Shimla, April 4 -- Three people have been held for allegedly murdering a Buddhist woman monk in Mandi, nearly a month ago, police said on Friday. The accused -- Gagan Sharma (23), Vishal (23) and Gaurav Sharma (20), all residents of Mandi -- were arrested on Thursday night, police said. According to police, the 78-year-old Buddhist woman monk, Orje Shoki, was found murdered in a cave near Sarkidhar village, following which a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted to nab the accused. Kumar said all the accused are drug addicts and they committed the crime with the intention of looting the victim, so that they could buy drugs. Adding another feather to its cap, three former students of Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni-Jatin Kumar, Uday Kumar Lodh, and Deepshikha Singh- have secured three out of the four posts in the Scientist 'B' (Forestry) exam conducted by Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun, this year. They are alumni of silviculture,agroforestry department. Himachal Pradesh tourism development corporation (HPTDC), chairman, RS Bali said that the state government is working on a long-term vision to transform Himachal into a premier global tourism destination. Addressing media in Shimla on Friday, Bali said the natural beauty and cultural richness of Himachal continue to attract visitors from across the world, and government is committed to further enhancing tourism potential through strategic investments and reforms. Congress MLA from Theog and AICC spokesperson, Kuldeep Singh Rathore, on Friday reiterated his opposition to any move to reduce import duty on apples under the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. Raising concerns, Rathore cautioned the Centre against yielding to external pressure, particularly from the US, on the demand for zero tariff on apple imports....