Baramulla, May 8 -- Almost 25 years after the first time, Amir Ahmad and his family once again left their village, Salamabad in Uri, to escape the devastating shelling from Pakistan. They last left in early 2000s when the shelling between India and Pakistan intensified in the region. According to officials, at least four houses in the village were damaged as Pakistan troops continues to pound villages and towns close to border across Jammu and Kashmir. Along with the picturesque Salamabad, dozens of villages from Uri to Tangdhar in north Kashmir have been hit by shells since midnight. At least six people were injuries in Salamabad village, and three dozen houses, shops and other buildings were damaged in Uri and Tangdhar villages. "My house was damaged, along with two others in our neighbourhood. My brother and his family had shifted to the neighbours' house hours before the shells landed in our compound," said Dr Bashir, former deputy director in J&K health department. He is currently a senior leader of the Peoples Conference. "Most of the villagers have moved towards safer places. What is our fault, why are civilian houses being targeted," he questioned. He said they had seen similar shelling in early 2000s. "Two of our neighbours had a close shave. Everything in their houses was damaged in the shelling and four of them injured. They have been admitted to Baramulla government medical college," he added. In Uri, majority of the villagers have left, either to Baramulla or Srinagar. Around 20 to 30 villages of Uri are highly vulnerable to shelling due to their proximity to the Line of Control (LoC). Ten families from Nambla village, located right on the LoC, migrated early in the morning and were housed at a government accommodation in Baramulla town, around 65 km from their village. Most of the villagers had moved in with their relatives and friends. Nambla sarpanch (village head) Shahid Ahmad said almost 40% of the villagers have moved out. "We don't have any bunkers and that is why people are leaving their homes for safer places," he said, adding that many shells hit the village during night. "We were lucky that nobody was directly hit by these shells," he said. Two decades ago, Nambla village was among the villages most hit from Pakistani shelling, with dozens losing their lives. However, the ceasefire agreement had led to peace in the village. "My son was hit in the head when shells landed close to our house. We didn't have bunkers to take refuge during shelling," said Baderudin, a resident of Bagna Salamabad. He is admitted in Government Medical College, Baramulla, along with three other injured. A top GMC official said all the four injured are out of danger. Though there hasn't been any shelling since morning in these areas, there is complete panic in north Kashmir, especially villages or Uri, Kupwara and Tangdhar. The villagers who lived close to underground bunkers took refuge there even though a majority of people stayed in their mud and brick houses. "There is panic in our village. No one could sleep due to the shelling. It is reminiscent of the past years when similar shells landed in our villages," said Mohammad Aslam, another resident of Salamabad. The heavy shelling triggered migrations from Chowkibal village in Kupwara as well. According to the information, shells landed in Gingal, Salamabad Bagna and Kamalkote in Uri as well. This is the first instance of heavy shelling in the Valley after the renewed ceasefire between India and Pakistan in February 2021....