18/08/2019
SRINAGAR, Aug 17: Restrictions on the movement of people were eased and landline phone services restored in some areas of the Kashmir Valley on Saturday, even as stringent security arrangements remained in place, officials said. They said the restrictions have been relaxed in 35 police station areas of Kashmir while 17 telephone exchanges out of 96 have been made functional.
More than 50,000 landline phones were operational now, the officials said, adding that the services will be restored in other areas in a "calibrated manner".
Security forces continued to man barricades on roads but allowed people to move after checking their credentials, they said. Government spokesperson RohitKansal said primary schools across the Valley will reopen on Monday and government offices will also be fully functional from then. Some shops in the Civil Lines area opened on Saturday morning, the officials said, adding that there was increase in movement of private vehicles.
The officials said landlin...