STATE TIMES NEWS
BANDIPORA: In view of the counting of votes for the Assembly Elections 2014 scheduled to be held on 23rd December, 2014 and to avert any law and order situation and breach of peace in the district Bandipora by using the crackers, District Magistrate, Bandipora has imposed Section 144 Cr. P.C for sale and purchase besides use of cracker in district Bandipora with immediate effect till further orders. The Tehsildars and SHOs concerned have been directed to conduct inspections frequently in the local market in their respective jurisdiction and seize the crackers and keep the quantity of crackers seized in police custody after maintaining proper records.
Any congregation of five or more people is not allowed except in religious places and purely religious purposes, no procession shall be taken out, no person other than a member of Armed Forces, Police, Magistrate or a public servant duly authorized and on duty shall carry public firearms or an article capable of being used as weapon of offence, no person shall use loudspeaker or any other amplifying sound for making a speech or any announcement for any other purpose whether from a moving vehicle or otherwise, no procession shall be taken out except with the prior permission of District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate/Sub Divisional Magistrate and Senior Superintendent of Police.