Routine line in IOK remains badly hit on 79th day.

ISLAMABAD -- The routine life continues to remain badly hit on 79th consecutive day, Tuesday, in Kashmir valley and Muslim majority areas of Jammu region with continued heavy deployment of Indian forces and strict restrictions in place under Section 144 in Indian occupied Kashmir.

According to reporter, some postpaid mobile phone connections have been restored a week ago, but there's no sign of restoring the internet and prepaid cellular phone services for the inhabitants of the territory. Owing to these circumstances, people are cut off from their loved ones, healthcare services have taken a hit and tourism has grounded to a halt.

Public transport is off the roads. Shops and business centers barring few hours in the morning and evening continue to remain shut. Though educational institutions and offices are open yet very few show up there.

This is a kind of an informal but widespread civil disobedience movement, which has gripped the Valley to protest India's August 5 illegal action and its efforts to portray a sense of normalcy in the territory...

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