Fresh restrictions were imposed in the city and other parts of the Kashmir Valley as a preventive measure ahead  of Friday congregational prayers, officials said.

Restrictions under Section 144 of the CrPc were announced onpublic address system. People have been asked not to venture outside and barricades have been placed.Normal life remained disrupted across the Kashmir Valley for the 26th consecutive day, with markets closed and public transport off the roads.

While landline telephony services have resumed in many partsof the valley, mobile telephone services and all Internet services continue toremain suspended since 5 August after the Centre's move to abrogate Article370, that provided special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and bifurcate the stateinto two union territories.

Most of the top level and second rung separatist politicianshave been taken into preventive custody while mainstream leaders includingthree former chief ministers -- Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and MehboobaMufti -- have either been detained or placed under house arrest.