India, Aug. 10 -- At least 28 young women were injured after a mini-bus carrying participants of a Tiranga Yatra overturned on a flyover near the Super Speciality Hospital in Jammu on Sunday night, officials said.

The women, aged between 18 and 25 years, were returning home after participating in the Tiranga Yatra from Bahu Fort to Mubarak Mandi in the city, they said.

The injured were shifted to Government Medical College hospital for treatment, officials said.

The women were part of the 'Nari Veerangana' project, an initiative of some BJP-affiliated NGOs aimed at empowering women and encouraging them to work for society in accordance with traditional and cultural values.

The participants had undergone nearly three months of training...