Pahalgam (J-K)/Bangalore, Nov 12 : In the backdrop of the arrest of an army officer in connection to the Malegaon blasts, Army Chief Deepak Kapoor said on Wednesday that army would put in place more checks on postings and connectivities.

Kapoor was speaking to the media on the sidelines of a function in Pahalgam of Jammu and Kashmir today.

Srinagar, Nov 11: Facing difficulties in banking arrangements and contact with traders across the border, besides lack of communication facilities, the fruit growers and traders in the Kashmir Valley today decided not to send any new consignments across the Line of Control (LoC), reported satribune. com

Telephone links between the two sides had been jammed by authorities here to obstruct communication channels of separatist guerrillas across the LoC, said the report.

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Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), Nov 8 : Security has been beefed up in the border district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir, ahead of the seven-phase polls beginning from November 17.

Soon after the announcement of the election dates, the Election Commission had said that there would be a massive deployment of security forces across the region during the polls.

Around 70 companies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have been deployed in Poonch District alone.

Pampore (J-K), Nov. 7 : Untimely rains have adversely affected saffron cultivation in the Pampore area of the Kashmir Valley this year.

The magnificently blue coloured saffron flowers are prized cash-crop of Kashmir. Being one of the world’s costliest spices, saffron is used both in cooking and for producing cosmetic and pharmaceutical products.