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Kashmir Valley Continues to Be Tense, No Relaxation in Curfew

As Kashmir Valley continues to be tense, authorities have decided not to give any relaxation in curfew in Sopore, Baramulla and Anantnag and beefed up security measures in Srinagar ahead of a proposed march by separatists, said media reports.

Officials said that the first batch of Amarnath pilgrims having 1,272 people proceeded to 3,880 metre cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas through the traditional Pahalgam and the shorter Baltal routes this morning, reports said.

According to reports, the pilgrims had reached the twin base camps of Nunwan and Baltal from Jammu last evening and extra security forces have been deployed on both the routes to ensure safety of the pilgrims, said reports.

Keeping in view separatists call to the women to march to ‘Pather Masjid’ in old Srinagar, curfew restrictions in the city have been further tightened, which were imposed in seven police station areas so far, reports said.

Contingents of women police personnel have also been deployed in the sensitive areas to prevent the march called by hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference headed by its jailed leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, said reports.

Reports said that all roads leading to Pather Masjid have been sealed and road blockades erected to prevent the march.

To curb spread of violence in the wake of the killing of youths in alleged firing by security forces, authorities yesterday brought under curfew more areas in south Kashmir.

In view of protests in several areas of Anantnag and Kulgam districts yesterday, authorities did not relax curfew in Bijbehara, Mattan, Dooru, Kokernag, Achhabal in Anantnag, and in Kulgam and Pulwama districts.

Meanwhile, life continues to remained disrupted in Srinagar and other parts of the valley with government offices, banks and educational institutions remaining closed and transport services being off the road.

(Based on internet reports)

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