Violence, Shutdown Again In Srinagar

Police say groups of youth are making rounds of the city and calling for a shutdown by shopkeepers

- Peerzada Ashiq

The Kashmir Valley witnessed a sudden bout of violence and a shutdown by shopkeepers on Thursday, just a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah told Parliament the situation in J&K was “absolutely normal”.

Days after reopening their shops and resuming their routine, shopkeepers in Srinagar’s main markets such as Polo View, Lal Chowk, Hari Singh High Street, Bohri Kadal, Maharaj Gunj, Kara Nagar, Hawal and Nowshera shut shops again in the morning.