October 2022 - Page 25 of 35

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548 human lives lost to road accidents this year so far: Official data

REGIONAL

The fatal circle of deaths and injuries through accidents have shown a decrease after eight years in Jammu Kashmir even as 548 lives have been lost due accidents in the current year so far. According to official figures available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), most of the horrific accidents have taken place in the Pir Panjal Range and the Chenab Valley. Figures reveal that 5836 accidents took place in 2015, 5501 in 2016, the 5626 in 2017, 5978 in 2018, 5796 in 2019, while during the period of Covid-19 (2020 and 2021) 10,312 accident have taken place in the Union Territory. “This year till August end, 4125 accidents have taken place in J&K so far,” the data shows. As per the data 917 were killed and 8142 were injured in 2015, 958 people were killed and 769...

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6000 apple laden trucks stuck on Kashmir highway: KVFGD

REGIONAL

Halting of fruit laden trucks on Srinagar-Jammu national highway persists with about 6000 trucks waiting, some since October 2, to reach Jammu. President Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers Cum Dealers Union (KVFGCDU) Bashir Ahmad told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that for a few days apple laden trucks were allowed to move towards Jammu while halting for just one or two days. He said since October 02 the situation has again reached to square one with 6000 trucks waiting for their turn to move towards Jammu. He said that the among the apple laden trucks which are waiting for their turn, there are few hundred trucks which are waiting for their turn since October 2. He said that on every alternate day around 3000 trucks are getting loaded here in Kashmir but just a few hun...

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Govt Middle School Kakapora operates from 3 rooms

EDUCATION

The Government Middle School in Pulwama’s Kakapora is operating out of three rooms causing immense hardships to students as well as teachers. Residents of the area told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the building of the school got damaged in the 2014 floods following which an NGO constructed two makeshift rooms. They said that now the two rooms have been bifurcated into four small rooms and two to three classes are being held there while the fourth one has been turned into a kitchen meant for mid-day meals. They said that the school was upgraded to upper primary school in 2004 but the government has failed to enhance the infrastructure of the school. Fayaz Ahmad, a local resident said that about 90 students are admitted in the school from primary to class 8 and a...

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Kashmiri Female student found hanging in Rajasthan University hostel

INDIA

A 21-year-old female student from north Kashmir's Bandipora district was found hanging in a university hostel in Rajasthan, officials said here on Saturday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the girl student from Naidkhai village of Bandipora, who was pursuing Radiology at Mewar University in Rajasthan was found hanging from the ceiling of his hostel today morning. He said that the incident took place in the jurisdiction of Gangrar police station in the Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan. "Deceased’s family has been contacted and the matter is being investigated," he said. Notably, a 22-year-old nursing student from Kashmir was also found hanging at his hostel room in Punjab Nursing College last Saturday—(KNO)

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Video showing addicts taking drugs in Srinagar goes viral

REGIONAL

A video purportedly showing three persons taking drugs somewhere in Srinagar has gone viral on social media. The video shows one of the three drug addicts lying on the floor of an unknown ground and one of the rolling something into a paper. The other person meanwhile injects something into the vein of another youth before injecting the chemical into his own veins. Sources informed The Kashmiriyat that the video has been shot inside a hospital in Srinagar city. The video has evoked sharp reactions from netizens who expressed concern over the growing drug addiction in the valley. Kashmir has seen a 2000 per cent rise in drug abuse cases in last 5 years. Srinagar’s Government Medical College has seen a 2000 per cent hike in heroin abuse cases in the last five years. In 2016, t...

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66 children die in Gambia allegedly after consuming Indian cough syrups

INTERNATIONAL

A rash of child deaths in Zambia has been linked to four pediatric cough syrups manufactured in India, as per World Health Organization (WHO). News reports said that the deaths have been due to acute kidney injuries linked to the contaminated cough and cold syrups. The findings were announced by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebryesus following tests on several medicinal syrups that were suspected of causing the death of 66 children. The WHO is conducting an investigation with regulators in India and the drug manufacturer, New Delhi based Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd. WHO also issued an alert on Wednesday asking regulators to withdraw medical products from Maiden Pharma from the market. The suspected syrup products are - Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup...

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Kashmir’s Anantnag town gears up for annual Eid Milad procession attended by thousands devotees

REGIONAL

Suhail Dar The Anantnag town in south Kashmir has geared up for the decades-old annual Eid Milad procession attended by thousands of devotees from across south Kashmir. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that various markets and streets in south Kashmir have been decorated by the residents for the annual festivity that commemorates the birth anniversary of the final Prophet of Islam, Muhammad ﷺ. They said that shoppers have decorated their shops and the mosques, Khanqahs in the town are wearing a festive look to commemorate Eid e Milad. People have hoisted Islamic flags atop their houses in the entire district, Locals said. "The largest procession is taken out in our town and people make all sorts of arrangements from food to refreshments for the devotees who attend participate ...

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Delhi Police arrests juvenile tasked to kill Salman Khan

INDIA

The Special Cell of the Delhi Police has apprehended two key members of an international terror module, including a juvenile, who were wanted in a number of terror cases — the RPG attack incident at the Intelligence Headquarters in Punjab’s Mohali, plotting to kill Bollywood actor Salman Khan & others. Special Commissioner Police, Special Cell, H.G.S. Dhaliwal, said the apprehended accused were important nodes of the joint terror network of Pakistan-based Khalistani terrorist Harvinder Singh alias Rinda and Canada-based gangster turned militant, Lakhbir Singh Landa. The arrested accused, Arshdeep, was wanted in the IED recovery case of Shahabad, Kurukshetra and IED recovery case of police station Sirhali in Punjab’s Tarn Taran. The official said the juvenile was also wanted in...

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Mob enters mosque grounds in Karnataka’s Bidar to perform puja on Dussehra

INDIA

The police in Karnataka’s Bidar booked nine people on Thursday for allegedly entering the grounds of Mahmood Gewan Madarsa and Mosque and raising slogans, Muslim Mirror reported. The police action came following outrage over videos shared on social media that showed a mob entering the grounds of the mosque, which is a heritage site under the Archeological Survey of India. The mob was allegedly there to perform puja on Dussehra on October 6. Members of the Muslim community filed a complaint with the police, alleging that the crowd tried to break open the gate and raised ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ slogans. They also alleged that the crowd threatened the security person there and dumped garbage on the wall of the mosque. The complainants also warned the police to aggravate their protests o...

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Admin likely to install ‘Srinagar Eye’ in Dal Lake on pattern of ‘London Eye’

BUSINESS

The administration is likely to install 'Srinagar Eye' in the pattern of the famous 'London Eye' inside the world-famous Dal Lake in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. Sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that like 'The London Eye', the admin is planning to construct “Srinagar Eye” with a giant “Ferris Wheel” inside the Dal Lake for the attraction of tourists to the Valley. They said that a location has also been shortlisted for construction of the same and if this goes through, it could become a huge attraction for tourists and will be a major boost to the tourism sector as well in the Valley. The London Eye, or the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is Europe's tallest cantilevered obser...