Srinagar Oct 25 PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday offered prayers at the revered temple of Kheer Bhawani in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir and said the shrine has divine power which can be felt only after visiting it The home minister visited the temple complex nestled among chinars in Tullamulla area of the central Kashmir district early Monday morning officials said Donning a traditional Kashmiri pheran Shah was accompanied to the temple by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Shah offered prayers at the temple of Mata Ragnya Devi and performed puja the officials said Taking to Twitter Shah said he had the honour of visiting the major centre of faith of the Kashmiri Pandit community which inspires the nation This holy place has divine power that can be felt only by visiting it Shah wrote in Kashmiri language using Devanagari script The shrine holds a special place among the Kashmiri Pandit community and the colour of water of the springs of the shrine area is believed to foretell how the coming year would be It has been reported that whenever the water has turned reddish bad times have fallen on Kashmir The Union Home minister arrived in Kashmir on Saturday on a three-day visit which will culminate on Monday Immediately after his arrival on Saturday he visited the family of slain police officer Parvaiz Ahmad who was killed by militants in June this year Later that day Shah reviewed the security scenario at a meeting held at Raj Bhawan here He also held an interaction with the members of the newly set-up youth clubs in the valley later that evening at SKICC On Sunday Shah visited Jammu where he also addressed a public rally PTI SSB MIJ SMN SMN

Srinagar Oct 25 PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah offered prayers at the revered Kheer Bhawani temple in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday officials said The home minister visited the temple complex nestled among chinar trees in Tullamulla area of the central Kashmir district early Monday morning the officials said Donning a traditional Kashmiri pheran Shah offered prayers at the temple of Mata Ragnya Devi He was accompanied by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Shah arrived here on Saturday on a three-day visit of Jammu and Kashmir Immediately after his arrival on Saturday he visited the family of police officer Parvaiz Ahmad who was killed by militants in June this year Later that day Shah reviewed the security scenario at a meeting held at Raj Bhawan here He held an interaction with members of the newly set-up youth clubs in the valley later that evening On Sunday Shah visited Jammu where he also addressed a public rally PTI SSB MIJ SMN SMN

Srinagar Oct 24 PTI A civilian was killed in a firing incident in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday officials said The incident took place in Zainapora area of Shopian in south Kashmir The civilian has been identified as Shahid Ahmad The circumstances of the incident are being probed the officials said adding further details are awaited PTI SSB MIJ SMN SMN