Kashmir: Thousands of students appeared in the annual board examinations

Many vendors had put up their stalls along TRC Chowk-Batamaloo axis through Lal Chowk city centre, while banks were also open across the Valley and witnessed rush of customers.

However, many shops, fuel stations and other business establishments in other areas of the Valley were shut due to a separatist sponsored strike.

The separatists have been issuing weekly protest programmes since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani in July.

As many as 85 people, including two police men, have been killed and several thousand others injured in the ongoing unrest in the Valley. Around 5000 security forces personnel have also been injured in the clashes.

(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:kashmirmonitor.in)