SRINAGAR, Jan. 19 (1984): Amid fears of another violent upheaval, the capital of the state of Kashmir was shut down peacefully today by a one-day general strike called to protest demonstrations by supporters of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Kashmir is governed by the National Conference Party, an organization opposed to the Prime Minister's Congress Party, and her opponents charge that she has brought about the current crisis in the state by trying to topple the state government. Nine of her party workers were killed in...

NEW DELHI, Jan. 15 (1984): Policemen swung nightsticks to break up crowds of stone-throwing workers today, the second day of protests in northern Kashmir State by members of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's Congress Party. There were reports that at least 25 people were injured. Party workers staged processions in five cities to mourn the deaths of at least six people killed by the police during protests on Saturday. The party called for a general strike in the Himalayan state on Monday to protest the police use of...

NEW DELHI, Jan. 14 (1984): The police shot and killed at least three workers of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's Congress Party today during violent protests in Kashmir State against the local ruling party, authorities said. The Congress Party said five of its workers were killed, more than 2,000 injured and 4,000 were arrested. The killings capped six months of sometimes violent acrimony between Mrs. Gandhi's party and the National Conference, which swept to victory in elections in India's northernmost state in...