PITCHED BATTLE: Protesters clash with the police in Srinagar on Saturday. Business establishments, schools and offices were closed after separatists called a strike to protest the 60th anniversary of the Army’s arrival in the Kashmir.
SRINAGAR: Normal life was affected throughout the Kashmir valley on Saturday due to a general strike called by the separatist organisations to protest the landing of Indian troops on this day in 1947.
Shops, business establishments, banks, educational institutions and government offices in most parts of Kashmir remained closed. Transport services were also affected. However, in many parts of Srinagar particularly the uptown shops were open and traffic was also plying normally. Supporters of the Mirwaiz Umar faction of the Hurriyat Conference took out a silent march on Residency Road asking the forces to go back.
A spokesman of the Hurriyat said that strike was complete. He condemned the house arrest of one of its leaders Zafar Akbar Bhat who was planning to lead a procession.
Antony visits PahalgamDefence Minister A.K. Antony visited Pahalgam in South Kashmir to preside over a function commemorating Silver Jubilee of the Jawahar Mountaineering Institute.
Mr. Antony who is president of the executive body of the Institute announced that two more institutes are being set up in Batote and Bhaderwah and work on those is going in full swing.
On the intervention of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad who was present there, the Defence Minister announced that another institute will be set up in Leh also in near future. Later he chaired a high level meeting in Srinagar to review the security situation. The meeting was attended by Mr. Azad, state, military, paramilitary, intelligence and police officials besides officials from the Home Ministry which is currently on a visit to Srinagar.
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