Srinagar, Aug 20: National Security Advisor MK Narayanan will arrive here today on a day-long visit to take stock of the ongoing situation in Jammu and Kashmir, in the aftermath of the controversy over the Amarnath land transfer.

The visit comes two days after thousands of protestors marched past the UN office in Srinagar demanding the international body's intervention to resolve the issue.

New Delhi, Aug. 19 : The Union Home Ministry today said that in the last 24 hours a fleet of 548 load carriers carrying essential commodities, petroleum products and other items had entered Srinagar.

A ministry statement said that the vehciles entered the city between 2 p. m. on Monday and 2 p. m. on Tuesday, and added that of these, 83 were laden with rice, 28 with chicken, 22 with sheep and 25 with flour.

Jammu/Srinagar, Aug 19 : The situation in Jammu region is improving on Tuesday and curfew was relaxed at the varying periods in Jammu, Samba, Udhampur and Kishtwar districts. Kashmir is calm following a coordination committee’s decision to suspend its strike for three days.

Curfew was relaxed in Jammu city from 5:00 a. m. to 8:00 p. m. whereas in Samba it was relaxed for nine hours. It was eased for 17 hours from 5:00 a. m. in Udhampur, while Kishtwar town has been given respite for three hours from 7:00 a. m.

Srinagar, Aug 18: The civil lines area of Srinagar is under heavy security blanket in view of the proposed march by Hurriyat Conference’s Coordination Committee to the United Nations Military Observers Group office to present a memorandum over the alleged human rights violations in the Valley on Monday.

The security has been beefed up in all important installations around the area.

According to reports, the Hurriyat leaders will march to a spot near the UN office, then a small group will go inside as the Government has requested them to keep the crowds small, worrying that a large group could lead to fresh clashes with security forces.

Srinagar, India - India's northern Jammu and Kashmir region was tense on Saturday as thousands marched during a funeral a slain separatist leader on the outskirts of the capital.

The protestors shouted slogans demanding freedom and condemning security forces but there were no reports of violence as paramilitary forces stood by with orders not to interfere.