Youths shouting anti-India slogans pelted stones and clashed with security forces on Saturday in Srinagar’s Hazratbal area during the first-ever marathon in a state already tense over a beef ban. Officials said security personnel were forced to lob tear gas shells and cane a large number of youths who vandalised the dais at the venue where the marathon started near the University of Kashmir campus. The 21-km half-marathon was organised to raise awareness on saving the Srinagar’s iconic Dal Lake and more than 1,500 people are said to have participated…
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