Protests escalate as another youth dies
Scores of people, including a senior police officer, were injured as violent protests against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru spread to new areas in Kashmir Valley on Monday.
2 days later, kin gets Afzal execution letter
Two days after Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was hanged in Delhi’s Tihar jail, his wife Tabbasum on Monday received a letter supposed to have been written by the jail superintendent informing h
Ban on dailies, Internet, SMS stays
None of the Kashmir Valley’s over 60 English, Urdu and Kashmiri newspapers could hit the stands on Monday following a verbal ban on the publications imposed by the state government amidst growing tens
Curfew continues in Kashmir Valley
Kashmir Valley remained under curfew for the third day today even as mobile Internet services remained suspended and newspapers failed to hit the stands following hanging of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru.
Letter from Delhi delivered to Afzal Guru’s wife today
In a new twist, a top officer of the Jammu and Kashmir Postal department today said a letter from Delhi addressed to the wife of Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru, who was hanged on Saturday, was delivered this morning.
Curfew continues in Kashmir
Curfew continued in Kashmir for the second day today following hanging of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru in Delhi’s Tihar jail.
Curfew imposed in Kashmir Valley, Omar monitoring situation
Curfew was imposed in the entire Kashmir Valley today as authorities apprehended law and order problem in the wake of Afzal Guru’s execution, even as chief minister Omar Abdullah arrived here to personally monitor the situation.
J&K Police register case against online abusers
Jammu and Kashmir police has registered a case and identified several Facebook users who had posted abusive and threatening messages on the page of the only all-girls rock band of the Valley.
Omar backs all-girls Kashmiri rock band facing online threats
Coming out in support of Kashmir’s only all-girls rock band which faced online threats, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today promised a police probe and hoped that the talented teenagers would not let themselves be silenced by a “handful of morons”.
LoC trade, buses may resume today
Cross-LoC trade and bus services via Chakan-da-Bagh transit point in Poonch-Rawlakote corridor, suspended in the aftermath of recent bloody skirmishes along the Line of Control, will likely resume on