Kashmir Reader: BSF kills 6 in Ramban 42 injured after troops open fire on people protesting Qur’an ‘desecration’ Protesters shot in presence of DC, SP and other officials: Eyewitnesses (Analysis: Direct.) Greater Kashmir: BSF firing kills 4, injures 42 in Gool Paramilitary Forces Open Fire On People Protesting Against Alleged Sacrilege (Analysis: Indirect, as it says"firing kills...."Out of the three leading English dailies in Kashmir, GK is the only one to mention 4 as dead.) Rising Kashmir: 6 killed, over 40 injured in BSF, police firing in Ramban (Analysis: Indirect, yet inclusion of"police"in the headline.) Hindustan Times: Protests all over Kashmir after Ramban killings, Amarnath Yatra comes to halt (Analysis:"Ramban Killings"is inclusive in the headline as if it is a regular feature [normal, nothing to worry about], and emphasis [worry] is on halting of Yatra. No mention of the number of people killed.) Times of India: BSF firing: Protests rock J&K, Amarnath yatra stopped (Analysis: same as above.) NDTV website: BSF firing: Protests, curfew in Kashmir; Amarnath Yatra stopped (Analysis: Yatra again.) Hindu: J&K towns under curfew as 4 die in BSF firing (Analysis: Neutral, and no mention of yatra.) Tribune: 4 dead, 42 injured as mob raids BSF post in J&K Curfew in Ramban district; BSF says fired in self-defence (Analysis: Self-explanator y: As you can see"mob raids"and"self-defence"[entirely supportive to army].) Pioneer: Amaranth yatra suspended over Ramban firing incident (Analysis: Again yatra, and the firing is an"incident". No mention of the number of people killed.) BBC (Asia): Indian Kashmir shut down by curfew and strike Major towns in Indian-administ ered Kashmir are under curfew, a day after four people were killed when troops opened fire on angry protesters.(Ana lysis: Neutral. No mention of the number of people killed.) Al Jazeera: Kashmir shut down after civilian killings Separatists call for three-day strike in India-administe red Kashmir after four protesters are killed by security forces. (Analysis: mentions it as"civilian killings"but then also"security forces". Change in the Al Jazeera style-sheet as earlier it would often mention"army","troops","Indian soldiers"or"forces".)
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 11:55:19 +0000
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