Jammu Oct 31 PTI The police have arrested three people including a woman from Jammu and Udhampur districts on Sunday and recovered narcotic substance from their possession officials saidThe woman Shakeela Devi a resident of Narwal was arrested along with 23 kgs of Ganga and 650 gram heroin during checking at Trikuta Nagar area of Jammu they saidThe other two men Qadar Khan and Sushil Sharma were arrested after 55 grams of heroin was recovered from their vehicle during checking at Jakhani in Udhampur district officials saidAll the three peddlers were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and further investigations are on the officials added PTI TAS TDS TDS

Jammu Oct 30 PTI Nearly 3000 kilograms of polythene bags which were being transported illegally from Gujarat were seized at a checkpoint in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday police said A police party intercepted a truck driven by Sukhwinder Singh of Punjab at Samba for checking and recovered 130 sacks of polythene bags each weighing between 20 and 25 kg which were found concealed beneath other goods a police spokesman said He said the truck was on its way to Srinagar from Gujarat and was handed over to the district pollution control board of Samba for further action PTI TAS HDA

Jammu Oct 30 PTI Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday paid tributes to two Army personnel who lost their lives in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control LoC in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district Sinha also prayed for the recovery of another soldier injured in the incident My tributes to the undaunting courage of Army personnel Lt Rishi Kumar Sepoy Manjit Singhwho attained martyrdom while safeguarding Indias territorial integrity in Nowshera sector My deepest condolences to the families of martyrs prayers for speedy recovery of the injured the Lt Governor said in a tweet PTI TAS HDA

Jammu Oct 30 PTI An officer and a jawan of the army were killed in a mysterious blast near a forward post along the Line of Control LoC in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday officials said The blast took place in Kalal area of Nowshera sector when an army column was on patrol duty as part of measures to check infiltration of terrorists from across the border the officials said They said the two army personnel including a lieutenant were critically injured in the explosion and immediately evacuated to a nearby military hospital where they died later They said the area where the explosion took place is dotted with landmines planted by the army as part of the counter-infiltration arrangement The nature of the explosion was not immediately known the officials said without ruling out the possibility of the use of improvised explosive device IED by terrorists to target the patrol team Confirming the explosion a defence spokesman said further details were awaited PTI TAS SMN SMN

Jammu Oct 30 PTI Two Army personnel were critically injured in an explosion near a forward post along the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday officials saidThe exact nature of the blast is not immediately known they saidAccording to the officials the blast took place in Kalal area of Nowshera sector Both the injured personnel were evacuated to a nearby military hospital and their condition is stated to be critical they saidFurther details are awaited they addedPTI TAS SRY

Jammu Oct 28 PTI A man was arrested by security forces with a locally-made pistol in Jammu and Kashmirs Kishtwar district on Thursday officials saidActing on an input regarding movement of a suspicious person a checkpoint was established at Malipath area and when the suspect tried to escape he was overpowered by security personnel and a locally-made pistol was seized from his possession they saidThe man was identified as Salman Saleem alias Jolee of Malipath Kishtwar they saidA case under relevant sections of law has been registered at Kishtwar Police Station and further investigation is on they said PTI AB RHL

Jammu Oct 28 PTI Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday visited government medical college hospital here to enquire about the condition of those injured in accident in Jammu and Kashmirs Doda district in which 11 people were killed and 14 others injured officials saidSinha directed the health administration to provide best treatment to them for early recovery they saidEleven passengers travelling in a mini bus were killed and 14 others injured when the vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge on the Batote-Kishtwar highway in Doda district on Thursday the officials saidThe mini bus was on its way from Thathri to Doda they said PTI AB KJ

Jammu Oct 28 PTI A mini bus skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmirs Doda district on Thursday leaving nine passengers dead and 15 others injured officials saidThe mini bus was carrying passengers to Thathri from Doda when the accident took place at Sui Gowrie area they said The bus broke into pieces as it fell into the gorgeWhile eight persons died on the spot another person succumbed to injuries on the way to hospitalSeven of the injured are being airlifted to the Government Medical College GMC Hospital in Jammu for specialised treatment while others are being taken to the GMC in Doda they saidUnion Minister Jitendra Singh condoled the loss of lives in the accidentLearnt about tragic road accident near ThatriDoda Just now spoke to DCDoda Sh Vikas Sharma Singh said in tweetWhatever further assistance required will be provided he said PTI AB DV DV

Jammu Oct 27 PTI Two more people were detained by police on Wednesday for allegedly raising pro-Pak slogans in Jammu and Kashmirs Samba district following a T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan taking the total number of those detained to eight officials saidOn Monday night a case was registered and six people were detained in this connectionA senior officer of the district said Two more persons have been detained on Wednesday More persons are likely to be detained A video purportedly showing objectionable slogans being raised by a group of persons following a T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan on Sunday surfacedThis triggered widespread protests by various social organisations in Samba districtVideos purportedly showing medical students at female and male hostels in Srinagar raising pro-Pakistan slogans have also surfaced PTI AB KJ

Jammu Oct 27 PTI The Jammu and Kashmir administration is working on provision of subsidy on seeds and fertilisers for the next crop to facilitate affected farmers Lieutenant Governors Advisor Farooq Khan said on Wednesday as he reviewed crop losses due to recent rains and hailstorm in the Jammu division Khan was speaking to a group of farmers who met him at the Civil Secretariat here and said immense losses have occurred to agricultural crops like paddy vegetables potato fodder and oil seeds an official spokesman said He said the farmers appealed for providing adequate compensation to those who suffered losses due to incessant rains The government is working on providing subsidies on seed and fertilisers for the next crop to facilitate the farmers the advisor said The advisor issued directions to the field functionaries of the agriculture department to conduct joint survey along with revenue officials by organising meetings with the farmers of all villages to get and prepare detailed digitalised report of crop damages at the earliest He enjoined upon the insurance companies to immediately settle the claims of crops under the PM Fasal Bima Yojana The farmers further anticipated losses to rabi crops due to excessive moisture in soil leading to delayed sowing Khan asked the officers to assess the realistic impact of inclement weather conditions on the agriculture sector and extend technical hand to farmers for tackling the situation emerging from the prevailing scenario by devising a strategy for the upcoming rabi season to compensate crop losses to some extent the spokesman said Regarding the paddy straw problem he recommended popularisation of the use of a decomposer to dispose of the logged paddy straw He also instructed the agriculture department to plan for opening of maize procurement markets in maize-growing districts as soon as possible PTI TAS AB hrs hrs