With means of communication such as mobile connectivity, internet and telephone lines still cut in Jammu and Kashmir, there is very little information on the situation in the erstwhile state. Most journalists based in the Valley are finding it nearly impossible to file stories.

Some even had to go to the extent of sending stories on a pen drive through people travelling from Srinagar to Delhi. The journalists reporting from the Valley are also said to be facing many restrictions in their movement.

However, stories are coming out of the Valley and there is a sharp contrast in the kind of reportage one is seeing from Indian and foreign media.