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| Three senior separatist leaders in Indian-administered Kashmir have been released from police custody. | Three senior separatist leaders in Indian-administered Kashmir have been released from police custody. |
| Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Omar Farooq and Yasin Malik were held during rallies demanding independence. | |
| Another leader, Shabir Shah, faces up to two years in prison without trial after being charged with activities prejudicial to the security of India. | Another leader, Shabir Shah, faces up to two years in prison without trial after being charged with activities prejudicial to the security of India. |
| Meanwhile, authorities have relaxed a curfew during the day in the mainly Muslim Kashmir valley after nine days. | |
| The three leaders were released late on Monday. Mr Geelani was shifted to a hospital for treatment after his release. | The three leaders were released late on Monday. Mr Geelani was shifted to a hospital for treatment after his release. |
| The release of the three leaders came days after a controversial land decision over a Hindu pilgrimage. | The release of the three leaders came days after a controversial land decision over a Hindu pilgrimage. |
| Some 100 acres of land are to be set aside for use by a Hindu trust during an annual Hindu pilgrimage. | Some 100 acres of land are to be set aside for use by a Hindu trust during an annual Hindu pilgrimage. |
| Muslims have expressed anger over the move, but Hindus have welcomed the move and called off their protests in the long-running dispute. | Muslims have expressed anger over the move, but Hindus have welcomed the move and called off their protests in the long-running dispute. |
| The BBC's Altaf Hussain in the summer capital, Srinagar, says normalcy is returning to the valley after curfew during the day was lifted on Tuesday. | The BBC's Altaf Hussain in the summer capital, Srinagar, says normalcy is returning to the valley after curfew during the day was lifted on Tuesday. |
| Businesses, schools and government offices have reopened, and traffic is plying in the valley. | Businesses, schools and government offices have reopened, and traffic is plying in the valley. |
| Anger | Anger |
| A committee representing the separatist groups has asked people to resume business. But it has also asked businesses to shut down in the valley after 4 pm till Thursday. | A committee representing the separatist groups has asked people to resume business. But it has also asked businesses to shut down in the valley after 4 pm till Thursday. |
| The dispute over the pilgrimage land began in May when the state government said 99 acres (40 hectares) of state-controlled land would be given to the Amarnath Shrine Trust - a group that safeguards the annual Hindu pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave, one of the holiest shrines in Hinduism. | The dispute over the pilgrimage land began in May when the state government said 99 acres (40 hectares) of state-controlled land would be given to the Amarnath Shrine Trust - a group that safeguards the annual Hindu pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave, one of the holiest shrines in Hinduism. |
| The move unleashed anger among Kashmir Muslims and since June there has been a re-emergence of mass demonstrations calling for independence from India. | The move unleashed anger among Kashmir Muslims and since June there has been a re-emergence of mass demonstrations calling for independence from India. |
| Not long after the Muslim protests started, the state government abandoned the land transfer. | Not long after the Muslim protests started, the state government abandoned the land transfer. |
| That resulted in Hindus concentrated in the Jammu region of the state taking to the streets and blockading the main supply routes to Srinagar. | That resulted in Hindus concentrated in the Jammu region of the state taking to the streets and blockading the main supply routes to Srinagar. |
| Some 40 people have been killed in the protests, most of them Muslim. | Some 40 people have been killed in the protests, most of them Muslim. |