Indian authorities eased restrictions on movement and restored landline telephone links in some parts of Kashmir on Saturday, the biggest relaxation in a crippling lockdown since New Delhi announced it was removing the region's special status on Aug. 5.
The moves came even as there were celebrations and
protests by Kashmiris opposed to the Indian policy in Srinagar on Friday night.
The celebrations were to mark the first
United Nations Security Council meeting about the Kashmir issue for about five decades.