Local newspapers in Kashmir Valley were on Thursday back on the stands after five days, a day after Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met editors and owners of city-based newspapers and expressed regret over restrictions on the media. But the newspaper editors and owners yesterday said since the government had not changed its press emergency, they regret that it may not be possible to resume the publication of newspapers. However, on Tuesday, the government said there were no restrictions on printing and publishing of newspapers. Local newspapers in the Valley whether English, Urdu or Kashmiri had failed to hit the stands on Saturday after the police allegedly raided some printing facilities and seized newspapers, plates and even detained the printing staff. Most of the local newspapers, including those papers which alleged a clampdown by the government, were published today as the newspaper distributors and hawkers returned to their business.

Source: dna July 21, 2016 06:47 UTC