SRINAGAR , India, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Officials in Indian-administer Kashmir lifted a 51-day curfew in the territory, citing a decline in separatist violence.
A police spokesman noted that areas of Srinagar, Kashmir's largest city, and the town of Pampore will temporarily retain and enforce the curfew. Barricades were removed in Lal Chowk, the commercial hub of Srinagar, as traffic flowed and residents shopped and patronized banks closed since the curfew began.