Locals protest 'substandard' material used in Hazratbal shrine

Hundreds of residents raised slogans against the Board officials after a few marble slabs were found to have come out of the dome of the shrine located on the banks of Dal Lake, police sources said.

They said the residents were alleging that the Board authorities had used substandard material which resulted in the marble slabs falling off the dome.

The protestors later dispersed off peacefully, they said.

Renovation work on the shrine has been going on for the last couple of years.