It’s shopping hours only in morning

Srinagar, September 16

In a crowded Srinagar market of Mahraja Bazar, when the clock strikes 8.30 am, a rain of stones showers in the busy market announcing the time for closure.Within minutes, the shops are closed and shoppers gone. The markets become empty again.

The markets in Srinagar, particularly, Goni Khan, Mahraja Bazar and a few shops in the commercial hub, Lal Chowk, open at 6 am to 8.30 am and after that everything goes into the shutdown mode as shops down their shutters and private transport goes thin on roads. Shopkeepers say they open the markets for those who have their weddings scheduled as they do not have any option. — TNS