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Vaishno Devi ropeway row: Two detained in fresh protest, FIR against eight

Katra/Jammu: Two representatives of labourers and shopkeepers in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district were on Wednesday detained after fresh protests at the Katra base camp against a proposed ropeway project along the trek route to the Vaishno Devi shrine. Protestors, led by Bhupinder Singh and Sohan Chand, took out a rally against the proposed ropeway project. Station house officer Katra …

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Vaishno Devi ropeway row: Two detained in fresh protest in J-K's Reasi, FIR against eight others

Vaishno Devi ropeway row: Two representatives of labourers and shopkeepers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district were detained on Wednesday following fresh protests at the Katra base camp against a proposed ropeway project along the trek to the Vaishno Devi shrine. They assaulted the on-duty police party unexpectedly with fists and blows and also attempted to harm the policemen using …

Vaishno Devi Ropeway Project: How will ₹250-crore plan benefit pilgrims and why are locals protesting?

Protests erupted in Katra on Monday after the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board proposed a ropeway project along the trek to the shrine. A leader of the shopkeepers' association, Prabhat Singh, said, "We will not allow the ropeway project to be implemented in Katra. Fearing that the project would devastate their livelihoods, locals grew sceptical of the new venture …

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Policeman injured as protest against Vaishno Devi ropeway project turns violent

Protests against the ₹250 crore ropeway project along the trek route to the Vaishno Devi shrine took a violent turn on Monday, leaving a policeman injured. Katra: People take part in a protest march during the fourth day of a strike against a proposed ropeway project along the trek route to the Vaishno Devi shrine, at Katra in Reasi district, …

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SHO hurt, CRPF truck damaged as protest against Vaishno Devi ropeway project turns violent in Katra

A police officer was injured and the windshield of a Central Reserve Police Force truck damaged as protests against the proposed Vaishno Devi ropeway project turned violent in Katra on Monday. Protesters clashing with police as the stir against the proposed ropeway project at the Vaishno Devi shrine at Katra turned violent. In limbo since 2021 amid stiff opposition by …

Jammu and Kashmir: Why shopkeepers spearheaded protest in Vaishno Devi?

The shopkeepers and labourers on Sunday took out a protest rally on the third day of their strike, the officials said. The protests started on November 20 after Shrine board announced to proceed with ropeway project. They are protesting against the proposed ropeway project along the trek leading to the Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in J-K's Reasi district. …