Srinagar, May 7: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday urged the Modi government to initiate a “meaningful dialogue” to end the “vicious cycle of killings and destruction” in Jammu and Kashmir. A day after spiralling violence in the state left five militants, including an assistant professor, and five civilians dead, Mehbooba Mufti also made a passionate appeal to parents “to ensure that children do not embrace death”.