Expressway will not extend beyond town, assures MLA Leaders stopped from joining sit-in, demand release of detainees Bivek Mathur KATRA, Dec 28: Katra remained completely shut for the fourth consecutive day today as authorities failed to resolve the ongoing stalemate over the proposed Rs 250-crore ropeway project connecting the base camp of the yatra with Sanji Chhat near the shrine.

The shutdown against the proposed ropeway project in the Trikuta hills of Reasi district entered its fourth day on Saturday after Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti extended it for another 72 hours on Friday night.

The Katra region is witnessing a 72-hour shutdown against a proposed ropeway project for the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage. Led by the Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti, the protest claims the project threatens local livelihoods.

More people join hunger strike Nishikant Khajuria KATRA, Dec 27: As the Katra Bandh against the proposed ropeway project entered its third day on Friday, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti- which is spearheading the agitation,

Jammu: The shutdown against a proposed ropeway project in the Trikuta hills of Reasi district entered its fourth day on Saturday, with protesters continuing a hunger strike for the release of several people detained by police in Katra.

The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti has demanded the cancellation of the proposed ropeway project in the Trikuta hills in Jammu and Kashmir

Katra town continues its shutdown for the third day against the proposed ropeway project, which locals believe would harm their livelihood and religious traditions. The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti extended the agitation and criticized the administration's handling of the situation.