Kishtwar and violence hit adjoining districts returning to normal

The situation in Kishtwar district and other violence hit places in Jammu and Kashmir is returning to normal as curfew was relaxed for three hours in Kishtwar on Sunday, even as the ministerial team reviewed the security situation there.

In an important decision the state government has decided to announce fresh amount of compensation after assessing the damage in consultation with the victims.

According to reports Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Shantmanu said "...curfew was further relaxed from 10 AM and it was on till 1 PM. There were no reports of any untoward incident from anywhere in the district during last 24 hours."

"A ministerial team led by Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand visited the district to review its security situation and also held talks with the members of two communities to normalize the situation and end tension," he added.

Shantmanu also said that an all-party delegation is scheduled to visit the district in a few days to assess the situation and hold discussions with members of the two communities to ease the differences.

Authorities on Saturday relaxed curfew for one and a half hours separately in two parts of the town.

There were communal clashes in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtawar district on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, left two persons dead and several others injured.

Curfew was clamped in three more districts of Udhampur, Samba and Kathua in Jammu region and Army staged flag marches as tension prevailed following outbreak of communal violence in Kishtwar.

Curfew was imposed in Rajouri after incidents of stone- pelting and protests triggered communal tension in the border town.