Srinagar, April 7 -- Ghulam Mohammad Bhat started off from his home here to reach a hospital where his daughter is admitted, but cannot find any means of transport to get there due to the ban on civilian traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway.

"I have been walking for the past 15 minutes, but there is no public transport in sight. I have to reach JVC hospital (SKIMS Medical College and Hospital, Bemina), where my daughter is admitted," PTI quoted Bhat as saying near Tengpora bridge as he braced himself for another hour of walk.

Concertina wires and barricades were put on roads connecting the highway in order to prevent the movement of civilian vehicles. The Army, police and CRPF personnel were deployed in strength to ensure that the ban ...