Curfew

Kashmir on edge: curfew in all major towns

Srinagar: Kashmir has been on the boil since Eid. The Omar Abdullah government has reimposed curfew in all major towns of the Kashmir Valley barring Baramulla to counter Hurriyat leader Geelani's Protest Calendar. However, Geelani who had said last week that Sunday would be a working day, has decided to exempt the day from protests and strikes. He has withdrawn the Army camps protest on September 21, asking people to...  

Kashmir curfew keeps sick away from medical aid

Srinagar: Curfew in Kashmir continues for the sixth straight day. Life has come to a standstill as protests show no signs of ending. Longer curfew means citizens are unable to get access to even medical care. Bashir Ahmad is desperate. He needs to arrange for a vaccine to save his cousin who underwent surgery at a Srinagar hospital. The Pulwama resident has the money to buy the drug but no...  

Protest over Quran desecration kills 4 in J-K

Jammu: At least four people were killed and 20 injured in Jammu region's Mendhar town on Wednesday following clashes between police and crowds protesting the alleged desecration of the Quran in the US. Irate mobs regrouped in the town and started targeting government buildings. The protestors attacked a police station and there were reports that the deaths triggered more protests in surrounding areas. The administration has sought the help of...  

Curfew extended to all major towns of Kashmir

Srinagar: Curfew was extended to all major towns of the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday as a precautionary measure after violent clashes left 17 people dead and over 70 injured, official sources said here. The sources said the curfew was imposed in fresh areas as a precautionary measure and to prevent people from pouring out on roads and streets. Srinagar city, Anantnag, Bijbehara, Awantipora, Lethpora, Pampore and Pulwama towns in south...  

On the eve of Eid, curfew lifted in Kashmir

Srinagar: Curfew was lifted on Thursday from all parts of the Kashmir Valley on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr. "Curfew has been lifted from all parts of Srinagar city, and Anatnag and Bijbehara towns in south Kashmir in view of Eid-ul Fitr," said a police official. Eid-ul Fitr will be celebrated on Friday or on Saturday, depending on the sighting of the new moon, which marks the end of the fasting...  

As tensions mount, curfew imposed in Srinagar

Srinagar: Stone pelting continued through the night in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital where curfew was imposed on Tuesday in the wake of heightened tensions following four more being killed in firing by security forces the day before. With the killing of four in Baramulla district's Palhalan village, 35 km from here, the toll of those killed in the ongoing unrest since June 11 has gone up to 69....  

No curfew in Valley despite separatist shutdown

Srinagar: Authorities did not impose curfew or restrictions in Srinagar on Saturday even though separatists called for a shutdown across Kashmir Valley. "There are no restrictions anywhere in Srinagar city on Saturday. Also, there are no restrictions anywhere in north and central Kashmir areas," a police officer said here. "Preventive restrictions have been imposed in Pulwama and Anantnag towns in south Kashmir only," he said. Hardline Hurriyat group headed by...  

Curfew imposed in some parts of Kashmir

Srinagar: Curfew on Monday remained clamped in parts of Srinagar, Kupwara and Kralpora towns and restrictions imposed on the movement of people in Hyderpora and Budgam towns in view of a shutdown call by separatists across the Kashmir Valley. In Srinagar city, curfew was imposed in seven police station areas of Nowhatta, Khanyar, Rainawari, Safakadal, M R Gunj, Bemina and Qammerwari, police said. They said curfew will remain in force...  

Curfew imposed in three towns of Kashmir Valley

Srinagar: Curfew was on Saturday clamped in Srinagar, Sopore and Kunzar towns in view of protest marches and shutdown called by the separatists across the Kashmir Valley. In the city, curfew was clamped in 34 police station areas including Batmaloo, Bemina, Qamarwari, Nowhatta, Khanyar, Safakadal, Maisuma, Shaheedgunj, Soura, Hazratbal, Kothibagh, Chanapora, Banamohalla, Humhama, Karan Nagar, Lal Bazar, Nigeen, Nishat, Nowgam, Parimpora, Raj Bagh, Rainawari, Ram Munshi Bagh, Sheer Gari, TRC,...  

Curfew reimposed in Srinagar

Srinagar: Curfew on Thursday remained clamped in parts of Srinagar besides restrictions in Bijbehara, Anantnag and Budgam towns in view of protests and a strike called by the separatists across the Kashmir Valley. District Magistrate, Srinagar, Mehraj Ahmad Kakroo said that areas under the jurisdiction of police stations of Bemina, Qamarwari, Nowhatta, Khanyar, MR Gunj, Safakadal and Maisuma remained under curfew. In addition, restrictions have been imposed on the movement...  

Eight-yr-old dies in Kashmir clash, curfew imposed

Srinagar: An eight-year-old boy, hit by a stray bullet during clashes between security forces and protesters, died here on Thursday, taking the toll in the Kashmir Valley unrest since June 11 to 60. Milat Ahmad Dar was injured on Saturday in Harnagh village of Anantnag district. He was playing with his friends when a bullet fired some distance away hit him. "The boy was not part of any mob. He...  

Another day of curfew, protest in Kashmir Valley

Srinagar: It was another day of curfew and restrictions in large parts of the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday with authorities hoping to scuttle separatist protests and weary citizens resigned to what has become an unhappy routine. "It is the routine now. When the separatists call for protests, the authorities react by imposing curfew.I do not need to look out of the window to see the security men patrolling the road...  

Two killed in Kashmir firing, toll rises to 57

Srinagar: Two people were killed on Saturday as security forces opened fire on stone-pelting mobs in Jammu and Kashmir taking the toll of civilians killed in the unrest since June 11 to 57. A senior police officer said a paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team was attacked with stones and bricks by a violent mob in Lazibal village of south Kashmir's Anantnag district in the afternoon. "The CRPF party...  

Curfew reimposed in Valley after youth's death

The death toll has now reached 50 since violence broke out in the Valley on June 11. ...  

Kashmir calm, curfew lifted from entire Valley

Curfew was imposed in the entire Valley on July 31 in the wake of violent protests in which 33 killed and several others injured. ...  

Curfew continues in Valley, supplies fall short

During the last seven days, 31 protesters have been killed in security force firing across the Valley. ...  

Kashmir still on the boil, death toll 27

According to the sources, the death toll has touched 27 since Friday and 44 since June 11. ...  

Kashmir under curfew, situation still tense

Security forces maintained a close vigil on the situation, which continued to be tense following the death of six persons since Friday. ...  

Fresh violence in Kashmir, curfew reimposed

Several civilians as well as policemen were injured in the violence on Friday. ...  

Hurriyat plans march in Valley, curfew imposed

There is tension in the Kashmir Valley since the march is planned after the Friday prayers. ...