Terrorism curbed but not eliminated in J&K: Shah

Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir has been curbed but "our mission is still not accomplished" as the scourge has not been completely eliminated, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday after meeting the families of 10 police personnel and an engineer who lost their lives in various terror attacks over the past one year.

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Shah said significant progress has been achieved under the Modi government in tackling terrorism and ending separatist ideology in the Union Territory.

The minister, who is on a three-day visit to J-K, met the families at Raj Bhavan, paying tributes to the terror victims and expressing gratitude to their families.

He also handed over appointment letters to nine nominees on compassionate grounds.

Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat were among those present on the occasion.

Among the families who met the Union minister were the next of kin of four policemen who recently sacrificed their lives in a fierce gunfight with Pakistani terrorists in Kathua district, officials said.