Srinagar, March 7: Indian troops arrested two youth in Baramulla district in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Indian troops and paramilitary forces 176 Bn CRPF during cordon and search operation arrested two youth Khurshid Ahmad Khan & Reyaz Ahmad Khan in Monchkhud Kunzer area of the district. The Indian police claimed that from their possession following two AK 47 Magazines, 15 AK 47 rounds, 20 Blank posters were recovered. The police registered a fake case against them under black law UAPA and Arms Act in a Police station of the area.
Frequent closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway resulting in losses IIOJK people
Srinagar, March 6 : The people including traders and fruit growers of Jammu and Kashmir have said that they have been facing losses due to the frequent closure of the Srinagar-Jammu Highway in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir .
The authorities are every time frequently closing Srinagar-Jammu Highway and halting of vehicles including trucks carrying goods in Mehar and Panthyal areas of Ramban have become a common sight on the highway which is the only way to rest of world.
Tonnes of apples had rotten when a large number of trucks could not move due to the closure of the highway for days in September 2020.
Mir Mohammad Amin, apple trader from Shopian, said, “Last year was a complete disaster due to the frequent closure of the highway. Apple growers lost crores of rupees as their fruit did not reach Jammu and other markets of the world in time. When the highway was opened after days, the Jammu fruit mandi saw a glut, triggering a sharp decrease in the apple price.”
Arun Gupta, president of the Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said perishable items sent from Jammu region to Kashmir valley remained stranded due to the frequent closure of the highway, resulting in losses. “There were times in the recent past when the highway remained closed for 2-3 days. Traders’ GST e-way bills expire midway as trucks remain halted on the road. There have been cases wherein buyers refused to accept delivery of perishable items, resulting in heavy losses to traders,” Gupta said.
On the other hand, the Indian government’s rigid policy on Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Home Ministry, in 2019 stopped the LOC trade and also suspended the Srinagar to Muzaffarabad “peace bus” service.
Meanwhile, a strategic 800-metre T5 tunnel, which is expected to be completed this month, is likely to bypass the traffic from Panthyal that witnesses frequent landslides