<p>However, what is a cause for concern is that the sudden deterioration in the situation has taken place after the state administration lifted curfew from old Srinagar to allow people to offer Friday prayers at the Central Mosque six weeks of curfew.<br /><br />State government officials are now wondering whether the Prime Minister’s annoucement of an employment plan for the Valley’s youth and his declaration to resolve the Kashmir disturbances at the political level have had any salutory effect.<br /><br />On Friday, moderate leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq offered prayers at the Central Mosque and urged the government to take practical steps to initiate tripartite talks. In the police firing, which took place after the prayers, two deaths occured at Bomai near Sopore and one each at Trehgram-Kupwara and Pattan. The police also opened fire at protestors in the old quarters of Srinagar, critically wounding one person.<br /><br />Nowhatta, along with over a dozen places in downtown city, witnessed clashes intermittently throughout the day. Two CRPF personnel were also brought to SMHS hospital with bullet injuries from Nowhatta area of downtown Srinagar, sources said adding investigations are on to ascertain how the jawans were injured.<br /><br />Incidents of violence were also reported from Mattan Chowk and Bijbehara in Anantnag district, Chadoora in Budgam and Baramulla district town resulting in minor injuries to about 20 persons, sources said.<br /></p>
<p>However, what is a cause for concern is that the sudden deterioration in the situation has taken place after the state administration lifted curfew from old Srinagar to allow people to offer Friday prayers at the Central Mosque six weeks of curfew.<br /><br />State government officials are now wondering whether the Prime Minister’s annoucement of an employment plan for the Valley’s youth and his declaration to resolve the Kashmir disturbances at the political level have had any salutory effect.<br /><br />On Friday, moderate leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq offered prayers at the Central Mosque and urged the government to take practical steps to initiate tripartite talks. In the police firing, which took place after the prayers, two deaths occured at Bomai near Sopore and one each at Trehgram-Kupwara and Pattan. The police also opened fire at protestors in the old quarters of Srinagar, critically wounding one person.<br /><br />Nowhatta, along with over a dozen places in downtown city, witnessed clashes intermittently throughout the day. Two CRPF personnel were also brought to SMHS hospital with bullet injuries from Nowhatta area of downtown Srinagar, sources said adding investigations are on to ascertain how the jawans were injured.<br /><br />Incidents of violence were also reported from Mattan Chowk and Bijbehara in Anantnag district, Chadoora in Budgam and Baramulla district town resulting in minor injuries to about 20 persons, sources said.<br /></p>
