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J&K Reports 12 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, No Death

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Jammu and Kashmir reported 12 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said seven of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and five from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453562. Giving district wise details, the officials told GNS that Srinagar reported 5 cases, Baramulla 0, Budgam 0, Pulwama 0, Kupwara 0, Anantnag 0, Bandipora 0, Ganderbal 0, Shopian 0, Jammu 6, Doda 1 and remaining eight districts in the Jammu division had no fresh case. There was no death reported in the last 24 hours, they said. So far 4750 persons have succumbed to the virus—2327 in Jammu and 2423 in Kashmir. Besides, they said, 16 Covid-19 patients—five from Jammu and 11 from Valley— recovered during the time...

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3 Kashmir districts in ‘gold’ list of highest TB reduction

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Three districts from Kashmir have shown 60-80 percent reduction in Tuberculosis cases in the last five years. A report issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under the Government of India’s National TB Elimination Programme for the year 2021, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), says that three districts from Kashmir division – Anantnag, Kupwara and Pulwama – have shown 60-80 percent reduction in TB cases in the last five years and have secured gold medals under the programme. Five other districts in India which have secured gold medals are Malappuram and Wayanad in Kerala, Khargone in Madhya Pradesh, Ahmednagar in Maharashtra, and Purba Mednipur in West Bengal. As per norms, districts or States/UTs which reported a decline of 20 per ...

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Incessant mining in Khunmoh Srinagar causes respiratory issues, kills agricultural produce

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Mehr-u-Nisa Khunmoh area of the summer capital Srinagar has long been witnessing rise in pollution given the presence of cement plants and other industries, causing a threat to the environment. It is pertinent to mention that there's also been an increase in the number of stone crushers in the area. The locals of Khunmoh, however, have been demanding shut down of these crushers. The locals say that the haphazard development of industrial units including the cement factories and stone crushers in the area without following pollution control norms has given rise to the emission of hazardous gases. According to the locals, this has not only endangered human life but even faint-bearing trees of the area have been adversely impacted, resulting in a reduction of fruits by up to 80%. ...

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Non-local labourer shot at in Pulwama village

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Unidentified militants shot at non-local labour in Gangoo village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that the victim who hails from Bihar has been shifted to hospital for treatment. Sources identified the victim as Biswajeet Kumar son of Paras Mandan of Bihar. "The victim Biswajeet Kumar son of Paras Mandan of Bihar has been rushed to the hospital for treatment." Police rushed to the village after the incident. (KNT)

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‘They are threatening to kill me for speaking reality,’ says Kashmiri Pandit whose video against ‘Kashmir files’ went viral

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A Kashmiri Pandit social activist, Sunil Pandita who recently spoke against the recently released film, 'The Kashmir files' has gone into hiding after unknown persons attacked his house in Jagti colony- a housing colony of Kashmiri pandits in Jammu area. He said that after his video went viral some goons took out a rally and camped outside his house for half an hour abusing and threatening my wife when I was not at home. "They have been sending me threat messages. I am a Kashmiri Pandit who has seen extreme pressure of migration, but I will not stop speaking the truth," Sunil told ETV Bharat at an undisclosed location. Sunil said that he has been receiving messages that he will be killed. "There is a truth to migration that Kashmiri Pandits have been used by the Bhartiya Janta Party ...

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Man shot dead by unknown gunmen in Budgam

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Unknown gunmen shot at a man in the Budgam district of central Kashmir, officials said. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Monday evening, a man identified as Tajamul Mohiuddin Rather has been shot by suspected militants near his home at Gotpora Budgam. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment, however, he succumbed before he could be admitted to the hospital, sources said. Further details shall follow

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Minor dies after falling into pit in Kupwara

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A 2-year-old boy died after falling into a pit in Batergam in north Kashmir's Kupwara district this afternoon. Reports reaching GNS said that a child namely Sabzar Ahmad Shiekh son of Fayaz Ahmad Shiekh, a resident of Shiekh Mohalla Batergam fell into a pit whereupon he was rescued by locals and taken to Sub-district hospital Kupwara for treatment. The doctors however after initial assessment declared the boy as brought dead on arrival. A police official concerned has also confirmed the incident to GNS. (GNS)

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World Forest Day observed in Achabal Forest Range

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Suhail Dar The World Forest Day is celebrated on 21ist of March and its main theme is Sustainable Forest For Sustainable Consumption. Range Officer Kuthar (Achabal) Khurshid Gul inaugurated plantation drive at Deethu and other many place on 21ist March which is also celebrated as World Forest Day commonly known as Nowroze Aalam in Kashmir. All the forest employees of range Kuthar with proper uniform code in collaboration with Forest Protection Team participated in this drive.buy nolvadex online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/new/nolvadex.html no prescription Forest Range Kuthar Achabal planted hundreds of saplings on this day to mark the reverence of this world plantation day. Under the direction of Conservator South Kashmir, IFS Irfan Ali Shah, t...

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‘Russia-Ukraine crisis’- Zelensky bans nearly a dozen opposition parties

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Ukraine's president Zelensky has ordered the suspension the activities of almost a dozen opposition parties, including the parliament’s second-largest group, Opposition Platform.buy valtrex online https://calibudsman.com/wp-content/themes/shoptimizer/inc/core/functions/new/valtrex.html no prescription According to Zelensky, the activities of the opposition parties will be put on hold “for the period of martial law.” Meanwhile, the Ukrainian officials have accused Russian forces of hitting a school located in the besieged city of Mariupol. The facility was sheltering some 400 civilians, primarily women, children and the elderly, the city’s council said on Sunday- a claim denied by Russia in a statement, which said the Russian Army is targetting "military facilities" only.buy viagra s...

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‘The Kashmir Files’ is a propaganda film, Won’t see it, Muslims protected Pandits: Ex. RAW Chief AS Dulat

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Returning to Srinagar in 1990 after an interval of four-to-five months came as a rude shock for Kashmir’s governor Jagmohan, says former R&AW chief A.S. Dulat. Jagmohan had been Jammu & Kashmir’s governor till August 1989 but when he returned the following January, the atmosphere had changed beyond recognition. “The Kashmir that he came back to after four or five months, it was totally different from the Kashmir he had left. He was quite shaken himself,” says Dulat, who is considered one of the country’s foremost experts on Kashmir and the insurgency. The newly released movie, The Kashmir Files, directed by Vivek Agnihotri, has stirred polarising memories of those times. Dulat hasn’t seen the movie and he doesn’t intend to. “I don’t see propaganda. And it is a propaganda movi...