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Kishtwar boils : Curfew imposed in more areas of J&K; Amarnath Yatra suspended

Paramilitary soldiers patrol during a protest against the state government after rival communities clashed in Kishtwar, Jammu on Saturday. (AP) Jammu/Srinagar:  Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti were among the leaders who were stopped by authorities from visiting Kishtwar district which has been hit by communal violence in the past few days. J-K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah appeals to people not to fall prey to rumours about situation in violence-hit Kishtwar. Curfew today clamped in three more districts of Udhampur, Samba and Kathua in Jammu region and Army staged flag marches as tension prevailed following outbreak of communal violence in Kishtwar on Friday that left two persons dead and scores of others injured. While Kistwar remained curfew bound for the third consecutive day today, curfew was imposed in Jammu and Rajouri districts and Army called out after some incidents of arson and violence last night. "Army has also been deploy...