Normal Life Remains Disrupted In Kashmir; Reports Of Shopkeepers Being Threatened

Incidents of miscreants threatening shopkeepers and vandalizing private vehicles had been reported from many places in Kashmir Valley where normal life remained disrupted for the 46th day on Thursday following the abrogation of Article 370, officials said.

They said private cars had come under stone-pelting at many places as the miscreants wanted to enforce the shutdown. Authorities had taken note of these incidents and follow-up action had been taken, the officials added. Markets remained closed in the Valley and public transport was off the roads, they said. They said some of the shops opened for a few hours early in the morning and late in the evening, but remained shut during the day. While landlines across the Valley were functional, voice calls on mobile devices were working only in Kupwara and Handwara police districts of Jammu And Kashmir, they added.