Mobile internet services were restored in Jammu region after remaining suspended for 17 days in view of the protests in the Kashmir valley.
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In some areas of old Srinagar, the protesters offered mid-day prayers on the roadside and pavements to defy restrictions on public gatherings. The official also said that there is no curfew or restrictions on the movement of the people in the district.
“Curfew has been lifted from all parts of Kashmir except Anantnag town, today”, a police official said.
As pro-azadi protests and stone-pelting incidents go unabated in Kashmir Valley, a cyberwar is also under way which intensified on Tuesday when Facebook blocked some more pages of its users including that of key separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani or deleted posts, photographs and videos placed on these citing “community standards”. The unrest was triggered by the brutal killing of popular young leader Burhan Wani on July 8. But reports said there were curfew strict restrictions at various place in the Anantnag township; the centre of the prevailing unrest in the valley.
The government on Monday tightened security screws across the Kashmir Valley to thwart the Anantnag march, fearing an outbreak of violent protests if people at the instigation of separatists came out in large numbers to reach south Kashmir.
It was unclear whether the lifting of the curfew was simply a temporary move to allow angry protesters some relief. About 2,000 civilians and 1,500 police and soldiers have been injured in the clashes.
However, it had no word on the internet services and pre-paid mobiles, which constitutes the bulk of cellphone users.
However, the separatists have called for a three-day shutdown from Wednesday to July 29.
Clashes continued in south Kashmir areas as people tried to march to Anantnag town in response to the separatist called protest march on Monday.
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Meanwhile, a strike called by separatist organisations affected normal life as shops and business establishments, government offices, educational institutes and banks are closed and there was no traffic on the roads.
