“We will take a decision on (their) restoration after July 19”. “In the fight against separatism, people of Kashmir are with the country”.
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The attacks followed by his death have left 39 killed and more than 3000 injured.
A police spokesperson said incidents of stone pelting in at least a dozen place across the valley in which some persons and police and paramilitary troopers were injured.
Pakistan had opposed Indian atrocities in Jammu and Kashmir by raising the issue at the United Nations. “On July 21, shutdown will continue till 2 pm”.
On Friday, the statement said a complete shutdown will be observed and post Friday prayers, peaceful protest will be held in all mosques across the state.
In Jammu and Kashmir, the curfew and restrictions across Kashmir continued today in view of prevailing law and order situation.
About two thousand additional CRPF personnel are being rushed to violence-hit Kashmir Valley.
Jaitley refuted Congress’ charge that the state government had mishandled or failed to handle the bloody unrest triggered by the July 8 killing of 22-year-old Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, the social-media-savvy poster boy of new age militancy in Kashmir. Due to the communication blockade, the situation on the ground could not be verified.
Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said Mr. Modi explained to NDA leaders the importance of the GST Bill and the need to pass it.
No local paper-English, Urdu as well as Kashmiri-was available as the government banned their publishing for three days starting Saturday night when many printing presses were raided by police. No formal gag order has been issued but the authorities have privately justified the curbs saying these were unavoidable in order to discourage “rumour-mongering” which, they insisted, was “adding fuel to the fire”. It will be a wake-up call for the parliamentarians, who claim they represent the world’s largest democracy. “Some newspapers were also sensationalising the violence …”
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In a related development, the state government on Monday shifted Senior Superintendent of police (SSP) Badgam, Fayaz Ahmad as sources said he had been transferred for stopping printing of some local newspapers whose establishments are situated in Badgam district. Barring BSNL postpaid telephone and broadband internet services, all private mobile telephone services continue to remain suspended.
