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Srinagar, Oct 11: Strongly con-demning a murderous attack on Kashmir-bound truckers at Udhampur in Jammu division on Saturday, the Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA)—an amalgam of various trade bodies—called for Kashmir-wide shutdown on Monday against the “government’s inefficiency to protect Kashmiris.”In an emergency meeting held under the chairmanship of Showkat M Chowdhary, the KEA demanded security for Kashmiri

people travelling from Jammu to Srinagar or Srinagar to Jammu by road, especially the truck drivers and their properties.

Three persons received burn inju-ries when a Kashmir-bound truck was attacked with a petrol bomb by goons in Udhampur district of Jammu division on Saturday.

The KEA said such attacks “point to criminal conspiracy hatched by vested interests against Kashmiris and are aimed at desta-bilizing the State.”

“With such attacks, fear has gripped Kashmiri people travelling

from Jammu to Srinagar and vice-versa. Government should provide immediate security to Kashmiris to prevent this situation from deteriorat-ing further. We condemn such murde-rious attacks,” said Chowdhary.

He urged people to observe com-

plete shutdown on Monday against such cowardly attacks.

“Kashmir is a landlocked Valley and vested interests in Jammu are taking advantage of this quite frequently. Government should ensure that such elements are

curbed. If the government fails to do so, it has the potential to repeat 2010 and 2008-like unrest, the onus of which will lie on the state admin-istration. Government should also provide security for Kashmiri

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UDHAMPUR TRUCK ATTACK:KASHMIR TRADERS,

SEPARATISTS CALL FOR SHUTDOWN TODAY

Such attacks point to criminal conspiracy hatched by vested interests against Kashmiris and are aimed at destabilizing the StateShowket Choudhary | KEA chairman Since the day PDP shook hands with BJP to form the government, the communal disharmony is spreading across the state. Hindu extremists attack Kashmir-bound trucks and burn Kashmiri youth aliveSadiq Baqal | KTMF chairman This attack is an eye-opener for pro-India politicians of the state and a wakeup call for all peace-loving people to stand up and act against communal elementsSyed Ali Geelani | Hurriyat (G) chairman This attack has once again proved that PDP-led regime is enemy of Kashmiris and Kashmiris are not safe on their land nowYasin Malik | JKLF chief

Srinagar, Oct 11: The two truckers, who were admitted to the Government Medical College (GMC) hospital in Jammu after their truck was attacked by a petrol bomb in Udhampur district, are being treated at Safderjung hospital in Delhi, an official said Sunday.

Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, Muneer-ul-Islam, said both Zahid Ahmed (19) and Showkat Ahmed (35)—who had received severe burn injuries—were shifted to New Delhi from Jammu yesterday.

Muneer-ul-Islam visited

the residents of Udhampur attack victims in Anantnag yesterday and assured all possible help to them from the administration.

Muneer met the families of truckers Showkat Ahmad Dar at Uranhall village and Zahid Ahmad Bhat in nearby Batingoo area. He provided Rs 50,000 from Red Cross Fund and Rs 20,000 as interim relief to each family.

Muneer also arranged Air Tickets from Srinagar to New Delhi for three family members of the victims to meet them at AIIMS.

The family members, according to officials, have been provided accommo-dation in Kashmir House at New Delhi.

Meanwhile, a team of officers from the office of the Advisor to Chief Min-ister, Prof Amitabh Mattoo met the two victims of the Udhampur petrol bomb attack at Safdarjung Hospi-tal in New Delhi and assured them of all possible help from the State government, an official spokesman said.

“The victims, Zahid and

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‘Militant killed in Handwara encounter’Srinagar, Oct 11: A militant was killed in an overnight encounter with forces in Handwara area of north Kashmir's Kupwara district, army officials said Sunday.

"One militant has been killed so far. The operation is still in prog-ress as there are inputs about presence of more militants in the area," an army official said.

The encounter broke out in the forests of Wader Bala in Zach-aldara area, 100 kms from here, yesterday after security forces launched a cordon and search operation follow-ing information about presence of militants there, the official said.

He said there were no casualties on the forces side in the oper-ation so far. PTI

‘Team of officials visits victims at Safderjung hospital’

Kashmir University postpones exams

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Srinagar, Oct 11: All Kashmir Univer-sity examinations scheduled to be held on Monday (October 12, 2015) are postponed.

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Legal experts call for ‘people’s movement’ to protect Article 35 A

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Oct 11: Calling for “people’s movement” for protection of Article-35 A, noted lawyer Zaffar A Shah Sunday cautioned if the 1954 constitutional provision applied by the Presidential was abrogated, J&K would lose the special status— per-manent resident-ship, right to property and employ-ment—and the move would impact the disputed nature of Kashmir as per the UN resolutions.

A New Delhi-based NGO,

backed by right-wing groups, has moved the Supreme Court seeking scrapping of

the Article 35 A. The case is listed for hearing before the Supreme Court Registry

next month. At a roundtable conference organized by Kashmir Centre for Social and Development Studies (KCSDS) here, Shah said under the Article 35 A, the State legislature has the power to define permanent residents, to make law for acquiring property and for providing employment.

“Three things are impor-tant here–permanent resi-dents, employment restricted to permanent residents and state legislature’s powers with regard to settlement,” said Shah. “If the Article 35

A goes, it means the protec-tion available to permanent residents will go and this pro-tection will also go in case of employment and acquisition of property and scholarships.”

Then, he said, the defini-tion of permanent residents would change and acquisi-tion of property and employ-ment would become avail-able to outsiders, in J&K.

The Article 35 A is a pro-vision that is not in the con-stitution of India. Instead it is an Article in applica-tion of the provisions of the

HCBA to challenge petitionAbrogation of the constitutional provision will affect JK’s special status, disputed nature: Zaffar Shah

We need to defend the Article: Mian Qayoom

KCSDS slams Government’s ‘laidback approach’

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Srinagar, Oct 11: The High Court Bar Association has decided to challenge the writ petition filed in the Supreme Court on scrapping of Article 35A that upholds the special status of J&K.

“We have tentatively decid-ed to approach the Supreme Court to seek that we should be made a party in writ petition. We will oppose the writ peti-tion,” President HCBA, Mian Abdul Qayoom said.

He was talking at a round-table conference organized by the Kashmir civil society

group, KCSDS, to discuss the importance of the Article 35A in the wake of a writ petition in the Supreme Court that has sought scrapping of the con-stitutional provision applied by the President.

Qayoom said the Bar was meeting tomorrow to make the final announcement on approaching the Supreme Court.

“We will also involve the district bar associations and Mufassil bar associations. We will get applications from them and file our own appli-cation in the Supreme Court,” said Qayoom.

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