2,000 more soldiers being sent to South Kashmir

Two additional Army battalions, about 2,000 men. have started moving into four troubled South Kashmir districts, being described as the new "ground zero" because of increased militant activity, officials said.

With the presence of additional forces in Kulgam, Anantnag, Shopian and Pulwama, some army camps in Shopian and Pulwama would be revived, they said.

The officials said the forces, being sent as reinforcements, had already started moving to Kashmir and would be posted to some of the more vulnerable areas of the districts.

The decision on redeployment was taken after intelligence reports said South Kashmir had turned into a militant hub. MPOST