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No newspapers, death toll rises... Kashmir unrest continues

July 19, 2016 10:44 IST
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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.

 

1.
Newspapers haven’t hit the stands even though the three-day ban imposed by the authorities to quell the unrest was lifted. 
2.
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu spoke to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and sought details of the matter.

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.

3.
Senior superintendent of police of Budgam, where newspaper offices were raided, has been suspended. 
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At least 45 people, including 43 civilian protesters and two policemen, have been killed in the spiralling violence. 
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Authorities have snapped all mobile internet connectivity and also suspended calling facility on mobile phones across the Valley.
6.

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.

7.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has convened an all party meeting in summer capital Srinagar on July 21 to discuss the prevailing law and order situation in the Valley.
8.
Schools, colleges and universities have been closed by the authorities till July 25 because of the prevailing law and order situation in the Valley.
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Separatists including Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Yasin Malik have announced extension of the protest shutdown till Friday.

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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