Restrictions, communication shutdown continue in Kashmir

Separatist leader Syed Shah Geelani died on Wednesday and burial took place in the early hours of Thursday

Restrictions on peoples movement and communication blackout continued in the Kashmir Valley on Friday after the death of separatist leader Syed Shah Geelani on Wednesday and his burial in the early hours of Thursday. Mobile Internet and calling services, except for the BSNL fixed lines, remained suspended on Friday. Life remained out of gear due to the restrictions and Internet blackout. There was negligible movement of people and traffic on the roads. Most markets remained shut. Inter-Kashmir train services were suspended. All postgraduation examinations to be held by the Kashmir University on September 3-4 were also postponed. Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said Internet services on mobile phones would remain suspended till Sunday afternoon in Kashmir.