After five-day media clampdown, newspapers return to Kashmir stands

The media gag had come after days of violence in the Valley where tens of thousands of people clashed with security forces, leaving more than 40 dead and nearly 2,000 injured. (Waseem Andrabi/HT photo)

Updated on: Jul 21, 2016 2:08 PM IST

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The media gag had come after days of violence in the Valley where tens of thousands of people clashed with security forces, leaving more than 40 dead and nearly 2,000 injured. (Waseem Andrabi/HT photo)

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A worker checks the machinery at a printing press in Srinagar on Thursday. (Waseem Andrabi/HT photo)

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Kashmiri men read the morning newspaper at a newspaper store despite the curfew in Srinagar on Thursday. Newspapers hit the stands this morning in Kashmir after a gap of five days. (Waseem Andrabi/HT photo)

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Most people said getting back their daily news fix was a physiological relief – because the media clampdown had started to fuel rumours – but newspapers made their displeasure with the gag public. (Waseem Andrabi/HT photo)

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Kashmiri men read the morning newspaper at a newspaper store in Srinagar on Thursday. (Waseem Andrabi/HT photo)

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Newspapers in the protest and violence-hit state hit the stands on Thursday after a gap of five days. (Waseem Andrabi/HT photo)

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Most prominent publications carrying front-page articles against the five-day media gag that triggered widespread condemnation in the Valley. (Waseem Andrabi/HT photo)

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A Kashmiri woman reads the morning newspaper at her home in Srinagar on Thursday. (Waseem Andrabi/HT photo)

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Kashmiri men read the morning newspaper in their house in Srinagar on Thursday. (Waseem Andrabi/HT photo)

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As newspapers returned to the stands, uneasy calm prevailed on the 13th day of curfew in Kashmir even as protests planned at night poured in from many parts. (Waseem Andrabi/HT photo)

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The Valley’s largest circulating English daily -- Greater Kashmir -- protested with a banner editorial on page one. The headline --red on black -- said “No gag is civilized”. (Waseem Andrabi/HT photo)