Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday directed the security forces to go after those instigating youths to indulge in violence in Jammu and Kashmir and try to bring back normalcy in the state within a week. The directive was given during an hour-long meeting the Home Minister had with top security officials, including national security advisor Ajit Doval, besides others. The home minister reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, where a policeman and three militants were killed two separate incidents today. The encounters between security forces and the militants, who were holed up in a house and another structure near the under-construction Mini Secretariat, erupted at around 7.30 am and continued through the day. One infiltration bid was foiled in Naugam sector, another in Tangdhar sector and the third one in Gurez sector.

Source: Hindustan Times September 11, 2016 17:03 UTC