Friday, April 13, 2007

Security beefs up in Srinagar, as Urs approaches

The Times of India / Pakistan Times
Wednesday, April 11, 2007

After the grenade attack security was beefed up in Srinagar, Kashmir.

A 50-year-old person was killed and eight others were injured when militants hurled a grenade at Reka Chowk in Batmaloo area on Tuesday night.

CRPF and police are patrolling the area as the locality is agog with activities in view of annual urs at the shrine of Sufi Saint Hazrat Sheikh Dawood later this month.

Hundreds of devotees from different parts of the valley are visiting the shrine daily to pay homage to the saint.

The sources said vehicles were also being checked at Dalgate, Lal Chowk, Parimpora, Rambagh and Bohrikadal.

[links to the articles:
http://tinyurl.com/2zqtqf
http://tinyurl.com/yodchh]

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Friday, April 13, 2007

Security beefs up in Srinagar, as Urs approaches

The Times of India / Pakistan Times
Wednesday, April 11, 2007

After the grenade attack security was beefed up in Srinagar, Kashmir.

A 50-year-old person was killed and eight others were injured when militants hurled a grenade at Reka Chowk in Batmaloo area on Tuesday night.

CRPF and police are patrolling the area as the locality is agog with activities in view of annual urs at the shrine of Sufi Saint Hazrat Sheikh Dawood later this month.

Hundreds of devotees from different parts of the valley are visiting the shrine daily to pay homage to the saint.

The sources said vehicles were also being checked at Dalgate, Lal Chowk, Parimpora, Rambagh and Bohrikadal.

[links to the articles:
http://tinyurl.com/2zqtqf
http://tinyurl.com/yodchh]

No comments: