A curfew is in its fourth day in Indian-administered Kashmir to contain unrest after a man was executed for plotting to attack India’s parliament. Afzal […]
Month: February 2013
In Kashmir, Clashes and Dwindling Supplies As Curfew Continues
The Kashmir Valley is on the fourth day of a government-imposed shutdown begun immediately after the hanging of the militant Muhammad Afzal, also known as […]
Police register case against CRPF for using ‘excessive force’
Srinagar, Feb 12: Police have registered a case against a CRPF unit for allegedly using “excessive force” against persons protesting hanging of Muhammad Afzal Guru. […]
Omar Abdullah slams Afzal Guru’s hanging, says long-term implications ‘far more worrying’
An angry Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday slammed the execution of Afzal Guru and said this would reinforce a sense of […]
Afzal Guru hanging: Fourth day of curfew in tension torn Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Uninterrupted curfew restrictions continued for the fourth day on Tuesday in Kashmir Valley to prevent violence in the wake of Afzal Guru’s hanging in […]
Kashmiris Face Shortage of Food, Essentials
Srinagar, Feb 11: As the Valley continues to remain under curfew for the past three days, residents of various districts are facing acute shortage of […]
Death Toll Rises As Kashmir Tension Persists
Protests held on both sides of border after execution of Kashmiri man implicated in 2001 attack on Indian parliament. A boy shot by security forces […]
Kashmir Media Gag Completes Three Days
SRINAGAR: For the third consecutive day, no newspapers in Kashmir are printing as the media gag is in force in the wake of hanging of […]
Geelani calls for strike till Friday
Srinagar, Feb 11: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani has called for shutdown till Friday to protest against the hanging of Muhammad Afzal […]
14 year boy died in Srinagar / Body of another youth retrieved from Jhelum in Sumbal / Protests rock Maisuma
Fourteen year old boy died in clash with security forces in Srinagar, today as curfew continued following the hanging of Afzal Guru. Body of another […]