Leh ~ Ladakh’s tourism sector, already reeling from setbacks earlier this season, has been dealt another blow with the curfew in Leh following last week’s violence.

Stakeholders said the industry was first hit by widespread cancellations after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, and the fresh disturbances have further dented travellers’ confidence.

An indefinite curfew was imposed in Leh town on September 24 following clashes during a shutdown called by a constituent of Leh Apex Body, which has been spearheading an agitation for statehood and the extension of Sixth Schedule to Ladakh. Four people were killed and over 150 others injured in the violence.

Barring a four-hour relaxation in two phases on Saturday afternoon, the town remained under strict curfew for the

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