New Delhi, Aug 1 (KMW): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has convened a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to discuss the situation in Kashmir in the wake of fresh violence in the valley which has claimed the lives of seven persons in the last three days.
The CCS will meet later in the day, official sources said today.
The number of people who have lost their lives in violence since Friday has gone up to seven after one person was killed in clashes between protestors and security forces which opened fire in Pampore area in the outskirts of the city early in the day.
Curfew remained clamped in violence-hit Kashmir Valley as security forces maintained a close vigil on the situation, which continued to be tense.
Two youth were killed and scores others injured when paramilitary forces and police opened fire on peaceful demonstrators in Pampore and the nearby Khrew town on Sunday afternoon.
The CCS will meet later in the day, official sources said today.
The number of people who have lost their lives in violence since Friday has gone up to seven after one person was killed in clashes between protestors and security forces which opened fire in Pampore area in the outskirts of the city early in the day.
Curfew remained clamped in violence-hit Kashmir Valley as security forces maintained a close vigil on the situation, which continued to be tense.
Two youth were killed and scores others injured when paramilitary forces and police opened fire on peaceful demonstrators in Pampore and the nearby Khrew town on Sunday afternoon.
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