shows hardly feel
any difference between the two neighbouring
»
|
West
Bengal CM to lay foundation stone of AMU Murshidabad Sep 26
For the first time in its 136 years history and in a
historic moment to extend its vistas to other parts of the
country, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is laying the foundation
stone of AMU Murshidabad Center in West Bengal on September
»
|
|
In Bihar,
30,000 aspirants for assembly polls
Looks like over 30,000 people in Bihar want to fight an election!
They are all aspirants who have submitted their biodata to
political parties - mostly directly to party chiefs - to contest the
October-November elections » |
Two
Taiwanese shot at Jama Masjid, man detained
Two Taiwanese tourists were wounded when two gunmen on a
motorcycle opened random fire near the Jama Masjid here Sunday
morning, creating a scare ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
Ko Chang and Ku Ze Wei
» |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top
Stories |
|
 'Without
education, we are animals'
"Without education, we are no more than animals," said Zahur Shah,
85, as he sat with his son Nizamuddin, 60, and grand daughters at
the release of a report titled "People’s Report Card on Education"
here Saturday.
»
Empower yourself with Higher Education, students at
Career Fest are urged
UAE
minister opens education meet |
|
|
|
Picture of the Day |
|
 |
|
Due to the threats of riot and
terror attacks, the festive season in India
nowadays results in sleepless nights for the security
personnel.
Against this backdrop, the show of communal harmony in Malegaon by Ajantha Mandal cannot be more timely. The Mandal
in a large hoarding portrays the real picture of the Muslim
dominated textile town in North Maharashtra. It shows,
Malegaon is where Azan in a Masjid and Shunkh
in a Mandir go simultaneously. To further make its point,
the Mandal plays communal harmony songs on a cassette-player
in its full sound.
(Photo: ummid.com) |
|
|
|
|
Most
Read |
|
Terror Threats: Don't jump to hasty conclusions
First it was the arrests in Pune
Blast and now it is the firing incident occurring yesterday near the
historic Jama Masjid and an e-mail reportedly sent by 'Indian
Mujahideen'. The incidents are again used as tools by a section to
paint an image of the Indian Muslims favourable to who everyone
» |
|
Lakhs hit
as Tehri waters rise, Yamuna and Gandak in spate
Many parts of north India, including the capital, were threatened
by floods Monday as a swollen Yamuna threatened to overflow its
banks and the waters of the Tehri dam posed a danger to
Uttarakhand, where at least 50 people have been killed. Further
»
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quick links