Vohra calls on Rajnath

Discusses K-situation, Amarnath yatra arrangements

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra today met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed with him various issues concerning the state, including security to Amarnath pilgrims, officials said.
During the 20-minute meeting, the governor apprised Singh about the prevailing situation in the Kashmir Valley and the steps taken for restoring normalcy there. Vohra also briefed Singh about the steps taken for the security of Amarnath pilgrims in the wake of the July 10 terrorists attack in which eight pilgrims were killed, the officials of the home ministry said. As many as 2, 27, 342 pilgrims have paid obeisance at Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas till last evening. The 40-day yatra to the cave shrine located at an altitude of 3,888-metre, began on June 28.
Four districts of the state -- Pulwama, Kulgam, Shopian and Anantnag -- have been on the boil since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Wani in an encounter with security forces on July 8, 2016.
Seventy-six people, besides two police personnel, were killed during the five-month unrest in the valley following the killing of Wani.