Uninterrupted curfew clamped on the town of Kishtwar following communal clashes remained in force on the sixth day on Wednesday.
However, in the other seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir, including winter capital Jammu which witnessed protests and sporadic violence in the aftermath of the Kishtwar incidents, it continued for the fifth day after periodic relaxation. Jammu’s divisional commissioner Shantmanu told mediapersons that the curfew was relaxed in all the districts except Kishtwar at different timings and there were no reports of any untoward incidents during the relaxation or curfew hours. Kishtwar residents told this newspaper over phone that they are running short of eatables and other essential commodities like bread, milk and baby food. “Some families living in roadside houses are virtually starving as they have nothing to eat and the police is not allowing them to venture out,” said Nazir Ahmed Tonda. Reports said that some unscrupulous traders are taking advantage of the situation and sold milk at `55 against the official price of `28 a litre.