Mohammad Iqbal was working the nightshift at a power plant when he got a frantic call from his family saying artillery shells were exploding around their home.

Government and private schools in the Udhampur district and Bani, Basholi, Mahanpur, Bhaddu, Malhar, and Billawar zones of the Kathua district have been reopened today.

Many in the region are preparing for a possible military confrontation between India and Pakistan because of a terrorist attack two weeks ago.