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PM Narendra Modi’s investment push on his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir – since the scrapping of its special status and bifurcation in August 2019 – was the biggest report on front pages across prominent English dailies on Monday. However, the editorials had a word of caution.

Samba (Jammu and Kashmir): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his first major visit to Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 on Sunday inaugurated and laid the foundation of multiple development initiatives worth Rs 20,000 crore in the Union Territory.

Mr. Modi inaugurates ₹20,000 crore worth development projects in Jammu

The encounter took place after security forces had launched a cordon and search operation based on specific inputs regarding presence of terrorists in Kashmir.

Security has been further heightened in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit.

In Baramulla, security forces gunned down three terrorist in an ongoing encounter. Three soldiers and one civilian got minor injuries on Thursday. Further details on Dynamite News:

Lt Governor Manoj Sinha along with DGP Dilbag Singh visited Palli panchayat, the venue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on National Panchayat Day on April 24

Kashmir’s tourism industry is witnessing many firsts this year despite security concerns. Peerzada Ashiq reports on how the pandemic helped revive the industry and bring profit to a people who otherwise live in uncertainty 

Three soldiers, on their way to the encounter site, were killed when their vehicle met with an accident.

Zargar is the founder and chief commander of terror group Al-Umar-Mujahideen and had been affiliated with Jammu-Kashmir Liberation Front: MHA