Srinagar, Oct 19 (UNI) Life remained crippled for the 76th day on Saturday due to strike in the Kashmir valley, where people are protesting against scrapping of Article 370, besides bifurcation of the the state into two Union Territories on August 5.
Though shops and business establishments are working for about two to three hours from 0630 hrs in the morning , train service and pre-paid mobile and internet service of all Cellular companies, including Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), remained suspended as a precautionary measure.
The historic Jamia masjid, stronghold of chairman of moderate Hurriyat Conference (HC) Mirwaiz Moulvi Omar Farooq, presently under house arrest, remained closed for devotees. Adequate number of security forces remained deployed in the Jamia market and outside the worship place to maintain law and order.