No curfew in Kashmir: J & K Police

Srinagar : Curfew has been lifted from the entire Kashmir Valley on Thursday, said police.

?Preceding night passed off peacefully. Authorities have today lifted all types of restrictions from the whole of Kashmir Valley. Traffic is plying on roads while business establishments are also opened,? said Jammu & Kashmir Police.

?There are no reports of any untoward incident from any place. Situation at this hour is normal and under control,? the police added.

On Wednesday, at least eight people, including three policemen, were injured when stone-pelting protestors clashed with security personnel in Bandipora town of the Valley even as people defied curfew to participate in a protest march.

Curfew was clamped in Srinagar, Baramulla, Kupwara and Bandipora districts, besides Awantipora town, on Wednesday morning to thwart the march called by moderate faction of Hurrriyat to the office of the UN Military Observers’ Group for India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP).

At least 108 people were killed in anti-India protests led by the separatists in Kashmir since June 11, prompting the Centre to initiate talks with the various groups in the state, propose greater autonomy and depute an all-party delegation to the Valley.