Crow's Nest...

Indian security forces arrested two senior Muslim leaders in Occupied Kashmir and enforced a strict curfew on Monday to prevent locals from holding a pro-independence rally... To read the full story go here .

Dawn reports, What began as a dispute over land for Hindu pilgrims visiting a shrine in Kashmir snowballed into full-scale anti-India protests this month, boosting separatists who want India's only Muslim-majority region to secede... Police have killed at least 23 Muslim protesters and more than 500 have been injured in clashes in two weeks of demonstrations in Kashmir Valley. Protests were halted for three days, until Friday, to allow Kashmiris to stock up on rations... Read the full story here

It is a totally different way of celebrating Independence Day outside of home. Uzer sent a very optimistic email that i would like to link to here . On the flip side Hussain had a link that was equally interesting. Must reads.