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Kashmir: Shops, business establishments closed for third consecutive day

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Most shops and other business establishments in Kashmir were closed on Friday, the third consecutive day of the shutdown.

On Wednesday, posters warning shopkeepers against opening their shutters as well as public transport operators appeared at several places in the city and elsewhere in the Valley, officials said.

 

Markets and most many areas in the Valley were shut and shops did not open even for a while in the morning.

Public transport was also hit, there were fewer private vehicles than usual, officials said.

Jamia Masjid, the grand mosque of Kashmir, was closed for prayers for the 16th consecutive Friday ever since August 5 when the Centre announced the revoking of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status under Article 370 and its bifurcation into two union territories.

Authorities fear that vested interests might exploit large gatherings at the grand mosque to fuel protests, officials said.

Pre-paid mobile phones and all Internet services continued to remain suspended since August 5.

Mainstream leaders like Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, have been either detained or placed under house arrest.

The government detained former chief minister and sitting Lok Sabha MP from Srinagar Farooq Abdullah under Public Safety Act, a law enacted by his father and National Conference founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah in 1978 when he was the chief minister.

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