On Oct 2 the state government banned the Kashmir newspaper Kashmir Reader by invoking section 144 CrPC read with section 3 of the Newspapers incitement of Offences Act 1971 and section 10 of the Press and Publication Act 1989. Why the ban? Says a reporter, "The government banned it because we reported what was obvious. Our coverage was extensive. We reported from South Kashmir, the epicentre of the ongoing protests. We didn't invent stories. Today's ban order is a warning to journalists and newspapers to fall in line."