<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Defence Minister lauds effectiveness of intelligence and operational grids in Kashmir Valley. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today appreciated the effectiveness of the intelligence and operational grids in Kashmir Valley. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">She commended the troops on the ground for the excellent operational success which has contributed significantly towards improving the security environment in the Valley.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Ms Sitharaman was on her day-long visit to Srinagar. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">She visited Army's Srinagar based Chinar Corps to review the overall security situation prevailing in the Valley. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">She was briefed about the security and administrative arrangements for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra on the ground that begins on June 28. She was given an on the latest security scenario in the Kashmir Valley. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">During her meeting with Governor N N Vohra at Raj Bhawan Srinagar, Ms Sitharaman also discussed the overall security situation in the Valley.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Earlier, the Defence Minister accompanied by Army Chief General Bipin Rawat was received by Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh and Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen AK Bhatt in Srinagar. </div>''<div class="yj6qo" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"></div>

<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Defence Minister lauds effectiveness of intelligence and operational grids in Kashmir Valley. </span></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today appreciated the effectiveness of the intelligence and operational grids in Kashmir Valley. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">She commended the troops on the ground for the excellent operational success which has contributed significantly towards improving the security environment in the Valley.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Ms Sitharaman was on her day-long visit to Srinagar. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">She visited Army's Srinagar based Chinar Corps to review the overall security situation prevailing in the Valley. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">She was briefed about the security and administrative arrangements for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra on the ground that begins on June 28. She was given an on the latest security scenario in the Kashmir Valley. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">During her meeting with Governor N N Vohra at Raj Bhawan Srinagar, Ms Sitharaman also discussed the overall security situation in the Valley.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Earlier, the Defence Minister accompanied by Army Chief General Bipin Rawat was received by Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh and Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen AK Bhatt in Srinagar. </div>