Jammu Oct 19 PTI The Army on Tuesday flagged off a cycle expedition that will cover a distance of 525 kilometres in 13 days and visit 100 border villages of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh to reconnect with veterans and Veer Naris an official saidThe expedition by the Jammu-based Tiger Division also aimed at motivating young people to join the armed forces is part of the 50th anniversary of Indias victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war which is being celebrated as the Swarnim Vijay Varsh the defence spokesperson saidHe said General Officer Commanding Tiger Division Major General Neeraj Gosain flagged off the cycle expedition from the Satwari cantonment on Tuesday morningThe expedition by 12 cyclists from the Garhwal Rifles unit which took part in the Kargil war would culminate at Yol cantonment in Himachal Pradesh after covering a distance of 525 km in 13 days the spokesman said PTI TAS AB IJT
Jammu Sept 27 PTI A drug peddler was arrested here on Monday night and over 2 kilograms of ganja was recovered from him officials saidA police team intercepted Biru Chandra at Satwari they saidA case was registered at police station Satwari following which he was arrested police said PTI AB KJ KJ