. ▁ ▁Cur f ew ▁was ▁re im posed ▁in ▁K is ht war ▁after ▁cl ash es ▁er upt ed ▁due ▁to ▁arr ests ▁of ▁three ▁youth s ▁for ▁disturb ing ▁law ▁and ▁order . ▁It ▁was ▁lifted ▁two ▁days ▁later , ▁with ▁night ▁cur f ew ▁remaining ▁in ▁place . ▁ ▁Operation ▁Cal m ▁Down ▁was ▁launched ▁by ▁the ▁Indian ▁army ▁to ▁restore ▁normal cy ▁and ▁connect ivity ▁to ▁regions ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁affected ▁the ▁most , ▁especially ▁in ▁South ▁K ash mir . ▁The ▁additional ▁ 4 0 0 0 ▁troops ▁deployed ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁use ▁minimal ▁force ▁in ▁carrying ▁out ▁their ▁duties . ▁Task s ▁involved ▁ens uring ▁schools ▁opened ▁and ▁were ▁secure . ▁ ▁November ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁November , ▁separ at ists ▁announced ▁a ▁full - day ▁relax ation ▁for ▁two ▁days ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁November . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁such ▁relax ation ▁to ▁occur ▁since ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁un rest . ▁ ▁December ▁The ▁separ at ists ▁increased ▁the ▁full - day ▁relax ation ▁to ▁five ▁days ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁December , ▁calling ▁for ▁shut down ▁on ▁two ▁days . ▁They ▁also ▁stated ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁come ▁up ▁with ▁an ▁annual ▁protest ▁program ▁soon . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁ ▁February ▁The ▁separ at ists ▁called ▁off ▁their ▁strik es ▁in ▁mid - F ebru ary , ▁including ▁the ▁one ▁scheduled ▁for ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁as ▁it ▁coinc ided ▁with