SRINAGAR, April 20 -- The government on Saturday partially relaxed the two-day-a-week restrictions on the movement of civilian traffic on Highway which was put in place to "security" of government forces' convoys.

Earlier this month, the government had imposed the restrictions on the highway (NH-44), the only road link connecting Kashmir Valley with rest of the world, days after the Pulwama attack in which 49 CRPF soldiers were killed.

The restriction barred civilian traffic from plying on the road on Wednesdays and Sundays.

Now, there would be no restrictions from Srinagar to Baramulla (both in the Kashmir region) on Wednesdays, an official spokesperson said Saturday.

However, the restrictions would continue between Srinagar and Udha...