SRINAGAR, Sept. 25 -- Paramilitary forces deployed across Kashmir following abrogation of Article 370, were put on maximum alert on Wednesday following 'inputs of possible militant strikes'. Meanwhile normal life remained crippled due to government curbs and a spontaneous shutdown for the 53nd day.
Shops and business establishments are functioning for about two hours from 0700 hrs to 0900 hrs in summer capital, Srinagar, including Lal Chowk, the nerve centre of the city, where people were seen making purchases of essentials and other articles. Later, life again came to a halt after shopkeepers closed their establishments. Interestingly, some bank branches were also seen functioning for few hours in the morning before shutting down again.
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