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Exams suffer due to Pak shelling
Srinagar, Oct 13: Matriculation examination, currently being held across Kashmir valley, could not be held in border town of Gurez in Baramulla district today following intense Pakistani shelling, official sources said.
Srinagar, Oct 13: Matriculation examination,
currently being held across Kashmir valley, could not be held
in border town of Gurez in Baramulla district today following
intense Pakistani shelling, official sources said.
Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked and indiscriminate
shelling in the sector this morning causing panic among the
people living in the villages located close to the line of
control, the sources said.
They said the shelling forced people to take shelter
in the underground bunkers build by the government for their
safety.
People did not venture out as the shelling continued
throughout the day, disrupting normal life, the sources said,
adding a number of shells hit the Gurez township but there
were no immediate report of any casualty from anywhere in the
sector.
As the students and examiners did not turn up at the
examination halls, the exams could not be held today and is
expected to take place only in the end, the sources said.
They said troops guarding the border fired in retaliation to silence Pakistani guns and also intensified vigil to foil any possible infiltration attempt by Pakistan-trained militants.
Bureau Report
They said troops guarding the border fired in retaliation to silence Pakistani guns and also intensified vigil to foil any possible infiltration attempt by Pakistan-trained militants.
Bureau Report