Life returned to normal on Thursday along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Jammu region almost a week after cross-border firing ceased between India and Pakistan.
Over 15,000 villagers from Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts returned home.
They had migrated to safer places following Pakistan Rangers’ repeated violation of the bilateral ceasefire agreement in the wake of the surgical strikes by India across the LoC.
While women and children continued to remain sheltered in makeshift accommodation provided by the authorities, men returned to their fields and homes for a short period during the day.
(Agencies)