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Kashmir problem can’t be resolved with bullets- Modi


Date:- 15 Aug 2018


Internet, mobile phone services suspended in Kashmir Valley. Strike called by separatists hits normal life in Kashmir Valley. A strike called by separatists against Independence Day celebrations affected normal life in parts of Kashmir Valley on Wednesday. However, stringent security measures were put in place across the valley for the celebrations, a police official said. Shops, private offices, fuel stations and other businesses were shut in Srinagar, the official said. He said the city wore a deserted look as vehicles remained off roads. Only a few private cars were seen plying.

The police official said reports of shutdown were also received from other district headquarters in the valley. The separatists under the banner of Joint Resistance Leadership had asked people to observe a “black day” on Wednesday. The JRL–comprising Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik–had asked people to observe a complete strike. The police official said security forces had been deployed across the valley, especially at sensitive places, to maintain law and order. Authorities have barred mobile telephone services, including Internet facility on handheld devices, as a precautionary measure. PTI

Internet and mobile phone services were suspended across the Kashmir Valley as a precautionary measure as part of the security drill on Independence Day on Wednesday, officials said.

The mobile telephony services, including the Internet facility on the hand-held devices, have been suspended across the Valley, the officials said.

Only BSNL landline service and its wired-internet facilities were working, they said. “All other services across all network operators have been barred,” the officials said. They said the services were suspended as a precautionary measure.

Barring the services was part of the security drill on the occasion of Independence Day, the officials said, adding that they would be restored once the official functions ended. The authorities have been clamping down on mobile services on Republic Day and Independence Day in Kashmir. The security agencies added this step to the security drill after terrorists triggered a blast outside Bakshi Stadium during the Independence Day parade in 2005. PTI

Courtesy: The Tribune: Aug 15, 2018