Army patrols on Kashmir streets
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As Kashmir remains on the brink, the Centre is rushing almost 800 personnel of Central security forces to the state to maintain law and order even as curfew was clamped in more areas of the valley which witnessed stray attempts at violence as the Army carried out a flag march in Srinagar for the second day today.
According to sources, the eight companies drawn from Central Reserve Police Force and Border Security Forces will be sent in a day or two to the Kashmir valley.
On Thursday, the army conducted flag marches in sensitive areas of the capital on Thursday afternoon to assist the civil administration in the enforcement of the curfew imposed in the early hours of Wednesday.
The army was called in after large-scale violence claimed four lives on Tuesday.
Text: Mukhtar Ahmad in Srinagar
Image: Army parades through the riot-torn Srinagar
Photographs: Umar Ganie
Army flag-marches through Kashmir streets
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The violence that followed the recovery of the body left three persons including a woman dead and over 70 injured.
Image: Army parades through the riot-torn Srinagar
Kashmir on the edge
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A senior police officer said more companies of the CRPF were on their way to Kashmir to strength the security apparatus.
Image: Army parades through the riot-torn Srinagar
Kashmir on the edge
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The cancellation of the curfew passes has also hit essential services including power, water supply and hospitals.
Image: Army parades through the riot-torn Srinagar
Kashmir on the edge
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Meanwhile, the state police arrested the president of the Kashmir Bar Association Mian Abdul Quyoom under the harsh Public Safety Act on Wednesday.
Image: Army parades through the riot-torn Srinagar
Kashmir on the edge
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In a sharp reaction to the deployment of the army, chairman of the moderate All Parties Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq said that 'military measures will in no way be able to break the will and resolve of the people as has been proved beyond doubt time and again in the last six decades'.
"Unfortunately, the army has always been India's first and last resort in handling Kashmir," the Mirwaiz said in a statement.
Image: Army parades through the riot-torn Srinagar
Omar convenes all-party meet
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Image: Army vehicles pass through a deserted road in Srinagar
Omar reviews the situation
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Image: Policemen patrol through the deserted streets
On-the-spot assessment on Friday
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the area, official sources said, adding they also discussed whether to continue flag marches by the army or not.
Image: Another deserted street
Centre sends a tough message
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In a related development, the Centre has sent out a tough message that "anti-nationals and vested interests" creating unrest in the valley would be dealt with sternly.
Image: Another view
Kashmir stays indoors
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for the second day.
Image: Another view from Srinagar
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