In Valley, Buses Start Plying And Shops Stay Open For Longer Hours

After more than 100 days of lockdown, markets in the Valley have gradually extended their business hours, and public transport is getting back on the roads. On Friday, in city center Lal Chowk, unlike previous Fridays, shops and other business establishments remained open till afternoon.

A self-imposed shutdown had prevailed in Srinagar and other districts of the Valley even after the government lifted restrictions imposed following the revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and the August 5 decision to bifurcate it into two UTs. The two UTs came into being on October 31.