Situation peaceful in Valley; curfew lifted in more areas

Srinagar, Sep 29 (PTI) The situation in Kashmir Valley
was by and large peaceful Wednesday with shops being opened
and traffic plying normal as authorities lifted curfew from
Ganderbal and Kupwara districts of the north Indian state of
Jammu and Kashmir and relaxed it in summer capital Srinagar in
a phased manner.
The valley was abuzz with activities with shops and
business establishments opening and all modes of traffic
plying normal on most of the routes.
As Hardline Hurriyat faction headed by Syed Ali Shah
Geelani exempted the day from the strike, the educational
institutions also functioned normally with student attendance
showing manifold increase.
Barring an incident in which a youth, Abid Mushtaq, was
allegedly injured in security forces action in Soura area of
Srinagar, the situation remained by and large peaceful
across the valley, official sources said.
Mushtaq was injured in the left eye when security forces
allegedly used force to disperse a group of youth during
curfew and was admitted to SMHS hospital here, the sources
said.
With law and order situation showing improvement, the
authorities Wednesday lifted curfew from Kupwara district of
North Kashmir and Ganderbal district in Central Kashmir.
"Curfew was relaxed in south, west and east zones of
Srinagar city from 8.00 am to 10.00 am, but the relaxation was
later extended till further orders," a police spokesman said.
As the day progressed, curfew restrictions were eased in
North and Hazratbal Zone of the city from 1 pm onwards.
Curfew was imposed in Srinagar city on September 12 and
was extended to the entire Kashmir Valley next day following
widespread violence. Curfew in seven districts including
Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian, Pulwama, Budgam, Baramulla and
Bandipora was lifted on Sunday.
Kashmir Valley has been in grip of violent protests since
June 11 when a 17-year-old boy was killed after he was hit by
a tear smoke shell during clashes at Rajouri Kadal in interior
city.
The unrest has so far claimed over 100 lives and left
thousands of others injured. PTI MIJ
PBL


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