The curfew in Jammu city continued for the second day today and the Army staged flag marches in sensitive localities.
“The curfew is being implemented strictly and there is no report of any untoward incident from anywhere,” Deputy Inspector General of Police, Jammu-Samba-Kathua range, Vivek Gupta told PTI.
The curfew in Jammu city continued for the second day today and the Army staged flag marches in sensitive localities, a day after violence was reported during protests against the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 security men were killed, officials said.
The Army was conducting flag marches in sensitive localities of the city on Saturday, the officials said.
They said the University of Jammu postponed all examinations scheduled for the day and mobile Internet services remained suspended across Jammu region.
Nine people, including some policemen, were injured in stone-pelting incidents on Friday and a number of vehicle were torched and damaged.
The JCCI termed the violence “unfortunate” and said, “We shall not allow miscreants to disturb the brotherhood and peace in Jammu where all the religions have coexisted.” It said the bandh would not be extended.
Spokesperson of the Jammu university Vinay Thusoo said that all examinations, theory and practical, to be conducted on Saturday were postponed due to unavoidable circumstances.
He said fresh dates would be notified later.
Inspector General of Police,(Jammu) M K Sinha appealed to the people not to play into the hands of anti-national elements who want to disturb the societal harmony.
A police official said high-speed mobile data services were barred in Jammu region, while the BSNL broadband service was functioning normally.
Students Pay Homage To Martyrs At Agartala
Students hold placards during a vigil to pay tribute to CRPF personnel who were killed in the Pulwama terrorist attack, in Agartala. The placards read “Tribute to brave sons of mother India martyred in Kashmir”.
Source: PTI
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