Schools up to Class 8 reopen after 9 days in Leh
Kargil, Oct 3: The routine life was back to normal in Leh on Friday as the schools up to class 8 reopened after a gap of nine days since the violent protests broke out in Leh.
The students returned to their respective educational institutions after the administration ordered their reopening from Friday.
The shops and markets also remained open from 10 am till 6 pm. However, the internet services remained suspended for the 9th day causing inconvenience to the locals particularly traders and tourists.
The Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta on Friday reviewed the security situation in the Union Territory as all schools up to class 8 reopened in violence-hit Leh after nine-days closure, officials said.
Barring prohibitory orders banning assembly of five or more persons and suspension of mobile internet services, most of the restrictions have gradually been lifted in the town following improvement in the overall situation, the officials said.
“Lieutenant Governor chaired a high-level security review meeting today (Friday) to assess the prevailing law and order and overall security scenario in the Union Territory,” his office said in a post on X.
The officials said Gupta convened the meeting in Leh shortly after his return from Jammu where he had gone on previous day to attend a religious event.
The curfew was imposed in Leh town on September 24 following widespread violence that left four persons dead and scores of others injured. It was first relaxed for two hours each in two different areas on September 27, followed by two-hour relaxation on September 29 evening after the cremation of the slain persons.
The curfew was relaxed for seven hours from 10 am on September 30 and further extended by one more hour on October 1.
The situation remained by and large peaceful, prompting the authorities to further extend the relaxation period for the whole day.
Officials said 26 of more than 50 people detained in the aftermath of the violence were granted bail and released on Thursday.
The lawyers associated with Kargil Bar Association stayed away from all judicial work for the third day on Friday in solidarity with the people of Leh, especially the families which lost their members in September 24 violence. The strike will continue till October 6.
