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Sunday market back after more than 3 months of unrest in Kashmir 10/9/2016 11:03:57 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 9:The famous "Sunday Market" is back after more than three months though the number of vendors and customers are less as compared to normal Sundays in Srinagar, where life remained crippled due to curfew and restrictions imposed by the authorities in some areas and strike called by separatists. The 3-km-long market from Radio Kashmir, Srinagar (RKS), crossing to Hari Singh High Street (HSHS), including historic Lal Chowk, Regal Chowk and Amira Kadal used to attract thousands of customers every Sunday from different parts of Kashmir valley. However, the market remained closed since July 9, a day after Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander Burhan Wani and two other militants were killed in an encounter in Anantnag. The killing triggered massive protests across the valley during which 86 persons, mostly youths, were killed in security force and police action till yesterday in the valley, where about 10,000 alleged stone pelters were arrested. However, today ignoring the strike called by separatists, more than 100 vendors, selling items from a simple needle to carpets, have put up their stalls in the Sunday market from RKS crossing to Polo View crossing only. "The number of vendors was less as compared to normal Sundays," Ghulam Rasool, a blankets seller, said, adding the number of customers was also not encouraging as people from districts and other parts of the valley could not come due to non availability of transport following' hartal.' Both the factions of the Hurriyat Conference (HC) and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), spearheading the agitation since July 9, have already extended strike till October 13 and there was no relaxation today in the 'hartal.' There was relaxation in the strike from 1700 hrs last evening till 0600 hrs this morning. Shops and business establishments remained closed today in Srinagar, where hectic activities were witnessed last evening during the relaxation period. Traffic was also off the roads though some people had come in their private cars and two wheelers to the market.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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