Jammu Feb 22 PTI An alleged over ground worker of The Resistance Front TRF an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba LeT outfit was arrested by the police and a grenade recovered here officials said The timely arrest of the suspect foiled the terrorists plan to carry out a grenade attack in the winter capital Jammu the officials said Shakir Ahmad Naikoo a resident of Harpora village of south Kashmirs Shopian district was picked up on specific information by the police from the Narwal area in the outskirts of the city they said Preliminary investigations revealed that Naikoo was working as an over ground worker of TRF and was assigned the task to carry out a grenade attack in the city they said He was booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and Explosive Substances Act the officials saidadding that he was being questioned Some more arrests and recoveries are expected at his disclosure PTI TAS AB CJ CJ

Jammu Feb 21 PTI Peoples Democratic Party PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday lamented the killing of a Bajrang Dal activist in Karnataka saying it was tragic Bajrang Dal activist Harsha 23 was stabbed to death by unidentified people in Karnatakas Shivamogga district on Sunday night It the killing should not have happened It is very tragic she told reporters Asked whether she condemned the killing Mufti said Exactly it should be condemned if something like that has happened The former chief minister was interacting with media persons outside her party headquarters at Gandhi Nagar in Jammu where she met several delegations including unemployed youth and transporters Various delegations including the aspiring candidates of Border Battalions and Central Industrial Security Force CISF and transporters held separate meetings with me to highlight their issues I request the administration to take note of their grievances and ensure final selection of the candidates for Border Battalions as many of the youth who have applied for the jobs have turned overage she said Mufti also asked the administration to look into the issues of transporters who she said have suffered huge losses over the years The government is phasing out commercial vehicles in Jammu and Srinagar districts in 20 years and in the rest of the districts in 25 yearsthey transporters have suffered huge losses due to COVID-induced lockdown and are overburdened by loans The price hike of diesel has made their lives miserable she said expressing hope that the government will take note of their issues and address them on priority PTI TAS AB CJ CJ

Jammu Jan 31 PTI An alleged interstate drug peddler was arrested and booked under the union territorys stringent Public Safety Act PSA in Kathua district here on Monday police said Rupesh Kumar alias Bobby is the first accused in a case of drug peddling to be arrested under PSA in Kathua this year and the fifth since last year a police spokesman said He said Kumar a native of Punjabs Gurdaspur and presently living in Kathuas Chak Drab Khan village was evading arrest for over six months and was arrested by a special police team In order to keep a check on his activities the spokesman said a dossier was prepared against him and sent to the Jammu divisional commissioner for his detention under PSA some time ago Accordingly the officer issued a detention warrant against him and it was executed on Monday the spokesman said Kumar has been lodged in Central Jail in Kot Bhalwal Jammu Last year police in Kathua had booked four drug peddlers under PSA as part of their drive against drug menace PSA is an administrative law that allows detention without charge or trial for up to two years in some cases PTI TAS AB CJ CJ

Jammu Jan 31 PTI The National Cadet Corps NCC can play a major role in reversing the drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Monday Interacting with the contingents of NCC cadets from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh that participated at the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi Sinha lauded them for their services particularly especially during the trying times of COVID-19 NCC cadets are icons of discipline and leadership with unwavering commitment in nation-building Sinha said As the largest uniformed youth organisation in the world Sinha said the NCC can create a culture of fighting substance abuse NCC cadets can also play a major role in reversing the drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir through cadet peer-led intervention the lieutenant governor said Our efforts will not only motivate the youth from the villages to join the armed forces but will also inculcate the values of fraternity discipline national unity and selfless services among them he said Sinha said the NCC cadets in Jammu and Kashmir led by example in activities such as conducting awareness campaigns on COVID-19 and effectively executing the assigned missions during the vaccination programme PTI TAS AB CJ CJ