In Kashmir, most business establishments closed for third consecutive day; posters appear warning shopkeepers not to open shutters
5 years, 1 month ago

In Kashmir, most business establishments closed for third consecutive day; posters appear warning shopkeepers not to open shutters

Firstpost  

This ended the sense of the last few weeks that life was getting back to normal in Kashmir. Srinagar: Most shops and other business establishments in Kashmir were closed on Friday, the third consecutive day of a Valley-wide shutdown following a brief semblance of normalcy. On Wednesday, posters warning shopkeepers against opening their shutters as well as public transport operators appeared at several places in Srinagar and elsewhere in the Valley, officials said. Most top level and second rung separatist politicians are in preventive custody while mainstream leaders, including two former chief ministers, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, have been either detained or placed under house arrest. The government has detained former chief minister and sitting Lok Sabha MP from Srinagar Farooq Abdullah under the controversial Public Safety act, a law enacted by his father and National Conference founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah in 1978 when he was the chief minister.

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Shutdown in Kashmir to Mark Parliament Attack Convict Afzal Guru's Eighth Death Anniversary
3 years, 11 months ago

Shutdown in Kashmir to Mark Parliament Attack Convict Afzal Guru's Eighth Death Anniversary

News 18  

Normal life was affected in Kashmir on Tuesday due to a shutdown to mark the eight death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru who was hanged in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail on this day in 2013, officials said. Most of the shops, fuel stations and other business establishments were shut in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and …

Schools, shops reopen after over 100 days of restrictions in Kashmir
5 years, 1 month ago

Schools, shops reopen after over 100 days of restrictions in Kashmir

India Today  

After more than 100 days of restrictions followed by abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, life in the Valley is crawling back to being normal. Shops at Lal Chowk in Kashmir remained opened and busy Shutters remained up for the whole day on Tuesday there unlike what it was recently when the shops would remained opened only for …

Restrictions imposed in parts of Srinagar; shutdown in Valley enters 89th day
5 years, 2 months ago

Restrictions imposed in parts of Srinagar; shutdown in Valley enters 89th day

The Hindu  

Restrictions were imposed on November 1 in some parts of the city as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order due to apprehension of violent protests after congregational prayers, even as normal life remained affected for the 89th day in Kashmir following abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution. “Restrictions have been imposed in five police station areas in …

Podcast; Voices from the lockdown: Over two months on, public transport remains off roads; people still lack access to vital services
5 years, 2 months ago

Podcast; Voices from the lockdown: Over two months on, public transport remains off roads; people still lack access to vital services

Firstpost  

One of the biggest reasons that normalcy still evades Kashmir is because public transportation remains completely off the roads It has been more than two months since the Government of India repealed Jammu and Kashmir’s special status on 5 August and a week has passed since postpaid mobile services were restored in the state. Despite government efforts to exhort people …

Shops in Srinagar open in morning hours, normal life remains disrupted
5 years, 3 months ago

Shops in Srinagar open in morning hours, normal life remains disrupted

India Today  

Some shops in the city opened in the morning hours on Wednesday but main markets and other business establishments across the Kashmir Valley remained shut for the 59th consecutive day. Mobile services remained suspended in Kashmir except in Handwara and Kupwara areas in the north, while Internet services -- across all platforms - continued to be snapped in the valley, …

Kashmir after Article 370: Weekly flea market opens in Srinagar, other establishments keep shut; public transport off roads
5 years, 3 months ago

Kashmir after Article 370: Weekly flea market opens in Srinagar, other establishments keep shut; public transport off roads

Firstpost  

Security forces were deployed along the axis to keep an eye on miscreants who might try to force vendors to wind up the stalls, the officials said Srinagar: Normal life remained affected in Kashmir Valley for the 42nd consecutive day on Sunday following the abrogation of Article 370 as most of the shops remained shut and public transport was off …

Ahead of Muharram, curfew-like restrictions reimposed in several parts of Kashmir; Srinagar’s Lal Chowk has been sealed off
5 years, 4 months ago

Ahead of Muharram, curfew-like restrictions reimposed in several parts of Kashmir; Srinagar’s Lal Chowk has been sealed off

Firstpost  

The officials did not cite any reasons for reimposing restrictions but it is believed that the step was taken to prevent Muharram processions Srinagar: Curfew-like restrictions were reimposed on Sunday in several parts of Kashmir, including the city, to foil any plans on taking out Muharram processions in the Valley as authorities apprehended that large congregations might lead to violence. …

30 days later, Kashmir remains closed and watchful
5 years, 4 months ago

30 days later, Kashmir remains closed and watchful

The Hindu  

The situation remains fluid in the Kashmir Valley a month since the revocation of the State’s special status on Tuesday. The attendance in essential government services like the Srinagar Municipal Corporation, the Public Heath Engineering and the Power Development Department “is yet to cross 50%”, according to official figures. J&K government spokesman Rohit Kansal said, “The attendance is a gradual …

Restrictions on movement lifted in most areas of Kashmir as no 'untoward incidents' on Friday; mobile, internet services remain suspended
5 years, 4 months ago

Restrictions on movement lifted in most areas of Kashmir as no 'untoward incidents' on Friday; mobile, internet services remain suspended

Firstpost  

Officials said people in Kashmir were allowed to move freely on Saturday even as deployment of security forces continued on the ground. Srinagar: Restrictions were lifted in most areas of Kashmir on Saturday, a day after strict curbs on the movement of people were imposed in the Valley in view of the Friday prayers and the proposed march of separatists …

Day-time curfew relaxation continues across Kashmir; students stay away despite administration's order to reopen schools
5 years, 4 months ago

Day-time curfew relaxation continues across Kashmir; students stay away despite administration's order to reopen schools

Firstpost  

Srinagar: The authorities on Wednesday continued with day-time relaxations across Kashmir, while students stayed away from schools despite the administration’s order of the reopening of educational institutions up to the middle classes across the Valley. Most of the schools, especially private-run institutes, wore deserted look as no student turned up to attend the classes even as a few staff members …

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