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SRINAGAR: Security has been beefed up in Srinagar and other places in Kashmir ahead of the Republic Day on Tuesday as forces have been deployed in massive numbers around the venues of the January 26 functions across the valley, officials said on Sunday.
Random checking of vehicles and frisking of passengers was being done at several places, they said.
The presence of security forces around vital installations in and around the city as well as other district headquarters has been increased, the officials said.
Security has also been strengthened around the venues for the Republic Day functions, including around Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium here where the main function in the valley would take place, they added.
Random checking of vehicles and frisking of passengers was being done at several places.
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A security personnel stands guard along the Srinagar-Ladakh highway in Ganderbal district, central Kashmir. (File Photo | PTI) By PTI
SRINAGAR: Security has been beefed up in Srinagar and other places in Kashmir ahead of the Republic Day on Tuesday as forces have been deployed in massive numbers around the venues of the January 26 functions across the valley, officials said on Sunday.
Random checking of vehicles and frisking of passengers was being done at several places, they said.
The presence of security forces around vital installations in and around the city as well as other district headquarters has been increased, the officials said.