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Mehbooba Mufti Meets Rajnath Singh To Discuss Kashmir Law And Order Situation

Security for Amarnath pilgrims will also be reviewed.
Chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti (R) addresses a joint press conference with Indian home minister Rajnath Singh in Srinagar on August 25, 2016.
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Chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti (R) addresses a joint press conference with Indian home minister Rajnath Singh in Srinagar on August 25, 2016.

New Delhi--Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh to discuss the law and order situation in the state and security to Amarnath pilgrims, officials said

During the meeting that lasted about half-an-hour, the chief minister apprised the home minister about the steps taken to maintain peace in the Kashmir Valley

Steps taken to ensure the security of Amarnath pilgrims were also discussed, officials said

Seven pilgrims were killed by militants in Anantnag district while returning from the Amarnath cave shrine on Monday

Security agencies engaged in anti-militancy operations in Jammu and Kashmir have been told to implement security plans with full vigour, officials said

So far, more than 1.86 lakh pilgrims have visited the high altitude Himalayan shrine

As many as 21,000 paramilitary personnel in addition to state police forces and two battalions of Army have been deployed for security of the pilgrimage routes

The number of paramilitary personnel deployed this year is 9,500 more than last year

Four districts of the northern state -- Pulwama, Kulgam, Shopian and Anantnag -- have been on the boil since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in an encounter with security forces on July 8, 2016

The unrest has resumed since the April 9 bypoll to the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat.

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