STATE TIMES NEWS
Srinagar: Barring some incidents of stone- pelting, situation in Kashmir was by and large peaceful today with authorities imposing curfew in some parts of Srinagar district to foil separatists’ plan to take out a march.
In the evening, a petrol bomb was thrown towards security force personnel at Pritchoo in Pulwama district but there was no damage, a police spokesman said. He said the situation remained under control throughout Kashmir on Friday.
After Friday prayers, some stone-pelting incidents were reported from Srinagar, Pulwama, Kulgam and Sopore, he said.
“At these places, miscreants assembled after Friday prayers and pelted stones on police and security force deployments. They were chased away,” the spokesman added.
“In view of ‘Jamia Masjid Chalo’ call given by some separatist organizations, restrictions were imposed as a precautionary measure in some parts of Srinagar,” he said.
Curfew was imposed in Nowhatta, Khanyar, Safakadal, Rainawari and Maharaj Gunj police station areas in old Srinagar and Batamaloo in uptown, a police official said.
