Political parties condemned the "dastardly" attack and said there can be no justification for targeting innocents.
Srinagar: Life started normally here and in other places in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday after a day’s shutdown. Shops, public transport, educational institutions and other businesses opened normally here as less security men were seen around. Banks, post offices and government offices started functioning normally. No separatist group has called for a shutdown on Thursday. […]
Srinagar: Life across the Kashmir Valley was adversely affected on Wednesday due to the separatist called protest shutdown against the killing of three civilians in clashes with security forces. Authorities here and in all other district headquarters made sufficient deployment of police and paramilitary forces to maintain law and order. “Adequate deployments of security forces […]