Kishtwar curfew continues, Jammu city and surrounding areas get breather
Normal traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway has still not resumed. Traffic on the Pathankot-Jammu and Jammu-Srinagar highway was halted following tension along the road after Kishtwar violence on Friday. Curfew continued in the eight districts of Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Reasi, Udhampur, Rajouri, Doda and Kishtwar districts of Jammu region. Loudspeaker-fitted police vehicles announced in the morning […]
Read More →Instance Of Harmony And Brotherhood in State, Despite Of Clashes
Even as violence continues in the communally charged district of Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir, in a heart warming incident a Hindu doctor was able to solemnise his wedding thanks to his Muslim neighbours escorting his procession to ensure its safety. Dr Ashish Sharma and his family was first escorted by hundreds of Muslim neighbours […]
Read More →Curfew continues in Eight Jammu Districts, Amarnath Yatra Resumes
JAMMU: Curfew continued in eight districts of Jammu region on Tuesday even as the annual Amarnath Yatra resumed after three days, officials said. The Amarnath Yatra had remained suspended for the last three days. “The Amarnath Yatra resumed early today (Tuesday). 225 pilgrims were allowed to move from here to the Valley around 4.30 a.m. […]
Read More →Amaranth yatra remains suspended for third day amidst Kishtwar clashes
JAMMU: Amarnath yatra from Jammu remained suspended for the third consecutive day on Monday in the wake of curfew and tense situation triggered by communal clashes in Kishtwar district here, police said. Along with the pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath, two other yatras — Buddha Amarnath and Machail yatra — were also suspended […]
Read More →Jammu region clashes toll three: P Chidambaram
NEW DELHI: Three people have died in clashes in the Jammu region, Finance Minister P Chidambaram Monday said adding that the government will not allow any forced migration from the area. The minister told the Rajya Sabha that the situation in the violence-hit Jammu region has been brought under control, and three lives have been […]
Read More →Kishtwar violence: Curfew continues in Jammu
Rail services were disrupted today in the Jammu-Pathankot sector as ABVP activists stopped a train at Kathua railway station protesting yesterday’s clashes in Kishtwar district. Demanding the sacking of the Minister of State for Home, Sajjad Ahmed Kitchloo, over the incident, the ABVP activists blocked railway tracks and raised anti-government slogans, police said. The Ahmedabad-bound […]
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