SRINAGAR: Eight people have been injured during weekend protests in Kashmir's main city with authorities reimposing heavy restrictions to quell unrest in parts of the troubled region, officials said.
But clashes in a dozen locations around Srinagar on Saturday saw restrictions brought back in some locations, the Press Trust of India reported, citing unnamed officials. Jammu and Kashmir government spokesman Rohit Kansal told reporters late Saturday that eight people had been injured in the clashes but did not provide further details.A senior government official told AFP earlier Sunday that more telephone exchanges would return to normal operations"by the evening".READ: India reimposes movement curbs on parts of Kashmir's main city after clashes
The Indian army also confirmed that one soldier was killed when it exchanged"heavy" cross-border fire with Pakistan on Saturday.
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