Security stepped up in Kashmir ahead of PM’s visit to J-K

Security forces have been put on an alert in Kashmir ahead of the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Jammu on Tuesday.

Police and paramilitary forces are conducting random checking of vehicles at dozens of places in the city and elsewhere, officials said here on Sunday.

Special checking points, ncluding entry and exit points have been set up at various places in the city as a precautionary measure, the officials said.