Srinagar: Life here was crippled in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday due to a general strike called by the breakaway Hurriyat Conference to protest against the anti-Islam remarks of the Pope Benedict XVI.
Shops and business establishments in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir and other major towns remained closed. Traffic was also off the roads.
The strike affected work in government offices, courts and other commerical establishments.
The educational institutions wore a deserted look in the absence of the students and teaching staff stayed away.
A report from Baramulla said there was a complete shutdown in most of the towns in the twin border districts of north Kashmir.
The streets wore a deserted look as all shops and business establishments were closed. There was no vehicular movement.
Similar reports of strike were also received from other districts of the valley. The valley witnessed massive protest demonstrations a day after newspaper reports published the anti-Islam remarks of Pope.
However, the authorities in the valley seized all the copies of three national dailies in which the Pope's statement was published on September 14.
Almost all the political, social, religious, separatist and militant organisations have strongly condemned the Pope for his alleged anti-Islam remarks.
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