Srinagar: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday met Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to discuss the security situation in the Valley.
Mufti and Singh will also address the media and will talk about the ongoing unrest in the Valley since July 9.
Singh, who is on a two-day visit to review the security situation in the Valley, will meet members of the civil society on Thursday.
Amid tight security, Singh drove through the tense city roads dotted with para-military forces who ensured he did not have to face any protesters.
"Violence has not changed anything in Kashmir but only brought miseries and bloodshed to the state. Unfortunately, some sections of the youth resorting to violence are impeding the resolution process instead of facilitating it," Mufti said at an event.
She said violence has changed nothing on political spectrum of Jammu and Kashmir, but brought mayhem, miseries, economic disaster, academic breakdown and social disorder to the state.
Curfew is in force in five police station areas of downtown city and Batamaloo and Maisuma areas in uptown, a police official said. In south Kashmir, curfew was imposed in Pulwama district while it continued in Anantnag town as well today to maintain law and order.
Curfew was imposed in Pulwama in view of killing of a youth in security forces action in the district on Wednesday during clashes.
Shops, private offices, educational institutions and petrol pumps remained closed while public transport continued to be off roads.
The attendance in government offices and banks was also affected, the official said.
Mobile Internet also continued to remain suspended in the entire Valley, where the outgoing facility on prepaid mobiles remained barred.
The separatist camp, which is spearheading the agitation in the Valley over the civilian killings during the protests against Wani's killing, have extended the strike call in the Valley till September 1.
(With inputs from PTI)
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