Govt to impose curfew today ‘No Friday prayers would be allowed at Jamia Masjid’ Fearing law and order problem in the Valley over killing of six civilians in police and BSF firing in Gool area in Ramban district, the government has decided to impose strict curfew across valley on Friday. “The decision to impose curfew in Valley was taken in high level meeting of security and administrative officials this evening. The meeting reviewed the overall security scenario of the Valley in view of Ramban incident,” sources said. They said authorities have decided to impose strict curfew across valley tomorrow to avoid any further loss of life or damage to public property. A senior government said large number of police and paramilitary forces would be deployed across the valley to maintain law and order and prevent people from taking to roads. He said no Friday prayers would be allowed at historic Jamia masjid in Old city Srinagar tomorrow. “Whenever situation takes an ugly turn, people after offering congregational prayers at Jamia Masjid stage protests, thus leading to law and order problem. We have decided to bar people from offering Friday prayers at this sensitive place,” the official said. They said restrictions would also be in place in all other major towns of the Valley. “People won’t be allowed to offer prayers in grand mosques in major towns of the Valley.” Sources said instructions have also been passed on to officials to stop distribution of newspapers tomorrow in all major towns of the valley. “Appropriate measures would be taken to defuse the prevailing crisis in the Valley. The newspaper circulation in sensitive areas would also be restricted,” they said. Meanwhile, authorities have suspended internet services on mobile phones and through dongles in Kashmir Valley as a precautionary measure following killing of four persons in firing in Ramban district. Official sources said internet services on mobile phones and through dongles have been suspended for the time being to prevent ‘miscreants’ from spreading rumours using these services. The speed of the Broadband connections has also been reduced. In the past, authorities had suspended internet and mobile services during the 2010 summer unrest in the Valley as some people used the internet to mobilise protests. These services were snapped for a week in the wake of hanging of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru in February this year.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 19:07:17 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015