Valley remains tense, several injured in fresh clashes, Youth from Sopore succumbs taking death toll to 54

A youth identified as Ishfaq Ahmad Dar of Sopore on Sunday morning succumbed to injuries in SKIMS hospital. Ishfaq was ruthlessly beaten by armed forces on 23 July in Sopore. With this death, the death toll so far has reached to 54. Amid complete shutdown and undeclared curfew-like restrictions in many Kashmir areas, clashes were witnessed in Srinagar and various places in North and South of Valley in which at least 20 people including a girl sustained pellet, bullet and teargas shell injuries. Massive pro-freedom rallies and candlelight protests were held in…

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Valley remains tense, Death toll rises to 52, Curfew and Shutdown to remain in Force

Injured civilian, policeman succumb Separatists issue protest calendar for next week Curfew, shutdown cripple life for 16th day Mobile services remain suspended Situation peaceful, under control: Police Two persons- a civilian and a policeman- succumbed to injuries on Sunday taking the death toll of people killed in the ongoing unrest in Kashmir to 52 while the curfew and shutdown crippled life in the Valley for 16th consecutive day. Sameer Ahmad (25) of Khunmoh, who was injured in police firing in Pampore on July 10, succumbed to injuries at SKIMS, Soura.…

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