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Curfew imposed in J&K's Tral on death anniversary of Burhan Wani, Amarnath Yatra suspended

Fearing deterioration of law and order situation in the Valley on the death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, the Jammu and Kashmir authorities on Saturday imposed a curfew at many places. 

Curfew imposed in J&K's Tral on death anniversary of Burhan Wani, Amarnath Yatra suspended

Jammu: Fearing deterioration of law and order situation in the Valley on the death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, the Jammu and Kashmir authorities on Saturday imposed a curfew at many places. 

The authorities also suspended the Amarnath Yatra in the Valley.

Curfew has been imposed in areas under the jurisdiction of five police stations -- Rainawari, Khanyar, Nowhatta, M.R. Gunj and Safa Kadal -- in old city Srinagar.

Curfew has also been imposed in Tral town of Pulwama district, the native town of Wani, who was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Kokernag area of Anantnag district last year.

Restrictions have also been imposed in Anantnag, Shopian, Pulwama, Kulgam, Baramulla, Sopore and some other towns to prevent separatist called protest.

In uptown areas of Srinagar and other places in the valley where restrictions were not imposed, shops, public transport and other businesses remained closed and very little private transport was seen on the roads.

No pilgrim was allowed to move towards the valley from Jammu on Saturday as authorities said the ongoing Amarnath Yatra has been suspended for the day.

Train services between Baramulla and Bannihal town were suspended.

All exams scheduled for Saturday by the University of Kashmir have been cancelled.

Internet services on both mobile phones and fixed landline broadband connection also remain suspended for the second day on Saturday.

Authorities said this was done to prevent spread of malicious propaganda by anti-national elements on social networking sites.

Meanwhile, three soldiers were injured when militants fired at an army petrol party in Bandipora district early today. After the attack, the police cordoned off the area and a search was launched to trace the militants.

Given the massive unrest triggered last year due to Wani's killing, authorities have beefed up security to ensure that situation remains under control.

As per a report, at least 94 civilian protesters were killed and over 200 lost vision partially or completely due to gun pellets fired by the security forces to control the unruly mob during the unrest that took place in the Valley last year.

The unrest lasted for 53 days during which normal life, businesses, tourism and education remained paralysed in the valley.