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Normal beingness successful Kashmir was affected for the 5th consecutive time as partial restrictions connected question of radical remained successful force arsenic a precautionary measure.
The restrictions were imposed connected Monday (March 2, 2026) aft spontaneous protests broke retired crossed Kashmir a time earlier against the killing of Iran's ultimate person Ayatollah Ali Khamenei successful U.S.-Israel associated strikes.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah connected Wednesday (March 4, 2026) held a gathering with civilian nine representatives and spiritual leaders arsenic portion of efforts to bring the concern backmost to normalcy.
After the meeting, Mr. Abdullah appealed to radical to support bid portion expressing grief and choler successful "mosques, shrines and Imambaras". The authorities has unopen acquisition institutions till Saturday (March 7, 2026), and reduced mobile net speeds.
"Restrictions connected the question and assembly of the radical continued successful galore parts of Kashmir connected Thursday," the officials said. “A ample fig of constabulary and paramilitary CRPF unit were deployed crossed the metropolis to forestall gatherings of protestors,” the officials said.
They added that concertina wires and barricades were placed astatine important intersections starring into the city, portion asserting that these were precautionary measures imposed to support instrumentality and order.
The iconic Ghanta Ghar successful the metropolis centre of Lal Chowk present continued to stay a no-go portion aft the authorities sealed country with barricades erected each astir it connected precocious Sunday night.
The determination to seal the Ghanta Ghar came aft it witnessed monolithic protests connected Sunday (March 1, 2026) aft Khamenei's death successful the associated aerial strikes by the U.S. and Israel.
This is the archetypal clip since August 2019 — erstwhile Article 370 was revoked — that protests connected specified a ample standard person taken spot successful Kashmir.
