Twelve days of violence touched off by the killing of Burhan Wani, a 22-year-old Hizbul Mujahideen commander, by security personnel has thrown the Kashmir valley into another phase of turmoil. At least 44 persons have been killed and about 3,000 injured.
Here’s the latest updates from the Valley.
The minister spoke to Jammu and Kashmir chief minister on Tuesday night on the reported “clampdown” on newspapers in the state. Mehbooba said there was no such ban on the publication of newspapers.
At least 600 Kashmiri Pandits have left Kashmir for Jammu to escape the deadly violence. According to a report by Indian Express, the Kashmiri Pandits who have left this time are among those who given were given jobs and houses as part of a rehabilitation package to return to the Valley in 2010.
Image: Policemen stand next to a burning handcart set on fire by demonstrators during a protest in Srinagar against the recent killings in Kashmir. Photograph: Danish Ismail/Reuters
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