Monday, March 20 2006 13:03 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Mumbai: Day curfew was lifted today (Mar 20 2006) for nine hours in Koparkhairane as no fresh incident of violence was reported from the trouble-torn areas of Navi Mumbai, a senior police official said.

"Curfew was relaxed from 6 am to 3 pm in Koparkhairane as no fresh incident of violence was reported in past 48 hours since curfew was clamped in the satellite town of Mumbai," the official said.

Special buses are being run by the state government to enable students appearing for SSC Board exams to reach their respective examination centres.

The authorities have also deployed adequate police force at the examination centres in the area, Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Vijay Kamble said.

However, night curfew will be in force in Koparkhairane and Ghansoli village till people's confidence is restored, he said.

"Till Saturday 250 persons were arrested and half of them are detained as a preventive measure as the examinations of the SSC Board are on," he said.

DCP Amar Jadhav, who was seriously injured, has joined duty yesterday, he said.

The state government is likely to convene another round of meeting to sort out problems between the two communities, sources said.