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Land protests continue in Kashmir Protester dies in Kashmir clash
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Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have fired teargas shells to break up demonstrations by Muslims. A protester has been shot dead by police in the Jammu region of Indian-administered Kashmir, officials say.
Tension is high in the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley over reports that community members have been assaulted by Hindus in the Jammu region. The death follows three fatalities on Monday, two of them in the Jammu area.
Meanwhile, the Hindu-majority Jammu continues to be under curfew with troops patrolling the streets. The Jammu protesters are angry at a state government decision to revoke a move to allot land for a Hindu shrine in the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley.
Last month, Kashmir valley saw days of violent protests after government allotted land to a Hindu shrine board. Meanwhile, police in the valley fired tear gas to disperse Muslims. Worsening relations between Hindus and Muslims in Kashmir are worrying the government.
The land allotment was later revoked, leading to massive protests in the Hindu-dominated Jammu area. The BBC's Binoo Joshi in Jammu says that much of the area continues to be under curfew with troops patrolling the streets.
At least three people were killed in separate protests in Jammu and the Kashmir valley on Monday. In the latest clashes, officials say that hundreds of protesters tried to set a government office on fire.
"The police tried various ways to disperse them but had to resort to firing later in which 10 protesters were injured, one of them critically," an official told the BBC.
Tuesday's death means that eight people have been killed and many more injured in Jammu in protests over the last fortnight.
Our correspondent says that tensions have been exacerbated over the decision not to include the Amarnath Yatra Sangarsh Samiti (AYSS) - one of the main groups spearheading the protest campaign - in a group of concerned parties that will discuss the controversy over the shrine with the Indian prime minister in Delhi on Wednesday.
Local Muslim leaders in Jammu have blamed "mischievous elements" for spreading what they say are rumours of communal unrest.
Stone-peltingStone-pelting
On Tuesday, protesters marched through Maisuma locality in the capital, Srinagar. On Tuesday, Muslim protesters marched through the Maisuma area of the summer capital, Srinagar, in protest at what they say is communal tension being stirred up in Jammu.
Chanting slogans, they pelted stones at the security forces who responded by firing teargas shells to break up the demonstration. Chanting slogans, they pelted stones at the security forces who responded by firing tear gas shells to break up the demonstration.
Protest rallies have also been taken out in the city's Nowhatta and Gojwara areas. Protest rallies have also been seen in the city's Nowhatta and Gojwara areas.
Shops and offices in Srinagar remain shut. Shops and offices in Srinagar remain shut. One person was killed during Monday's demonstrations, as well as the two in Jammu.
Meanwhile, separatist leader Mohammad Yasin Malik has started a "fast unto death" to protest against the "government's inability to curb the communal violence in Jammu". Srinagar has seen violent protests over the land row
The land transfer plans caused anger among both Muslims and Hindus
Mr Malik says the authorities have imposed a "false curfew" in Jammu but people are allowed to come out on the roads to indulge in violence.
The Kashmir valley has witnessed violent protests in recent weeks following the government's decision to grant 40 hectares of forest land to the Amarnath Shrine Board.The Kashmir valley has witnessed violent protests in recent weeks following the government's decision to grant 40 hectares of forest land to the Amarnath Shrine Board.
Muslims argued the move was aimed at altering the demographic balance in the area.Muslims argued the move was aimed at altering the demographic balance in the area.
The state government said the Amarnath Shrine Board needed the land to erect huts and toilets for visiting pilgrims.The state government said the Amarnath Shrine Board needed the land to erect huts and toilets for visiting pilgrims.
But after days of protests by Muslims in Kashmir valley, in which five people were killed and hundreds wounded, the government rescinded its decision, leading to unrest in the state's Hindu-majority region of Jammu. But after days of protests by Muslims, in which five people were killed and hundreds wounded, the government rescinded its decision, leading to unrest in the state's Hindu-majority region of Jammu.
Huge losses
Hindu protesters recently carried out an economic blockade of the valley by stopping traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway for many days.
The highway is the only surface link between the valley of Kashmir and the rest of India.
The government says it has now restored traffic on the highway, but fresh supplies of essentials like medicines and mutton have not arrived in the valley yet.
The fruit industry has suffered huge losses due to the blockade.
They have given the government until Thursday to ensure smooth traffic on the highway, failing which they will try to carry their fruit to Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
The BBC's Chris Morris in Delhi says that the latest trouble comes after years of relative calm.The BBC's Chris Morris in Delhi says that the latest trouble comes after years of relative calm.
Our correspondent says that the deterioration in communal relations are extremely worrying developments for the Indian authorities. Our correspondent says Hindus in Jammu and Muslims in Kashmir are more divided than ever.