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Day-time relaxations continue in Kashmir; schools wear deserted look

Day-time relaxations continued across the Kashmir valley today, as authorities lifted restrictions from several areas. However, security deployment continued to maintain law and order. Schools, which were ordered to be reopened, wore a deserted look as students did not turn up.

The authorities have lifted restrictions from several areas

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Published : Aug 21, 2019, 3:09 PM IST

Srinagar: Authorities on Wednesday continued with day-time relaxations across Kashmir, while students stayed away from schools despite the administration's order of the reopening of educational institutions up to the middle classes-level across the Valley.

Restrictions are lifted from several parts in Kashmir.

The authorities have lifted restrictions from several areas of Kashmir, including from several parts of Srinagar.

Barricades were removed from uptown and civil lines areas of the city and even the downtown areas, but the deployment of security forces continued to maintain law and order. However, restrictions continued in some parts especially in the downtown areas of the city.

Most of the schools, especially private-run institutes, wore a deserted look as no student turned up to attend the classes even as a few staff members joined duties at some of these institutions, the officials said.

They said parents desisted from sending their children even to the government-run schools because of the prevailing situation.

The government last week had ordered the reopening of primary schools across the valley from Monday. However, the order proved futile as students did not turn up. Later in the evening, the authorities said the middle schools would reopen from Wednesday.

But, the government's assurances of putting in place all necessary arrangements for the smooth functioning of the educational institutions found no takers and students stayed home on Wednesday as well.

The government on Tuesday had said normal functioning of large parts of the state was reported with 12 out of the 22 districts functioning normally.

The siege around the iconic Clock Tower in the Lal Chowk city centre of Srinagar was also lifted after 15 days.

Read: Middle schools in Kashmir will open from tomorrow: J&K officials

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