Section 144 relaxed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar for entire day

Prohibitory orders under CrPC Section 144 have been lifted for the entire day in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district paving the way for resumption of normal activities in the state which has been under clampdown since August 5.   

Restrictions on the movement of people in the Kashmir Valley have also been eased, with landline services restored in some areas of the city, even as stringent security arrangements continued to be in place, officials said.

According to officials, the restrictions have been relaxed in 35 police station areas of Kashmir. The restrictions were eased on Saturday morning to facilitate the movement of government employees towards their offices, they added.

Security forces continued to remain deployed, while barricades remained on the roads, but people were allowed to move after checking their credentials, they said.

Meanwhile, the landline mobile services in some exchanges of the Kashmir have been restored, officials said. According to reports, seventeen out of over 100 telephone exchanges have been made operational. These exchanges are mainly in Civil Lines area, Cantonment area, the airport of Srinagar district, reported PTI.

The landline services have been restored in Budgam, Sonamarg and Manigam areas of central Kashmir. In north Kashmir, the services have been restored in Gurez, Tangmarg, Uri Keran Karnah and Tangdhar areas.

In south Kashmir, the landline services have been made operational in Qazigund and Pahalgam areas.

Telephone line services, including mobile phones and landlines, were suspended in the early hours of August 5 when the Centre abrogated provisions of Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

Earlier, The authorities restored the 2G mobile internet services in four other districts of Jammu. The four districts are - Samba, Kathua, Reasi, and Udhampur. With this, the total number of districts where people can use the mobile internet has increased to five. The services were already restored in Jammu district.