Ban on SMS: Kashmiris say it with greeting cards again

Srinagar:  The ban on the Short Message Service (SMS) in Jammu and Kashmir has turned out to be a boon for the few greeting card outlets in the city, as their sale has risen sharply ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.

The tradition of exchanging greeting cards on festivals and important occasions had gone out of vogue with people preferring an SMS instead.

However, there seems to be a change in the mindset after the SMS ban by the Government, in the wake of the fresh unrest in the valley which began on June 11 with the killing of a 17-year-old youth at Rajouri Kadal in old city.

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