Tufail Mattoo

Seventeen-year-old Taufail Mattoo was killed by security forces in the Valley on June 11 last year, allegedly after they fired a tear gas canister at him. Tufail's death led to widespread protests and triggered a summer of unrest in which more than 100 people were killed.One year on, Tufail's family still awaits justice.''Come what may, as long as ...

The lifeless streets of Srinagar hum with uncertainty. There is a sense of a city waiting to exhale-  in this poverty of activity, is there a hint that a fragile peace can stretch into another day? For weeks now, virtually every hour has forced a stock-taking of lives lost, buildings burnt in protests on these same streets. Curfews have been d...

People in Srinagar have had enough. The city continues to be tense on the third day of protests over the killing of a Class XII boy, Tufail Ahmad.Tufail was allegedly killed on Friday when a tear gas shell hit him on the head during police firing. However, there are allegations that the police fired at Tufail point blank. "There was no stone t...

People in Srinagar have had enough. The city continues to be tense on the third day of protests over the killing of a Class XII boy, Tufail Ahmad.Tufail was allegedly killed on Friday when a tear gas shell hit him on the head during police firing. However, there are allegations that the police fired at Tufail point blank. "There was no stone t...

A teenager was on Friday killed during a clash between stone-pelting demonstrators and security personnel, following which a flash strike hit the old parts of the city.The victim, identified as Tufail Ahmad Mattoo, died after receiving head injuries in Ghani stadium area near Rajouri Kadal, official sources said.Locals, however, alleged that securi...

Seventeen-year-old Taufail Mattoo was killed by security forces in the Valley on June 11 last year, allegedly after they fired a tear gas canister at him. Tufail's death led to widespread protests and triggered a summer of unrest in which more than 100 people were killed.One year on, Tufail's family still awaits justice.''Come what may, as long as ...

The lifeless streets of Srinagar hum with uncertainty. There is a sense of a city waiting to exhale-  in this poverty of activity, is there a hint that a fragile peace can stretch into another day? For weeks now, virtually every hour has forced a stock-taking of lives lost, buildings burnt in protests on these same streets. Curfews have been d...

People in Srinagar have had enough. The city continues to be tense on the third day of protests over the killing of a Class XII boy, Tufail Ahmad.Tufail was allegedly killed on Friday when a tear gas shell hit him on the head during police firing. However, there are allegations that the police fired at Tufail point blank. "There was no stone t...

People in Srinagar have had enough. The city continues to be tense on the third day of protests over the killing of a Class XII boy, Tufail Ahmad.Tufail was allegedly killed on Friday when a tear gas shell hit him on the head during police firing. However, there are allegations that the police fired at Tufail point blank. "There was no stone t...

A teenager was on Friday killed during a clash between stone-pelting demonstrators and security personnel, following which a flash strike hit the old parts of the city.The victim, identified as Tufail Ahmad Mattoo, died after receiving head injuries in Ghani stadium area near Rajouri Kadal, official sources said.Locals, however, alleged that securi...