Current Kashmir situation India's internal matter: US

Washington: The US on Friday said the current situation in Kashmir was India's internal issue and asked protestors to conduct agitations in a peaceful manner.

"We regret the loss of life in this incident. It is an internal Indian matter. We respect the efforts of the Government of India to investigate and resolve the current situation in Kashmir," State Department spokesman Mark Toner told PTI, adding, US always encouraged India and Pakistan to resolve all its differences through dialogue.

Stormy all-party meet today

The Centre proposes to send an all-party delegation to Srinagar for assessing the volatile situation there and exploring the options available to the Government for defusing the strife prevailing in Kashmir Valley for the last three months. 

This will be the main agenda for discussion at the all-party meeting convened by the Government in Delhi on Wednesday.

Curfew extended to all major towns of Kashmir Valley

SRINAGAR: Curfew was today extended to all major towns of the Kashmir Valley as a precautionary measure after violent clashes left 17 people dead and over 70 injured, official sources said here.

 

The sources said the curfew was imposed in fresh areas as a precautionary measure and to prevent people from pouring out on roads and streets.

 

Kashmir unrest: All eyes on PM Manmohan Singh

SRINAGAR: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has repeatedly called for "out of the box" solutions to the Kashmir dispute. It seems now is the time for him to act. All eyes in Kashmir are set on Singh, hoping he will make a decisive intervention to improve the situation and bring dialogue back on track to find a lasting solution to the festering row. The need for his personal attention is all the more urgent as moderate separatists inch closer to hardliners, and mainstream political parties add further to the strife with their cacophony. 

Curfew in Kashmir, Army stages flag march in Srinagar

Srinagar, July 7 -- The Army on Wednesday moved into curfew-bound Srinagar to assist the civil authorities in maintaining law and order and staged a flag march on airport road after violence had left three people dead. The flag march was conducted on the Srinagar Airport Road from 10:30 am, a defence spokesman said.