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Policeman injured as protest against Vaishno Devi ropeway project turns violent

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Protesters allegedly resorted to stone pelting and clashed with the police in Jammu & Kashmir's Reasi district, news agency PTI repoerted.

Protests began when the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board announced plans to proceed with the ₹250-crore ropeway project along the 12-kilometre route between Tarakote Marg and Sanji Chhat.

Shopkeepers, pony and palanquin owners have been observing a strike against the proposed project since November 22.