How Safe is it to travel to Srinagar Pahalgam Gulmarg etc

larsomat · May 13th, 2008, 18:12

There seems to be another outbreak of violence:

Quote:

Samba, May 12
Thirty-six hours of continuous crossfire, bloodshed and a reign of terror is what people have witnessed since Sunday. The lull after the declaration of cross border ceasefire in 2004 was broken on the intervening night of May 9 and 10, when people woke up to the sound of heavy firing and gunshots.

It was later known that an infiltration bid had been foiled by “alert jawans” of the Border Security Force (BSF).

Within the next 24 hours much to the shock of people, militants attacked one of the villages in the district, killed six persons and seized the inmates.[...]

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080513/j&k.htm#2

Radjesh · May 14th, 2008, 13:45

I am not reading too much into this, maybe its just one stray incident... and my Kashmir plans still remain intact

Aniara · May 14th, 2008, 13:56

Sharing your feelings exactly - no changes in our travel plans, going to Kashmir in July.

Besides Samba is a village near Jammu, not even close to Kashmir Valley. It seems to be a sort of "Wild West" of India, only a fortnight ago 4 armed criminals were arrested there.

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May 14th, 2008, 13:45	#17
Radjesh Maha Guru Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 560	I am not reading too much into this, maybe its just one stray incident... and my Kashmir plans still remain intact

May 14th, 2008, 13:56	#18
Aniara Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Helsinki Posts: 5	Sharing your feelings exactly - no changes in our travel plans, going to Kashmir in July. Besides Samba is a village near Jammu, not even close to Kashmir Valley. It seems to be a sort of "Wild West" of India, only a fortnight ago 4 armed criminals were arrested there.

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