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Prime Minister to arrive in J-K today

Srinagar, Oct 10 : Prime Minister to arrive in J-K todayPrime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will arrive in Jammu and Kashmir on a two-day visit today.

During his visit, Dr. Singh is scheduled to inaugurate the 450 MW Baglihar Hydro Electric Power Project in Ramban district.

This is the third power project commissioned in the border state on river Chenab.

The Baglihar Project has been completed at a cost of Rs. 5200 crores and will generate 2800 million units of electricity every year.

Army kills two JeM militants in J-K encounter

Manmohan Singh to flag off first train in Kashmir Valley

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan SinghSrinagar, Oct 8 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will flag off the first train connecting Srinagar to central Kashmir during his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.

According to official sources, Dr. Singh will flag off the first train from Nowgam to Budgam.

Dr. Singh will board the Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) train from Nowgam station as a symbolic gesture.

Curfew continues in Kashmir valley for second day

Srinagar, Jammu & KashmirSrinagar, Oct 6 : Curfew continues in Kashmir valley for the second day on Monday.

Curfew was clamped all over the valley on Sunday to thwart a planned march by separatists to Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Monday.

Administration has made elaborate security arrangements particularly in and around Lal Chowk area. Barricades have been erected on the roads leading to Lal Chowk and heavy deployment of security forces has been made to ensure peace.

Kashmir valley remained peaceful during curfew today

Srinagar, Oct 5: Kashmir valley remained peaceful during curfew since Sunday morning.

Curfew in Kashmir ahead of separatist rally

Srinagar, India - An indefinite curfew was clamped across India-administered Kashmir on Sunday, one day ahead of a planned protest march called by separatist leaders.

Yasin Malik, leader of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, one of the main organizers of the march, was detained while other leaders have been put under house arrest.

The historic Lal Chowk in the heart of Jammu and Kashmir state capital Srinagar, where the marchers were to gather on Monday, has been barricaded with tin sheets and barbed wire.

All roads and lanes leading to the city centre were sealed.

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