Crippling Communication Clampdown Takes A Toll On Kashmir's District Reporters thewire.in

More than two months since August 5, when a communication clampdown was enforced across the Valley just hours before the reading down of Article 370 in parliament, among the stories of hardship emerging are those of the story writers themselves – in this case, district correspondents.

One such correspondent, who asked to not be named, recently came to know that the publication he reported for has decided to end his contract.

Cut off from his editors thanks to defunct phone lines and snapped internet services, the correspondent was unable to send in any reports for publication; in fact, he could barely step out of his home or stay in touch with other reporters and stringers in the district.