Curfew-like restrictions imposed in Srinagar to stem pro-freedom protests Archives

The city authorities on Wednesday imposed curfew-like restrictions here, causing inconvenience to people. Policemen standing beside coils of concertina wire put across the road in Residency Road and Lal Chowk commercial hubs of Srinagar city refused passage to everyone, including media persons who had to reach their offices in Press Enclave on the Residency Road. “Not allowed,” a police constable told media persons who showed their identity cards to him in the Residency Road area. The restrictions were imposed in five police station areas of Srinagar city on Tuesday to…