SRINAGAR: Kashmir valley observed shutdown today on the call by Joint Resistance Leadership against the civilian killings in an encounter.
According to reports restrictions were imposed in the parts of old Srinagar including areas in and around historic Jamia Masjid Srinagar. Reports reaching from district headquarters said that a complete shutdown was observed in all the districts of South Kashmir.
All shops and business establishments were closed in Shopian and Pulwama while public transport was completely off the roads. The education institutions were also closed on the orders district of authorities to prevent student protests.
To maintain law and order in Pulwama, government forces were deployed like Murran Chowk, Rajpora Chowk and Washbugh. Similar reports of shutdown were received from Anantnag and Kulwagam districts.
Reports from north Kashmir and central Kashmir also suggest that a shutdown was being observed with shops and other business establishments closed while there was a skeletal transport plying on roads.
Meanwhile University of Kashmir, Central University Kashmir (CUK) and Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) also suspended examinations and entrance test while there were no class work in other educational institutions in the valley, as a complete shutdown was observed on the call of Joint Resistance Leadership on Friday against civilian and militant killings.
The KU had postponed the entrance test which was scheduled to be held on Friday. Most of the educational institutes, including colleges and some Higher Secondary Schools, remained closed for the third successive day in the valley as a precautionary measure on Friday. (PTK)
