Security tightened ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kashmi

Indian paramilitary troopers, accompanied by a sniffer dog, frisk the street ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, signifying a pivotal moment in the Union Territory’s developmental journey, a press release issued by the Prime Minister’s office said. A high-alert security posture has been activated in India’s Kashmir valley ahead of prime minister Narendra Modi’s first visit in more than five years since the federal territory was stripped of its special status. It will be the prime minister’s maiden visit to Kashmir since the central government in August 2019 revoked the special status provided in Article 370 and downgraded its status from a state to a federal territory, bringing it directly under the control of the central government.