{"id":201664,"date":"2026-05-27T09:57:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T04:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=201664"},"modified":"2026-05-27T12:16:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:16:44","slug":"no-eid-rush-witnessed-in-srinagars-lal-chowk-ahead-of-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/05\/27\/no-eid-rush-witnessed-in-srinagars-lal-chowk-ahead-of-festival.html","title":{"rendered":"Muted Eid bustle in Srinagar\u2019s Lal Chowk ahead of festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-201665\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/05\/lal-chowk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/05\/lal-chowk.jpg 221w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/05\/lal-chowk-179x220.jpg 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Srinagar : In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar\u2019s commercial hub, Lal Chowk, saw relatively thin crowds ahead of Eid-ul-Adha day.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, contrary to the usual festive bustle witnessed before Eid, Lal Chowk and adjoining markets saw relatively low footfall on Tuesday. Although markets remained open and business activities continued as usual, the expected rush of shoppers was largely absent.<\/p>\n<p>Several traders expressed concern over the subdued activity, stating that Eid shopping generally peaks in the final days before the festival. However, roads and market lanes in and around Lal Chowk remained far less congested compared to previous years, reflecting a muted festive atmosphere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Srinagar : In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar\u2019s commercial hub, Lal Chowk, saw relatively thin crowds ahead of Eid-ul-Adha day. According to Kashmir Media Service, contrary to the usual festive bustle witnessed before Eid, Lal Chowk and adjoining markets saw relatively low footfall on Tuesday. Although markets remained open and business activities &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":201665,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-201664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-occupied-jammu-and-kashmir"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/05\/lal-chowk.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201664"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":201673,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201664\/revisions\/201673"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}