Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday for a two-day visit during which he will unveil various development projects and participate in International Yoga Day celebrations in Srinagar on Friday.
According to a PMO release, the inaugurations will include projects related to road infrastructure, water supply schemes, and infrastructure in higher education etc.
"It is a multi-tier security. As per the security protocols, the high-alert security arrangement has been made here," IGP Kashmir Zone Vidhi Kumar Birdi told ANI on Wednesday.
As many as nine inmates sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast at the Kupwara central jail in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, said the police on Wednesday.
In a swift and decisive action, the Jammu and Kashmir Police in Doda district jointly with the Indian Army successfully apprehended an individual responsible for snatching a service weapon from police personnel within a remarkable 24-hour timeframe.
Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday said that in a major breakthrough in connection with the Reasi terror attack one terror associate was arrested who helped the terrorists in the execution of the attack.
In a social media post, Raja highlighted the plight of activists detained by the "illegal government of Pakistani Occupied Jammu And Kashmir and Pakistan Army," emphasising that their whereabouts remain unknown and they have been denied legal aid.
Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday said that the police arrested one person in connection with the Reasi terror attack which left at least nine persons dead and 33 others injured.
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Srinagar to participate in the yoga event in connection with International Day of Yoga, Manoj Sinha, Jammu and Kashmir's Lieutenant Governor on Wednesday called PM's visit a "matter of pride for the people of Jammu and Kashmir."