Tuesday, August 5, 2008

J&K burns, Yaseen Malik on fast unto death


Srinagar is on the edge with riot police out on the streets of Jammu and Kashmir's capital.On Tuesday morning, riot police fired teargas after protestors set fire to a police vehicle and burnt tyres on the streets. Meanwhile, JKLF leader Yaseen Malik has begun a fast unto death. The Union Defence and Home Secretaries are already in Srinagar to review the situation in the volatile state.The Prime Minister has also called for an all-party meet in the Capital on Wednesday even as the unrest of last couple of weeks has polarised the state like never before.Now, the Supreme Court has imposed a temporary ban on SMSes across the state.

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