Three road accidents inside the Atal tunnel within 72 hours from its inauguration, have elevated the Kullu district administration’s concerns for safety.
Speaking at a gathering in Kullu in Himachal Pradesh, Union Minister Rajnath Singh said the sedition law would be strengthened so that even the soul of the anti-nationals would shiver.
The order to shut down airports at Srinagar, Jammu, Leh, Pathankot, Amritsar, Shimla, Kangra, Kullu Manali, Pithoragarh was issued earlier during the day amid escalation of tension between India and Pakistan.
Koskar is the only panchayat in the state whose entire population migrates to comparatively warmer places such as Kullu for three to four months every winter.