The Union Home Minister said the youths of Kashmir should take advantage of the various opportunities being created by the administration for their progress.
Shah, who is on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, was interacting with members of Jammu and Kashmir's Youth Clubs
Parts of Kashmir and Ladakh received fresh snowfall on Saturday while the plains of the valley were lashed by heavy rains, leading to early onset of winter-like conditions, officials said. They said moderate snowfall was witnessed in Gulmarg, Sonamarg, Pahalgam, Shopian and Gurez areas of the valley. Minamarg and Drass, in the Union territory of Ladakh, also witnessed snowfall since Friday night, the officials said. They said light snowfall has also been reported from some areas in Pulwama and Kulgam districts of J&K. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall has been going on in Srinagar city and other plains of the valley since Friday night, the officials said. Timely trimming of tree branches by the Power Development department has resulted in minimal disruption of electricity supply. The weatherman has forecast wet weather in the region for the next 24 hours.
It will be Shah's first visit to Kashmir after the Centre revoked J-K's special status and bifurcated the erstwhile state into union territories in August 2019.
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The internet services on mobile devices were restored in eight of the 10 districts in the Kashmir valley on Monday, police said. Voice call and internet services, except the lease lines, were snapped late on Wednesday night, hours after death of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani at his Hyderpora residence. The mobile internet services were restored in all districts of the valley Monday except Srinagar and Budgam districts around 7 pm, a police official said. The suspension of these services in Srinagar and Budgam districts will be reviewed on Tuesday, police said. While voice call and internet services on broadband and fibre platforms were restored on Friday night, the internet services on mobile devices remained suspended till Monday. "Mobile internet will be open shortly today by 7 pm in all districts except Srinagar & Budgam. Will review about Srinagar & Budgam tomorrow afternoon," Inspector General of Police, Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar tweeted.
Authorities in Kashmir announced that mobile Internet facility is being restored from Monday night except in Srinagar and Budgam
The mobile Internet services will be restored in Kashmir on Monday evening
Restrictions on assembly of people remained in force in most parts of Kashmir Valley after the death of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani
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The General Officer Commanding of the Army's 15 Corps, also known as the Chinar Corps, Lieutenant General D P Pandey, said this to reporters on the sidelines of an event here.