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.
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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