"[I] shall interact with civil society groups, political parties and other stakeholders... those who believe in Kashmiriyat, Insaniyat and Jamhooriyat are welcome". Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday arrived in protest-ridden Valley and offered to hold dialogue with stakeholders, even as fresh protests left one youth dead in south Kashmir. Before arriving in Srinagar, Mr. Singh opened the doors of dialogue by tweeting: “I will be staying at the Nehru Guest House. His previous visit failed to garner significant civil society support to douse the simmering streets. With the Union Home Minister in town, curfew has been relaxed in large parts of the city, allowing movement of private vehicles.

Source: The Hindu August 24, 2016 07:06 UTC