PAHALGAM, May 27 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today held a meeting of the Council of Ministers at Pahalgam to demonstrate the resolve of the Government to restart normal routine in Pahalgam, send a welcoming message to tourists and to vehemently reject all kinds of violence and attempts to derail peace in Jammu & Kashmir.

This is the first time the cabinet meeting has been convened outside Srinagar or Jammu, during this government's present tenure.

The choice of Pahalgam is aimed at expressing solidarity with the victims of terror attack at Baisaran on April 22, after which Kashmir including Pahalgam has witnessed a sharp decline in tourist footfall.

This was the 11th Council of Minister's meeting and various agenda items were taken...