Army Chief on visit to J&K

Gen Sunhag will review the security situation in the state as the first phase of polling goes underway

Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag
Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Nov 25 2014 | 10:21 AM IST
Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag is undertaking a visit to Jammu and Kashmir today to review the security situation there as the first phase of polling goes underway.

Suhag will begin his tour of the state from Srinagar. He is expected to be back in the national capital later in the evening.

Ensuring a violence-free election in Jammu and Kashmir is a major task for the Army at the moment and the force has been put on high alert.

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Some militant groups have given a poll boycott call in the state.

Voting is underway in 15 constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir which go to polls in first of the five-phased state elections.
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First Published: Nov 25 2014 | 10:15 AM IST

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