Srinagar, May 11 -- Life is slowly limping back to normal in border areas of Kashmir, as no firing was reported from any sector along the Line of Control (LoC) for the first time in over a fortnight on Sunday.
India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday evening, bringing an end to days of intense cross-border shelling that had forced thousands of residents to flee to safer areas.
Several villages along the LoC in Baramulla and Kupwara districts bore the maximum brunt.
Officials confirmed that there were no reports of ceasefire violations along the 350-kilometre-long LoC in the Kashmir region, which passes through the districts of Baramulla, Kupwara and Bandipora.
In Uri, residents have begun returning to their homes, and shops ...