KL NEWS NETWORK
SRINAGAR
Kashmir remained shut for the 77th consecutive day on Friday as authorities imposed restrictions in Srinagar city to prevent a protest march called by resistance leadership.
“Restrictions have been placed in three police station areas in Srinagar, parts of Islamabad, Shopian, Pulwama, Kulgam,” a senior police official told a news gathering agency.
In Srinagar’s Batamaloo area, locals said that severe restrictions have been imposed and people are not being allowed to move out of their homes. Similar reports are pouring in from Old City.
Ever since the current uprising began on July 9, clashes have erupted in different parts of the almost every day.
Although tensions continue across the Valley, the situation has shown some signs of improvement during the last four to five days.
There has been pedestrian and private and government vehicular movement in Lal Chowk and adjoining areas of Rajbagh and Jawahar Nagar.
Due to the officially imposed restrictions and protest shutdown called by the pro-freedom leadership, all educational institutions, main markets, public transport and other businesses have remained suspended.
Train service between the Valley and the Jammu region across the Pir Panchal mountains have also remained shut.
