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Restrictions in Srinagar ahead of march by separatists

Srinagar: Authorities on Friday imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar to maintain law and order in view of separatists’ call for a strike and march to the local office of the United Nations. Strict restrictions have been imposed in eight police station areas of Srinagar, officials said. The officials said the restrictions on the movement of people were imposed as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order in view of the separatists call for strike and a march to the office of United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan at Sonwar. Normal life was disrupted in the rest of the Valley due to the strike called by separatists including chairmen of both factions of Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front’s chief Yasin Malik.

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