Fayaz Bukhari
Srinagar, July 31: Curfew continued to be imposed in parts of Srinagar city and South Kashmir while strict restrictions were imposed in others parts of the Valley to thwart protests even as Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had to face angry protests in Srinagar’s Women’s College.
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti faced angry protests at Srinagar’s Women’s College, one of the centres for Common Entrance Test (CET) for MBBS, today.
Chief Minister went to Women’s College to check the arrangements for the pre-medical and pre-engineering test being conducted by the Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE) in various centres.
As soon as Mehbooba’s cavalcade reached the examination centre, the people, mostly parents who accompanied their wards, protested against her visit. They raised slogans against the Government. The examinees also raised slogans against the Chief Minister and her Government.
Meanwhile, curfew continued today in the areas falling under six police stations in downtown and Batamaloo area of Srinagar and in towns of Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam. Restrictions were placed in Baramulla town, Bandipora, Handwara areas and in Imamsahib area of Shopian district to prevent any protests.
The shutdown called by the separatists also continued today, with both curfew and shutdown paralyzing life in the Valley for 23rd consecutive day today. The shops and business units continued to be closed due to curfew and shutdown. Only medical shops are allowed to open across the Valley.
The train services between Banihal and Baramulla remained disrupted for 30th day today and major roads and highways also remained shut.
The prepaid Cell phone services and mobile internet remained blocked across Valley and only BSNL broadband internet services are functional.
In South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, a rally was organized by the youth in Kareemabad village, which was attended by thousands of people.
Thousands of youth gathered in a ground, adjacent to the graveyard where militants are buried in Kareemabad. The youth had come from different villages of the district including Rajpora, Pinglena, Kakapora, Gudoora, Pahoo, Lelhar, Panzgam, Lajoora, Puchal and several other villages to attend the rally.
Local said that 17-year-old Ishfaq Ahmad Dar, who was injured during protests in Sopore town of Baramulla district on July 23, succumbed at SKIMS Hospital Soura this morning. According to SP Sopore the boy had fallen from a tree on July 23. “An FIR with regard to spreading of rumours has also been lodged in police station Sopore”, said police.
Protests broke out at several places across Kashmir today and police and security forces resorted to teargas shelling to disperse them.
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