Curfew remained in force in Anantnag, Pulwama and Shopian, parts of Baramulla town besides five police station areas of Srinagar. “Curfew is in place only in five police station areas of Srinagar city — Nowhatta, Khanyar, Batamaloo, Safakadal and Maharajgunj,” he said. The death toll in the ongoing unrest in Kashmir rose to 49 on Sunday as one of the injured persons succumbed at a hospital in Srinagar even as curfew in some parts and restrictions in rest of the Valley continued as a precautionary measure. The separatist camp has extended the shutdown call in Kashmir till August 5, calling for march to Hazratbal shrine on Friday. Mobile internet services continued to remain snapped in the Valley where the post-paid mobile telephony services have been restored across all networks.

Source: The Hindu July 31, 2016 07:52 UTC