Srinagar in pictures : Amid curfew, ahead of first anniversary of revocation of Article 370

A curfew was imposed across the valley on Tuesday as authorities apprehended law and order disruption by separatists and Pakistan-sponsored groups on August 5, the first anniversary of revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, as a black day.

A large number of Police and CRPF personnel were deployed across the valley to ensure that the plans of the separatists to disturb peace did not succeed, officials said. Barricades have been set up at hundreds of places in Kashmir, including Srinagar city, to regulate the movement of essential services and emergencies while concertina wires have been also been laid, the officials said.

The authorities had announced on Monday that the curfew would be imposed in Srinagar and other parts of the valley in view of the inputs about violent protests endangering public life and property as the separatist and Pakistan-sponsored groups were planning to observe August 5 as a “Black Day”.

(Pics: Zargar Zahoor)