Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal And Sandeep Phukan

Tension prevailed in Kashmir today, as the mother of the girl at the centre of the protests in the Valley, was not allowed to hold a press conference. Reports of the girl being molested by a security person had triggered protests since Tuesday, in which five persons have died so far.

A bird-hit soon after take-off downed the helicopter that killed six pilgrims from Vaishno Devi and a woman pilot in Jammu's Katra today. The aircraft -- which was returning from Sanji Chhat to Katra -- crashed and caught fire.

Tension prevailed in Kashmir today, as the mother of the girl at the centre of the protests in the Valley, was not allowed to hold a press conference. Reports of the girl being molested by a security person had triggered protests since Tuesday, in which five persons have died so far.

A bird-hit soon after take-off downed the helicopter that killed six pilgrims from Vaishno Devi and a woman pilot in Jammu's Katra today. The aircraft -- which was returning from Sanji Chhat to Katra -- crashed and caught fire.