Curfew continues in Kishtwar, Home Secretary Arrived
KISHTWAR; 16, Aug 2013: Curfew continued for the eighth consecutive day Friday in Jammu region's Kishtwar town as union Home Secretary Anil Goswami arrived to review the law and order situation.
The home secretary will also take stock of the situation on the international border.
District Magistrate of Kishtwar Basheer Ahmad Khan said that curfew was relaxed for a while Thursday during Independence Day celebrations, but later re-imposed.
Curfew was imposed following large-scale communal violence Aug 9, in which three people were killed. Private and public properties worth millions of rupees were destroyed by rioting mobs.
Curfew was Thursday lifted from all the other seven districts of Jammu region -- Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Reasi, Udhampur, Doda and Rajouri -- where it was imposed on Aug 10 as a precautionary measure.
Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami arrived early Friday in Jammu along with a team of officials.
The home secretary went straight to R.S. Pura in Jammu district to get a first-hand experience of the situation on the international border (IB).
The home secretary will also take stock of the situation on the international border.
District Magistrate of Kishtwar Basheer Ahmad Khan said that curfew was relaxed for a while Thursday during Independence Day celebrations, but later re-imposed.
Curfew was imposed following large-scale communal violence Aug 9, in which three people were killed. Private and public properties worth millions of rupees were destroyed by rioting mobs.
Curfew was Thursday lifted from all the other seven districts of Jammu region -- Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Reasi, Udhampur, Doda and Rajouri -- where it was imposed on Aug 10 as a precautionary measure.
Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami arrived early Friday in Jammu along with a team of officials.
The home secretary went straight to R.S. Pura in Jammu district to get a first-hand experience of the situation on the international border (IB).
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