Tag: Restrictions

Restrictions in Srinagar to prevent separatist protests

Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar on Friday to prevent a separatist called protest shutdown. Srinagar District Magistrate Farooq Ahmad Lone said restrictions under section 144 CrPc were imposed in areas falling under the jurisdiction of seven police stations — Rainawari, Khanyar, Nowhatta, M.R.Gunj, Safa Kadal, Maisuma and Ram Munshibagh. The separatists have also...

July 21, 2017

Normalcy in Srinagar, restrictions lifted

Restrictions were lifted on Monday from interior parts of Srinagar after three days as normalcy was restored in the city. The curbs were lifted following improvement in the situation, officials said. Authorities had imposed restrictions in five police station areas of the city on Friday as a precautionary measure to thwart protests by separatist groups against...

July 3, 2017

Restrictions imposed in Srinagar

Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar on Friday to prevent separatist-called protests. The separatists have called for post Friday prayer protests in the Kashmir Valley against the US administration's decision to declare Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen leader Syed Salahuddin a global terrorist. The restrictions were imposed in the areas falling under the jurisdiction of five...

June 30, 2017

Restrictions imposed in Kashmir Valley

Authorities imposed restrictions in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir Valley as the separatists have called for a protest shutdown on Saturday. Srinagar District Magistrate Farooq Ahmad Lone said restrictions were imposed in the areas of Rainawari, Khanyar, Nowhatta, M.R. Gunj and Safa Kadal to maintain law and order. Heavy contingents of police and...

June 17, 2017

Restrictions in Kashmir Valley to halt separatist protests

Authorities here in the valley imposed curfew-like restrictions in seven police station areas on Friday to prevent separatist-called protests against the killing of a youth in security firing earlier this week. The areas include Nowhatta, Rainawari, Khanyar, MRGunj, Kralkhud, Maisuma and Safa Kadal police stations. Restrictions under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) was...

June 9, 2017

Life returns to normal in Kahsmir Valley

After three days of curfew, restrictions and separatist-called protest shutdowns, life returned to normal in the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday. Although, higher secondary schools and colleges in Srinagar city and in other districts were shut by authorities to prevent student protests, most of daily life resumed as usual. Shops, public transport, other businesses, banks, Post...

May 31, 2017

Curfew continues in Kashmir

Curfew and restrictions continued in Srinagar and other places in the Kashmir Valley on Monday as authorities said "these were necessary to maintain law and order". "Curfew will continue in seven police station areas of Khanyar, Rainawari, Nowhatta, MR Gunj, Safa Kadal, Kralkhud and Maisuma", Farooq Ahmad Lone, District Magistrate Srinagar said. Syed Abid Rashid, District...

May 29, 2017

Restrictions in Srinagar to prevent protest march

Authorities imposed restrictions in Srinagar on Friday to prevent a separatist-called protest march in the city, police said. No pedestrian and vehicular movement in areas placed under restrictions was allowed. Heavy contingents of police and CRPF personnel were deployed all across the city. Separatists have called for a march to the headquarters of the UN...

February 10, 2017

Restrictions in Srinagar to prevent protest march

Authorities imposed restrictions in Srinagar on Friday to prevent a separatist-called protest march in the city, police said. No pedestrian and vehicular movement in areas placed under restrictions was allowed. Heavy contingents of police and CRPF personnel were deployed all across the city. Separatists have called for a march to the headquarters of the UN...

February 10, 2017