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JAMMU, India-Hindus in Indian Kashmir called off their two-month protest after the government allowed them temporary use of land at the centre of a religious row for an annual pilgrimage, officials said on Sunday.At least 38 people have been killed so far and more than 1,000 wounded in violence in Jammu and Kashmir, pitting Hindus in Jammu against Muslims in the Kashmir valley, the two main regions that make up the state.The dispute began over a piece of forest land near a Hindu shrine, but snowballed into some of the biggest pro-independence demonstrations in Muslim-majority Kashmir since a revolt against Indian rule broke out in 1989.Authorities re-imposed a curfew in many areas of Kashmir after briefly relaxing it earlier in the day, as protesters clashed with police in Srinagar, the summer capital.At least six people were wounded when police fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells and used batons to disperse hundreds of demonstrators.Indian troops have been criticized by Kashmiris and international human rights groups for using excessive force, as several rounds of talks with protesters on either side failed.On Sunday, officials and Hindu protesters reached an agreement to use the disputed forest land to build temporary shelters, ending protests in Jammu city."We are temporarily suspending our strike," Leela Karan Sharma, a Hindu protest leader said, as Hindus burst fire crackers in the streets to celebrate the agreement.To read more go to:
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