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ARTICLE : Reuters Reports.. Did you notice the change ?
Dear Friends:
I am posting one of the latest news reports found on
clari.world.asia.india newsgroup from Reuters regarding the tragedy in
Amarnath. I feel fairly confident that it is the protestations
that caused them to change the reporting- though I cannot confirm it.
I hope and pray that such a tragedy does not repeat again.
Regarding the biased reports - We have to understand that
most of these reports are filed by individuals (Reporters) from India
and whatever bias that person has shows up in the report. Unfortunately
the authors name in the reports does not always show up in Newspapers and
people just believe what they read in the Newspaper as fact and may not
notice the "spin" or "angle" in reporting a incident.
In my opinion - New York Times is very biased wheras the Wall Street Journal
is a little better ( though not by very much)
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SENT IN A PROTEST !
Anyway heres the two versions from Reuters:
This first one is from Aug-28th and the second form Aug-24th
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Subject: Nearly 200 dead in Himalayan pilgrim tragedy
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 4:50:09 PDT
From: C-reuters@clari.net (Reuter / Sheikh Mushtaq)
Organization: Copyright 1996 by Reuters
Newsgroups: clari.world.asia.india
SRINAGAR, India, Aug 28 (Reuter) - Indian search parties on
Wednesday discovered more bodies of Hindu pilgrims along the
route to a holy cave in the Himalayas, raising to 194 the number
who died on the annual trek, authorities said.........
Some 112,000 Hindus came to Kashmir for this year's trek to
the cave, where devotees worship an ice stalagmite regarded as a
symbol of the Hindu God Shiva.......................
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Here' the version put out by reuters from Aug 24...
Subject: Himalayan pilgrim death toll rises to 116
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 21:00:08 PDT
From: C-reuters@clari.net (Reuters)
Organization: Copyright 1996 by Reuters
Newsgroups: clari.world.asia.india
SRINAGAR, India, Aug 25 (Reuter) - Some 116 pilgrims have
died from exposure in the Himalayan mountains along a rugged
route to a 3,880-metre (12,725-ft) high cave, officials said on
Sunday.................. Officials said some 112,000 Hindus had arrived in
Kashmirthis year to visit the Amarnath cave, where devotees worship an
ice stalagmite believed to be a manifestation of the ``lingam,''
or phallus, of the Hindu god Shiva.
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