Baramulla, Sep 28 : A dead body was recovered from the River Jhelum in the Vervan area of Baramulla district on Sunday morning.

An official told that a police team immediately rushed to the spot after locals alerted authorities about the floating body.

The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained as police initiate proceedings and investigation into the matter.

Katra, Sep 28 : Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said that that mothers and sisters are playing an important role in India’s development.

Addressing an event here, LG Sinha said, “From September 17 to October 2, Seva Parv is being celebrated with great enthusiasm, and as part of that, today the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board and Reasi District Administration together organized a cleanliness drive, a health camp for women, and distribution of benefits to some beneficiaries of social welfare. That’s why I came here.”

“I believe that just as Prime Minister Modi has promoted women’s leadership development, I am confident that mothers and sisters will play an important role in India’s development,” he added

Baramulla, Sept 28 : A road accident in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district left around 18 sheep and goats dead after a speeding school bus ran over a herd near Kunzar on the Tangmarg road. The accident has pushed the affected pastoral family into despair, as the livestock were their only source of income.

According to locals, the herd was crossing the road when the bus, allegedly moving at high speed, lost control and rammed into the animals. The livestock died instantly, leaving the owner shocked and devastated. Police confirmed that a formal case has been registered and that the matter is under investigation.

The owner of the livestock, belonging to a poor pastoral family, expressed deep anguish over the loss, saying the incident had destroyed their livelihood. “These animals were our bread and butter. Losing them means we have no way left to survive,” the family said in an emotional appeal to authorities, urging financial assistance and strict action against reckless driving.

Locals present at the site said that overspeeding has become a recurring menace on the Kunzar–Tangmarg and Gulmarg stretches. They noted that despite traffic police conducting awareness drives, many drivers continue to flout traffic rules, creating constant danger on the roads. “Every day we see vehicles being driven carelessly. Unless rules are enforced properly, accidents like this will keep repeating,” said a local.

Authorities are expected to assess the family’s loss and consider appropriate relief measures in the coming days. Meanwhile, traffic police have reiterated their appeal to drivers to strictly follow speed limits, especially in areas where locals and their livestock frequently cross the road.

SRINAGAR SEP 27: Militants are stationed at launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) waiting to infiltrate into the Kashmir Valley, but security forces are fully alert to thwart any such attempts, a senior Border Security Force (BSF) officer said on Saturday.

Inspector General (IG) BSF Kashmir Frontier, Ashok Yadav, told reporters in Srinagar that infiltration bids typically rise before the onset of winter, when snowfall makes cross-border movement difficult. “There are always attempts to infiltrate before snowfall… chances remain till November, but because of the alertness of the forces, it is very difficult to infiltrate,” he said.

Yadav confirmed the presence of militants at launch pads opposite the Bandipora and Kupwara sectors, noting they sometimes wait for adverse weather to move. He stressed that the Army and BSF were jointly dominating the LoC using advanced surveillance systems, making infiltration “very difficult.”

The IG said security forces had already foiled two infiltration attempts this year, crediting their vigilance and the deployment of new equipment for tightening LoC defences.

RISHI KHAJURIA
SAMBA, Sept 27: Samba police has seized, approximately 16 quintals adulterated Paneer (Cheese) from two passenger buses in the jurisdiction of Police Station (PS) Samba.
Acting on specific information, a team of Police Station Samba laid a naka near SIDCO Chowk Samba and intercepted two passenger buses bearing Registration Number AR01V-3149 & No. AR20B-8880. During checking, approximately 10 quintals of Paneer was recovered from bus No. AR01V-3149 whereas approximately six quintals of Paneer was recovered from bus No. AR20B-8880. The buses were moving from Amritsar to Jammu and Delhi to Katra. Police has seized both the vehicles on the spot.
Accordingly, the matter was taken up with the Food Safety Department who have conducted on spot sampling and found that the recovered Paneer was adulterated with Vanaspati Oil in deteriorated condition and unfit for human consumption.

A Pakistani national was repatriated along the International Border after he was recently apprehended by Border Security Force (BSF) near here, officials said on Saturday.

Mohd Akram, a resident of Pakistan, was taken into custody from the R S Pura sector on the outskirts of Jammu city on September 25 after he inadvertently crossed into Indian territory, the officials said.
They said no incriminating material was recovered from the possession of the intruder at the time of his arrest, and his questioning subsequently confirmed that he had crossed the border mistakenly.
Accordingly, BSF established contact with their Pakistani counterparts and handed over Akram to the Chenab Rangers at a flag meeting along the IB in the R S Pura sector late Friday after completion of necessary formalities, the officials said.