INDIA
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In Jammu and Kashmir, the situation continues to be peaceful on the sixth consecutive day. People offered Friday prayers amid restrictions in Srinagar’s Dalgate area on August 09. Meanwhile, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) announced a suspension of the strike till Eid-ul-Adha festival. Overall condition is limping back to normalcy in several districts of J&K. All education institutions have been ordered to be opened. Section 144 has been imposed in the Valley since midnight of August 04 which prevents the gathering of more than four people in an area. Any pre-planned congregation or sudden unforeseen congregation of ritualistic nature shall be conducted with prior approval.