The Congress-led government in the Indian-held Kashmir scrapped a controversial plan to transfer state land to a Hindu shrine on Tuesday amid violent protests. The decision has come after nine days of mass unrest that has already cost five lives and over 800 people injured, besides escalating tensions in Jammu. Hindu organisations, including the opposition BJP, have called for a countrywide strike on July 3 and mass protests between July 4-11.

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