<p>"Though situation is tense, it is completely under control and no incident of clash or violence has been reported from any part of the city since morning," they said.<br /><br />However, as a preventive measure curfew has not been relaxed. Security forces including Rapid Action Force and police marched in the trouble-hit areas of the city this morning.<br /><br />"As of now curfew continued in five of the six police areas -- Prem Nagar, Subhash Nagar, Kotwali, Baradari and Qila --and aerial monitoring is being done regularly to tackle any emergency situation," they said.<br /><br />Around 30 shops were allegedly torched in Qutubkhana sabzi mandi, one of the oldest market in the city, yesterday.<br /><br />However, the district administration later claimed that fire broke out due to short circuit. Curfew was clamped in the city on March 2 following communal clashes over a barawafat procession. Since then sporadic incidents of violence and arson had been taking place at different places in the city.<br /><br />After large scale violence on Friday in which several shops and vehicles were torched by a mob, heavy force has been deployed throught the city to avert further trouble. <br /><br />In a bid to restore communal harmony in trouble-hit areas of the city, the administration has planned a peace march this evening. "Selected members of all the communities have been invited to participate in the march, during which people would be appealed to maintain peace," officials said.</p>
<p>"Though situation is tense, it is completely under control and no incident of clash or violence has been reported from any part of the city since morning," they said.<br /><br />However, as a preventive measure curfew has not been relaxed. Security forces including Rapid Action Force and police marched in the trouble-hit areas of the city this morning.<br /><br />"As of now curfew continued in five of the six police areas -- Prem Nagar, Subhash Nagar, Kotwali, Baradari and Qila --and aerial monitoring is being done regularly to tackle any emergency situation," they said.<br /><br />Around 30 shops were allegedly torched in Qutubkhana sabzi mandi, one of the oldest market in the city, yesterday.<br /><br />However, the district administration later claimed that fire broke out due to short circuit. Curfew was clamped in the city on March 2 following communal clashes over a barawafat procession. Since then sporadic incidents of violence and arson had been taking place at different places in the city.<br /><br />After large scale violence on Friday in which several shops and vehicles were torched by a mob, heavy force has been deployed throught the city to avert further trouble. <br /><br />In a bid to restore communal harmony in trouble-hit areas of the city, the administration has planned a peace march this evening. "Selected members of all the communities have been invited to participate in the march, during which people would be appealed to maintain peace," officials said.</p>