Srinagar: Restrictions had been imposed in Srinagar due to restrictions in some party of city and a spontaneous shutdown in other parts amid separatist’s plan to hold a rally.
This restriction has been imposed in Rainawari, Khanyar, Nowhatta, M.R. Gunj and Safa Kadal areas in Srinagar to prevent a rally called by the moderate Hurriyat group headed by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq to celebrate 50 years of creation of Awami Action Committee (AAC).
The movement of traffic was affected in Srinagar and shops, educational institutes, banks and post offices remained closed. Also, a spontaneous shutdown in the uptown areas of the city also affected normal life.
Authorities deployed contingents of local police and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in full riot gear.
The passage to Mughal Gardens in Srinagar and other places of tourist attraction like Pahalgam, Gulmarg and Sonamarg, however, remained unaffected as scores of vehicles with tourists plied on highways and roads in the Kashmir Valley.
Bureau Report
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