Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir today said curfew will be imposed across the Kashmir Valley tomorrow as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order.
District Magistrates issued the orders for imposition of curfew in their respective areas of jurisdiction this evening and the order will come into effect from the morning, an official spokesman said.
The spokesman said no vehicular movement will be allowed except for medical emergency vans.
The mobile telephone network will also be snapped around this midnight to prevent rumour mongering, a police official said.
The mobile Internet services are already suspended in the Valley since Saturday.
Violent protests erupted in the state after the killing militant Burhan Wani by security forces in an encounter.
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Meanwhile, a police spokesman said that nine incidents of stonpelting were reported.
"Stonepleting incidents were reported from Anantnag, Shopian, Awantipora, Baramulla, Sopore and Bandipora.
"Restrictions under section 144/CrPC remained in force in the Valley.
"However, curfew was imposed in Srinagar and in the towns of Anantnag, Awantipora, Ganderbal, Baramulla, Sopore and Bandipora," he said.
At Hillar in the jurisdiction of Police Station Kokernag in Anantnag, around 200 protesters tried to disrupt traffic movement on Hillar-Kokernag road.
They pelted stones on police and security forces, the spokesman said.
He said at Keegam in Shopian, a group of 500 people pelted stones on Police Post Keegam.
"At Tral, miscreants assembled at Shariefabad and Noor Masjid and pelted stones on security force deployments.
"At Azad Gunj in Baramulla, miscreants assembled and pelted stones on security force deployments," he added.
Similar incidents were reported from Bomai in Sopore and Nesu, Gulshanabad and Mantrigam in Bandipora, he said.
The law and order situation remained peaceful in other parts of Kashmir Valley, he said.
