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Restrictions connected the question of radical successful the Kashmir vale were intensified connected Friday (March 6, 2026) arsenic authorities apprehended protesters against the killing of Iran's ultimate leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, aft congregational prayers this afternoon.
Normal beingness successful the vale has been disrupted for the sixth consecutive time owed to protests implicit the sidesplitting of Khamenei successful U.S.-Israel associated strikes.
The restrictions were imposed connected Monday aft spontaneous protests broke retired crossed Kashmir a time earlier against the killing.
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 peace.
The protests person waned aft the gathering convened by the Chief Minister, with the fig of places affected owed to the instrumentality and bid concern dropping from respective twelve connected Tuesday to little than 10 connected Thursday.
The authorities has unopen acquisition institutions till Saturday, and reduced mobile net speeds.
A ample fig of constabulary and paramilitary CRPF unit were deployed crossed the metropolis successful the aboriginal hours 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 aft Khamenei's assassination.
This is the archetypal clip since August 2019 — erstwhile Article 370 was revoked — that protests connected specified a ample standard person taken spot successful Kashmir.
