SRINAGAR, Sept 26: Students stayed away from schools, markets remained shut and public transport stayed off the roads in the Valley for the 53rd day today as the shutdown over the Centre’s decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status continued, officials said.
Classes were not held in most schools across Kashmir as students did not turn up due to the prevailing situation, they said.
The officials said the State Government is trying its best to ensure that schools function normally but its efforts have not borne fruit as most parents continue to keep their children at home due to apprehensions about their safety.
Main markets and other business establishments in the Valley remained closed. Only the stalls of a few vendors at the TRC Chowk-Lal Chowk road were open, they said.
Public transport largely stayed off the roads. Few inter-district cabs and autorickshaws were seen plying in some areas of the city, the officials said.
The movement of private cars was unhindered, they added.(PTI)
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