Baramulla, Aug. 23 -- Authorities in Baramulla on Thursday ordered restrictions in Gund Khwaja Qasim and Kanterbugh villages and adjoining areas of Singhpora, Sub Division Pattan, in view of the observance of 28th Safar, to maintain peace and order.

As per District Magistrate Baramulla, Minga Sherpa, Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)-2023 has been invoked, prohibiting assembly of four or more persons, processions, carrying of firearms, and use of loudspeakers without prior permission. The restrictions will remain in force from 8:30 PM on August 22 till 9:30 PM on August 23, 2025.

The order followed "inputs from police and civil administration highlighting possible law-and-order issues if gatherings were allowed...