Keran Protests

Massive protests were held in Keran,a town situated on the ceasefire line of Jammu and Kashmir and in Neelam Valley of Azad Kashmir.Protestors were condemning Indian rule and chanting slogans against India.The area is damaged by floods and all links are cut off.The only road link to the world is Keran Kupwara road.The road is destroyed by landsliding.Keran town is located in the bank of river Kishan Ganga called Neelam in Pakistan.The are was once a world famous place of learning centuries back.There is Sharda University in the area which was oldest University of Budhism in the region.Due to division of Kashmir in 1947 and Ceasefire Line the area is cut off by the Neelam river.Demonstrators warned if rescue and relief work not started then the pop[ulation cross over to Azad Kashmir.