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Strict restrictions remained imposed successful Kashmir for the 2nd consecutive time connected Tuesday (March 3, 2026) pursuing monolithic protests crossed the vale against the sidesplitting of Iran's Supreme person Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
While acquisition institutions were unopen for 2 days and mobile net velocity throttled connected Monday (March 2, 2026) arsenic precautionary measures, the authorities cancelled each question of information unit convoys successful the vale connected Tuesday (March 3, 2026) arsenic protests started turning convulsive astatine immoderate places.
In bid to debar tensions, they person besides decided not to person immoderate roadworthy opening parties of the information forces deployed connected Tuesday (March 3, 2026).
At slightest 14 people, including six information personnel, were injured during protests connected Monday (March 2, 2026) that erupted successful Jammu and Kashmir pursuing the sidesplitting of Khamenei.
Officials said that 75 rallies were held astatine assorted places successful the Kashmir Valley, portion a fewer demonstrations were held successful the Jammu portion arsenic good connected Monday (March 2, 2026).
This is the archetypal clip since August 2019 that protests connected specified a ample standard person taken spot successful Kashmir.
The medication of the Kashmir part appealed to radical to workout restraint and adhere to advisories issued by the authorities.
"The divisional administration, Kashmir, acknowledges the relation of each communities successful maintaining bid and upholding instrumentality and bid successful the valley. Citizens are advised to workout restraint, adhere to advisories being issued by section medication and stock lone verified accusation connected integer platforms," a spokesperson said.
A round-the-clock helpline has been established present (0194-2740003) for anyone needing assistance, helium said.
Police besides issued an entreaty to radical to refrain from unit and provocation.
"We entreaty to each sections of the nine to workout restraint and refrain from unit and provocation," it said.
Police said they volition instrumentality strict ineligible enactment against instigators of unit and those progressive successful unlawful activities.
Authorities connected Monday (March 2, 2026) imposed restrictions to curb people's movement, unopen down acquisition institutes and throttled mobile net speeds successful the Union territory arsenic precautionary measures.
The authorities besides sealed Ghanta Ghar astatine Lal Chowk with barricades erected each astir it, portion a ample fig of constabulary and paramilitary CRPF unit were deployed crossed the metropolis to forestall gatherings of protestors, officials said.
They added that concertina wires and barricades were placed astatine important intersections starring into the metropolis portion asserting that these were precautionary measures imposed to support instrumentality and order.
Khamenei was killed successful associated aerial strikes by the U.S. and Israel aboriginal Saturday (February 28, 2026).
