It was no less than Eid for some, time to reconnect with family and friends for others and back to much needed business for many as post-paid mobile phone services were restored after 72 days in Kashmir on Monday.
Cellphones rang out across the Valley for the first time since August 5, when the Centre revoked J&K’s special status and bifurcated it into the union territories of Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh — much to the delight of residents longing to reach out to their loved ones outside the Valley and inside too.