Srinagar: The authorities imposed restrictions in some areas of Srinagar yesterday to maintain law and order in the wake of a shutdown called by the separatists in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital.
Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the separatist moderate Hurriyat group, has called the shutdown, demanding the Indian Army vacate central Kashmir’s Tosa Maidan firing range.
The protest is also against the state government’s alleged extension of the army’s lease in the Tosa Maidan forest.
Farooq is under house arrest in his uptown Nigeen residence in the city.
Pedestrian and traffic movement was stopped except for emergencies in Khanyar, Safa Kadal, Rainawari, M R Gunj and Nowhatta areas.
Contingents of police and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in full riot gear have been deployed.
The authorities did not impose any restrictions in the uptown areas of the city, but shops, public transport, other businesses and educational institutions remained closed.
Gulzar to receive Dadasaheb
Phalke Award
New Delhi: Veteran poet and film lyricist Gulzar has been chosen for the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2013, the ministry of information and broadcasting announced here Saturday.
The multi-faceted Gulzar, whose real name is Sampooran Singh Kalra, is a lyricist, director, screen writer, producer and poet. He is the 45th winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
Gulzar’s daughter Meghna took to Twitter, immediately after the news was announced, to share her joy. “Dadasaheb Phalke award for my father. So proud,” she posted.
IANS
