There is no let-up in ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops which indulged in unprovoked firing overnight on Indian forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district.

Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked and indiscriminate firing amid rocket and mortar shell attacks on Line of Control (LoC) posts injuring three Army jawans and a civilian in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

Heavy exchange of fire erupted on the border as Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire yet again Tuesday morning — the eight in the last four days — targeting Indian Border posts in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Escalating border tension, Pakistani troops Monday violated the ceasefire for the fifth time in the last three days by targeting forward Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district with mortar shells, rockets and small arms firing.

Four persons, including two policemen, were injured in fresh clashes that broke out in Kishtwar Monday as locals defied the curfew to protest against the arrest of a youth for his alleged involvement in Friday’s communal violence in the area.

Curfew remained in force in six districts of Jammu region Monday amid deployment of Army even as 10 people were arrested in connection with communal clashes in Kishtwar.

Amarnath yatra from Jammu remained suspended for the third consecutive day Monday in the wake of curfew and tense situation triggered by communal clashes in Kishtwar district here, police said.

In the wake of communal clashes in Kishtwar district, pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath was Saturday suspended from Jammu as a precautionary measure.

Curfew was imposed and Army called out in Kishtwar district of Jammu region Friday following clashes between people belonging to two communities that left at least 15 people injured.

A fresh batch of 101 pilgrims Wednesday left for the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas.