Jammu and Kashmir observes bandh

Life came to a standstill on Monday as Jammu and Kashmir observed a bandh to mark the death anniversaries of two separatist leaders. The first anniversary was of Mirwaiz Moulana Mohammad Farooq, former chief priest of the region, who was assassinated by unidentified gunmen in 1990 at his residence in Srinagar. The second was of All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader Abdul Ghani Lone, who was killed on the same day in 2002.