SRINAGAR: After schools, the Lashkar-e-Taiba has now threatened banks in the Kashmir valley. Lashkar posters which have appeared in parts of south Kashmir have said bank managers must shut their branches in keeping with the Hurriyat protest calendar and do business only after 5pm.Unidentified gunmen looted over Rs 2 lakh in cash from a Kulgam Jammu & Kashmir Bank branch on Wednesday, while one loaded ATM machine was taken away by gunmen from central Kashmir two days ago, police said.Though a majority of J&K Bank branches across the valley are shut, a few function in Srinagar district from 7am till 11am.Reports said the LeT posters were seen on electric poles, walls and shops in various villages in South Kashmir's Kulgam district, including Tolinopora, Muhammadpora, Panew, Bogam, Koimoh, Kulgam market, Bogund, Katrosu, and Srindu. The posters, which carry the seal and signature of the LeT district commander, have warned deputy commissioners of dire consequences if they force government employees to attend to their duties.The posters also state that "people who try to defy Hurriyat strike calls will not be spared. People can do their business only during relaxation hours called by the Hurriyat. We warn deputy commissioners that they should stop forcing employees to attend to duties, and we also warn bank managers not to open their branches during strike hours."In another statement issued in Srinagar, the LeT said it will implement a new strategy to take the ongoing "freedom struggle in Kashmir" forward. "We will implement the new strategy to carry forward the freedom struggle. May Allah be our guide and helper of Mujahideen," it stated.A primary government school building was set ablaze by stone-pelters at Taapar in Pattan in North Kashmir on Thursday, police said. This was the 21st school set on fire by stone-pelters since the ongoing unrest began following the killing of Hizbul terrorist Burhan Wani on July 8.