Curfew has been lifted from the entire Valley but prohibitory orders have been imposed in Anantnag and Pulwama district towns as a precautionary measure.

Although the hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani has called for a strike on Saturday, hundreds of private vehicles could be seen plying on the roads in Srinagar city and other major towns of the Valley.

This is for the first time during the three-month-long agitation, spearheaded by the hardline separatists, that people in such large numbers have defied the call for strike.

However, shops and other commercial establishments were closed. Schools and higher educational institutions were also closed due to lack of public transport.

Work in the city courts resumed as proceedings in all matters matters barring criminal cases were conducted.

The lawyers in the Valley have been on a strike since the arrest of Kashmir Bar Association President Mian Abdul Qayoom in July. However, some lawyers, not affiliated with the Bar, are attending courts.

Elsewhere, situation across the Kashmir Valley was normal so far with no untoward incident reported from anywhere.