Kashmir’s streets silent as people’s despair and rage grow

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Silence cloaks the center of the city. Its once-teeming streets are blocked with spools of concertina wire. Every road is sealed off. The population has been forced indoors while thousands of Indian soldiers in camouflage are on patrol, carrying guns at their waists.
Srinagar, the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir, is under siege.
A watershed moment was reached Monday in the disputed and divided region after the Hindu nationalist-led government in New Delhi revo