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COVID-19 mock drill held across major Government hospitals in Kashmir

OTHERS

For COVID-19 management, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences conducted a mock drill on Tuesday to test all the resources in presence of Prof Parvaiz A Koul Director SKIMS & EOSG and Prof Farooq A Jan Medical Superintendent, SKIMS. The drill was mainly aimed to have better preparedness with regard to required resources for COVID-19 management and to address deficiencies in advance, a statement issue to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reads. Medical Superintendent SKIMS informed that four (4) mock patients were arranged for the drill and the Disaster ward with 21 beds equipped with all facilities was used for the drill. Consultants and Resident staff from General Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration and Nursing/Parame...

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Dr. Farooq, Omar, Mehooba Mufti to join Bharat Jodo Yatra

POLITICS

Member of Parliament and Secretary General Indian National Congress, KC Venugopal on Tuesday said that all prominent leaders including Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and others have expressed their willingness to participate in Bharat Jodo Yatra, being carried out by Congress to “unite the countrymen against the divisive politics of BJP and Sangh Parivar.” “Certainly I am very much happy to say that leaders like Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and others are joining Bharat Jodo Yatra in J&K”, Venugopal, as reported by KNS, told media persons here. He said like minded people and parties across India have expressed their will to join BJY and added, “The impact of yatra is increasing with the passing of each day which vindicates that people of ...

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Minor dies, Two women injured in Shopian road accident

REGIONAL

Meer irfan A minor boy died and two others were injured during a road accident in Zawoora area of Shopian. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Tuesday afternoon an alto vehicle skidded off the road in the Zawoora area of the Shopian district, resulting in injuries to three people. The three were shifted to the nearby hospital where one of them succumbed to his injuries, he said. He identified the deceased boy as Janu Shakeel son of Shakeel Ahmed of Shopian while the injured were identified as Gulshana Bano wife of Abdul Rashid and Nusrat Jan wife Riyaz Ahmed. Two others are being treated in the nearby hospital.

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BF.7 variant unlikely to cause new wave of Covid-19: DAK

REGIONAL

Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday said BF.7 variant is unlikely to cause a new wave of Covid-19 in our population. “BF.7 is not a cause of concern for us and there is no need to worry about it,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr. Nisar ul Hassan in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). Dr. Hassan said BF.7, the variant driving China’s Covid surge, is a sublineage of the BA.5 subvariant of omicron. “First detected in February 2021, BF.7 has been in circulation for the last 22 months across 91 countries without much impact. The prevalence of the variant in sequenced samples has remained below 0.5% worldwide.” “India detected its first case of BF.7 in July this year and it has not contributed significantly to Covid cases compared to oth...

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Not 80 lakh, over 22 lakh tourists visited Kashmir this year: Tourism Department

REGIONAL

Over 22 lakh tourists have visited Kashmir this year, Director Tourism Fazl-ul-Haseeb said on Tuesday. “From January 2022 to December 21st this year, 22,59,569 tourists have visited Kashmir Valley. These include 22,40,616 domestic tourists and 18,953 foreign arrivals,” Director Tourism Fazl-ul-Haseeb told the news agency Kashmir News Trust. He said hotels have been completely booked by the tourists at tourist spots including Gulmarg to celebrate New Year. “We expect a record footfall of tourist arrivals in 2023,” he added. In June this year, the office of Deputy Commissioner Anantnag had claimed that a record 80 lakh tourists visited the Valley. “Kashmir is witnessing a ‘golden period of tourism’ as 80 lakh tourists have visited the UT in the past few months alone, breaking all...

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Last date of submission for class 10,12th board exam forms today

EDUCATION

Jammu Kashmir Board of Secondary Education (JKBOSE) will close the application window for the Class 10 and Class 12 exams (Jammu Kashmir Board Exam 2023) today. Students who have not submitted their application forms now can submit their application form for the academic session 2023 by visiting the official website jkbose.nic.in. Earlier, the last date for submission of the application form for the 10th, and 12th exams (JKBOSE 10th, 12th Exam 2023) was 19th December but it was extended to 27th December 2023. Class 10, 11, 12 students can deposit exam fee with late fee of Rs 700 in addition to normal fee till January 6, 2023. The last date for submission of exam form with late fee of Rs 1,800 is January 16, 2023. Any student misses to submit the application form then he/she ...

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Nocturnal raid video from Budgam goes viral, Police refutes claims of arresting woman

REGIONAL

A resident of Budgam's Chadoora area in central Kashmir has alleged that the Police personnel stormed inside his house and pulled three inmates including his mother during the dark of the night, the Police, however, has denied the allegations. Syed Najmul Huda, who is a Cyber Security Researcher from the central Kashmir district wrote that at around 10:45 men male Policemen came inside the house and pulled out his father, his uncle, and his mother. He said that he was assaulted after the Police barged inside the house without a reason. https://twitter.com/iamsta_/status/1607435507558146048 "At 10:45 pm police came to my house and they beat me, my dad, and my mamu ( and then they took my dad, my mamu and my mom with him for no reason. Is this justice?" Najmul said. The Jammu Kas...

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Dry, cold weather in plains, isolated snow in upper reaches of Kashmir for next 24 hours: MeT

REGIONAL

At 2.5 degrees Celsius, Jammu recorded the coldest night of the season so far on the intervening night of Monday-Tuesday as an intense cold waves continued to sweep Kashmir Valley and Ladakh. Dense fog affected visibility in Jammu in the morning leading to subdued surface transport and delayed air transport. MeT office forecast on Tuesday that dry weather with isolated snow at higher reaches is likely during the next 24 hours. “Mainly dry and cold weather likely in J&K during next 24 hours with isolated snow on higher reaches”, an official of the MeT department said. The tourist resort of Pahalgam received fresh snowfall on Monday evening. Srinagar recorded minus 4.8 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam minus 6.7 degree and Gulmarg minus 5.9 degree Celsius as the minimum temperature. In the...

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Several families turn homeless as fire damages six residential houses in Srinagar

REGIONAL

At least six residential houses were damaged in an overnight blaze in the Dalgate area of Srinagar. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that on Tuesday massive flames broke out from a residential house in the Kunrache area of Srinagar's Dalgate which spread to the nearby houses. The fire soon spread to the nearby houses in the congested locality, causing damage to at least six residential houses. The fire tenders along with locals rushed to the spot and prevented the fire from spreading further, they said. The fire incident has left at least six families homeless during the harsh winter which include the residences of Ghulam Mohammed Matta, Zahoor Ahmed Dar, Mohammed Sidiq Matta and Tabasum Mehnaz. The Fire and Emergency Services Department said that 956 structures were damaged in d...

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Traffic signal system worth Rs 33 lakhs, a non-starter in Baramulla

REGIONAL

Installed with much fanfare to decongest the traffic flow, the Rs 33 lakh traffic signal system project has proved to be a non-starter in Baramulla town. The traffic lights were installed at three places in the town to ensure smooth flow of traffic and to do away with the frequent traffic jams witnessed in the town. However, the traffic lights, installed in 2018, are yet to be made operational for the last four years, exposing the mismanagement of the administration. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the traffic lights were procured and installed by the Municipal Committee (MC) Baramulla and were handed over to the police department after holding proper trials. "The traffic lights were installed after the then CM Mehbooba Mufti ensured sanction of spe...