New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered a ban on 25 books for allegedly propagating "false narrative and secessionism" in the Union Territory. Arundhati Roy's "Azadi"; constitutional expert AG Noorani's "The Kashmir Dispute 1947-2012"; political scientist Sumantra Bose's "Kashmir at the Crossroads" and "Contested Lands" are among the 25 banned books. A notification of the Home Department in Jammu and Kashmir issued on Tuesday (August 5), signed by Principal Secretary Chandraker Bharti, said credible evidence shows that false narratives and secessionist literature often disguised as historical or political commentary have played a key role "behind youth participation violence and terrorism." "This literature would d...