Markets set own clock as Valley Simmers Archives

A carefully set timetable to open and close markets amid the ongoing unrest in the region is helping maintain a steady supply of essentials and daily use commodities to the residents. The markets in the city neighbourhoods here open twice a day: for a few hours at dawn and after dusk prayers. During the day, the markets remain closed across the region as shutdown and curfew continue for a ninth day across the Kashmir valley. The unrest was triggered by the killing of a militant commander on July 8 and…