Jammu, October 5: In view of the bad weather warning in the Jammu and Kashmir, the Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra will be suspended from October 5 to 7 and will resume on October 8.
The Meteorological Department has urged citizens to exercise extra vigilance and take precautions against possible flooding or waterlogging.
The Jammu and Kashmir government has issued an order to close all government and private schools in the Jammu division on October 6 and 7 in view of the Meteorological Department’s warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall. This decision was taken to ensure the safety of students and school staff.
Director of Education, Dr Naseem Jawad Choudhary, stated that this order will apply to all schools in the Jammu division. Accordingly, no school will open on October 6th and 7th.
The Meteorological Department in Jammu has urged citizens to exercise extra vigilance and take precautions to avoid potential flooding or waterlogging. The Meteorological Department has issued a rain alert in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the department’s forecast, the weather is expected to remain unstable for the next few days.
Over Ground Worker arrested for helping Pahalgam terrorists
The Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested an Over Ground Worker (OGW) who had met the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack on April 22 four times. He had given them an Android phone charger, which was a crucial piece of evidence that eventually led to his capture.
Officials said on Sunday that Katari was arrested in the last week of September for providing crucial logistical support to Suleman alias Asif, Jibran and Hamza Afghani. These three terrorists had shot dead 26 tourists in the resort town of Pahalgam. Officials said that during interrogation, Katari told the police that he had met the three on four occasions in the Zabarwan hills outside Srinagar city.
Three terrorists involved in the Pahalgam massacre were killed in the foothills of the Zabarwan Range on the outskirts of Srinagar as a result of Operation Mahadev, a counter-terrorism operation launched in July. Police zeroed in on 26-year-old Mohammad Yousuf Katari after examining a partially destroyed Android mobile phone charger, one of several items recovered during the operation. Srinagar police eventually located the charger’s original owner, who confirmed selling the phone to a dealer. This information gradually led police to Katari.
Officials said that forensic analysis of the material recovered from the scene led to Katari’s arrest. Katari reportedly taught nomadic students in the high altitudes. He is believed to have helped provide chargers and guide the attackers through difficult terrain.