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| Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called an urgent all-party meeting to discuss heightening tension in Indian-administered Kashmir. | Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called an urgent all-party meeting to discuss heightening tension in Indian-administered Kashmir. |
| It comes as protests continue in the Muslim-dominated Kashmir valley and the state's Hindu-majority Jammu region. | It comes as protests continue in the Muslim-dominated Kashmir valley and the state's Hindu-majority Jammu region. |
| The Jammu protesters are angry at a decision by the state government to revoke a move to allocate land for a Hindu shrine in the Kashmir valley. | The Jammu protesters are angry at a decision by the state government to revoke a move to allocate land for a Hindu shrine in the Kashmir valley. |
| Mr Singh is expected to ask other parties to help calm the situation. | Mr Singh is expected to ask other parties to help calm the situation. |
| According to reports, the prime minister is expected to appeal to the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to help bring an end to the protests in Jammu. | According to reports, the prime minister is expected to appeal to the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to help bring an end to the protests in Jammu. |
| BJP supporters have formed the bulk of the demonstrations in Jammu and the party's president, Rajnath Singh, is due to attend the meeting. | |
| Over the past couple of days, the BJP president has been in discussions with Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi and the prime minister. | Over the past couple of days, the BJP president has been in discussions with Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi and the prime minister. |
| Rioting | Rioting |
| Eight people have been killed and many more injured in the Jammu protests over the past fortnight. | Eight people have been killed and many more injured in the Jammu protests over the past fortnight. |
| Five Muslims were killed and hundreds wounded in the Kashmir Valley in protests against the shrine in June and July. One Muslim protester was also killed on Monday. | Five Muslims were killed and hundreds wounded in the Kashmir Valley in protests against the shrine in June and July. One Muslim protester was also killed on Monday. |
| Police say that in the latest clashes in Jammu on Wednesday, 18 protesters and 12 policemen were injured in a clash at Jurian, a village on the outskirts of Jammu city. | Police say that in the latest clashes in Jammu on Wednesday, 18 protesters and 12 policemen were injured in a clash at Jurian, a village on the outskirts of Jammu city. |
| Police fired tear gas and fired in the air after thousands of Hindu protesters burned a police post and a government office. | Police fired tear gas and fired in the air after thousands of Hindu protesters burned a police post and a government office. |
| Police also say that railway traffic between Jammu and rest of the country was halted on Tuesday after rioting protesters damaged part of the tracks. | Police also say that railway traffic between Jammu and rest of the country was halted on Tuesday after rioting protesters damaged part of the tracks. |
| Tension is also high on the streets of Srinagar | Tension is also high on the streets of Srinagar |
| Two Hindu protesters were killed in Jammu region on Monday when police opened fire at a similar protest. | Two Hindu protesters were killed in Jammu region on Monday when police opened fire at a similar protest. |
| Much of Jammu remains under curfew and troops and police are patrolling the streets. | Much of Jammu remains under curfew and troops and police are patrolling the streets. |
| Unrest has also broken out in the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley, where a general strike was called on Wednesday. | Unrest has also broken out in the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley, where a general strike was called on Wednesday. |
| Separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has warned the Indian government not to take any decision regarding the land row which would be unacceptable to Muslims. | Separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has warned the Indian government not to take any decision regarding the land row which would be unacceptable to Muslims. |
| The BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar said that shops, schools and other business establishments across the valley have closed and little traffic is on the roads. | The BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar said that shops, schools and other business establishments across the valley have closed and little traffic is on the roads. |
| Muslims argued the move to set up a shrine was aimed at altering the demographic balance in the area. | Muslims argued the move to set up a shrine was aimed at altering the demographic balance in the area. |
| The Amarnath Shrine Board said that it needed 40 hectares of land to erect huts and toilets for visiting Hindu pilgrims. | The Amarnath Shrine Board said that it needed 40 hectares of land to erect huts and toilets for visiting Hindu pilgrims. |
| All 10 members of the board resigned on Wednesday in a move which the Jammu and Kashmir governor said was necessary to make it more representative of the state's Hindu community. | All 10 members of the board resigned on Wednesday in a move which the Jammu and Kashmir governor said was necessary to make it more representative of the state's Hindu community. |
| The latest trouble comes after years of relative calm in Indian-controlled Kashmir. | The latest trouble comes after years of relative calm in Indian-controlled Kashmir. |