Kashmir limps back to normalcy after three days of protests

Press Trust of India  |  Srinagar 

limped back to normalcy on Tuesday, except for the southern districts, after three days of strike and protests over the killing of seven civilians in clashes that followed an encounter in

Life has returned to normal in most parts of Kashmir, including in the central and the northern districts, officials said.

They added that shops, offices, fuel stations and other business establishments opened Tuesday morning and normal traffic was witnessed on the roads here in the summer capital of the state.

The officials said many areas in four districts of south Kashmir, however, witnessed a shutdown.

Classes have been suspended in most colleges in the valley, including the University and the and Technology (IUST), as a precautionary measure.

The IUST has postponed examinations that were scheduled to be held Tuesday.

was restored in the valley, except in four districts of south Kashmir, on Monday night. However, net speed in has been downgraded, the officials said.

They said the decision to restore high-speed services in and in south would be taken later after assessing the situation.

Seven civilians died Saturday when security forces opened fire at a mob that had thronged the site of an encounter in district in which three terrorists and an Army man were killed.

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First Published: Tue, December 18 2018. 13:20 IST