Shutdown, markets closure mark day when Jammu & Kashmir lost special status

Regional parties express anguish; No violence reported from any part of Valley.

On August 5, the day the Central government , people observed a shutdown, most markets remained closed and the regional parties expressed their anguish. However, the BJP held celebrations in Jammu and Srinagar. While the authorities decided not to block the Internet facility, extra deployments were made across the Valley.