A day after fresh killings and widespread protests, authorities on Thursday imposed curfew in some parts of Valley to stop people from hitting to roads. Valley had witnessed violent protests on Wednesday in which one youth was killed and more than 400 people had suffered had lifted curfew and restrictions from the entire Valley on Wednesday after 53 days since the unrest started on July 9. Educational institutions remained closedfor the last 55 days as shops; markets and public transport have also remained suspended. 72 people including two cops have been killed and over 1
A day after fresh killings and widespread protests, authorities on Thursday imposed curfew in some parts of Valley to stop people from hitting to roads. Valley had witnessed violent protests on Wednesday in which one youth was killed and more than 400 people had suffered had lifted curfew and restrictions from the entire Valley on Wednesday after 53 days since the unrest started on July 9. Educational institutions remained closedfor the last 55 days as shops; markets and public transport have also remained suspended. 72 people including two cops have been killed and over 11,000 others injured in the Valleyduring this marches were carried out in different parts of Srinagar city. Clashes erupted after these protests in certain areas including Nowhatta, Khawja Bazar and Khanyar. A peaceful protest march was organized in Safakadal Srinagar. Reports said thatintense clashes erupted in Khawaja Bazar. “Youths and forces fought pitched battles in the area before protestors formed a rally and marched towards Gojwara,” eyewitnesses sadi. Localsources from Seki Dafar-Nawa Kadal area said that an auto-rickshaw was set on fire by miscreantswho according to locals belong to a particular political restrictions were imposed in Kaloosa locality of Bandipora in North Kashmir Thursday in view of escalation in street protests since past few days, police said. Reports said that despite strict restrictions, a peacefulprotest march was taken out in the district. Eyewitnesses told US that hundreds of peopleparticipated in the march that began from Gulshan Chowk in the main town. Protesters who carriedplacards and banners raised pro-freedom slogans. The protesters while denouncing the unabated civilian killings demanded political solution to the Kashmir problem. Reports said as the governmentforces started clearing barricades, the youth pelted stones on them triggering clashes. Several peoplewere wounded during the said t
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