No relief! Curfew, Protest, Shutdown continue for 25th day across Valley

No relief! Curfew, Protest, Shutdown continue for 25th day across ValleyAuthorities continued curfew and restrictions on Tuesday as Kashmir remained shut for the 25th consecutive day.

Police said the curfew would continue in some areas of south Kashmir while restrictions under section 144 of the CrPc (Criminal Procedure Code) will remain in force in Srinagar city and other districts.

Overnight protests occurred in Shopian district.

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti who interacted with members of the civil society in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday, appealed for a collective effort to reach out to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway resumed during the night.

Train services, educational institutions, banks, post offices and government offices except essential services like health, water supply, electricity, food supplies, police and fire services are shut here for the last 24 days.

Officially imposed curfew and protest shutdown called by the separatists through weekly protest calendars have crippled life in Kashmir since July 9, a day after Hizbul commander, Burhan Wani’s death in a gunfight.

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