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| New Kashmir curfew after clashes | New Kashmir curfew after clashes |
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| A curfew is in place in the mainly Hindu Jammu region of Indian-administered Kashmir, after overnight clashes between protesters and police. | |
| Hindu protesters there have agreed to hold talks with the authorities to defuse a land row, which has led to the spiralling violence. | |
| More than 21 people died last week in the mainly Muslim Kashmir valley after police fired on protesters. | |
| Life has been returning to normal in the area after earlier violent clashes. | |
| However, in the mainly Hindu Jammu region, more than 24 people, including some policemen, were injured in clashes late on Tuesday. | However, in the mainly Hindu Jammu region, more than 24 people, including some policemen, were injured in clashes late on Tuesday. |
| Thousands of Hindu protesters were also arrested on Tuesday during street protests. | Thousands of Hindu protesters were also arrested on Tuesday during street protests. |
| The demonstrators were angry over the state government's reversal of a decision to grant a small piece of land to a trust running a Hindu shrine. | The demonstrators were angry over the state government's reversal of a decision to grant a small piece of land to a trust running a Hindu shrine. |
| The original decision provoked anger in the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley where the land was located. | The original decision provoked anger in the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley where the land was located. |
| Now, a group of about 50 political, social, business and religious organisations leading the protests in Jammu has agreed to hold talks with authorities to defuse the land row. | Now, a group of about 50 political, social, business and religious organisations leading the protests in Jammu has agreed to hold talks with authorities to defuse the land row. |
| A spokesman for the group said they would meet four members of a committee set up by the state governor to look into the issue. | A spokesman for the group said they would meet four members of a committee set up by the state governor to look into the issue. |
| "We hope the group will not lose more time in evolving an acceptable resolution of all the issues in the larger public interest and peace in the state," a spokesman for the governor said. | "We hope the group will not lose more time in evolving an acceptable resolution of all the issues in the larger public interest and peace in the state," a spokesman for the governor said. |
| The row started when the state government said it would grant 99 acres (40 hectares) of forest land to the Amarnath Shrine Board. | The row started when the state government said it would grant 99 acres (40 hectares) of forest land to the Amarnath Shrine Board. |
| Muslims launched violent protests, saying the allocation of land was aimed at altering the demographic balance in the area. | Muslims launched violent protests, saying the allocation of land was aimed at altering the demographic balance in the area. |
| The state government said the shrine board needed the land to erect huts and toilets for visiting pilgrims. | The state government said the shrine board needed the land to erect huts and toilets for visiting pilgrims. |
| But following days of protests, the government rescinded the order, prompting Hindu groups to mount violent protests of their own. | But following days of protests, the government rescinded the order, prompting Hindu groups to mount violent protests of their own. |