Srinagar, July 4 -- For the third consecutive year, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday allowed the 8th Muharram procession along its traditional route-from Guru Bazar to Dalgate, in which thousands of mourners participated amid heightened security and volunteer support.

The pre-dawn procession began at 5:00 AM from Guru Bazar and passed through Budshah Kadal and Maulana Azad Road before culminating at Dalgate.

Earlier, barred for over 35 years due to security concerns in the late 1980s, the traditional mourning route was restored in 2023, a move welcomed across religious and civil society circles.

As per the details , the administration had made elaborate security and logistical arrangements. The Divisional Commissioner Kas...