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Jan182023 by News DeskNo Comments

Pahalgam records minus 11.7 degrees, freezing conditions intensify across Kashmir

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The freezing conditions intensified further in Kashmir valley with the minimum temperature plunging to minus 4.3°C in Srinagar while Qazigund recorded its coldest night so far this season at minus 7.4°C on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a drop of 1.6°C against last night's minus 2.7°C. Today’s minimum temperature, he said, was 2.2°C below normal for the summer capital, he said. Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of minus 7.4°C against minus 5.4°C on the previous night and it was 4.1°C below normal and the coldest night this season for the gateway town of Kashmir. Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of minus 11.7°C against minus 11.8°C on the previous night which was the coldest night recorded this season in the famous tourist reso...

Jan182023 by News DeskNo Comments

Free ‘state land’ within 3 days or face action: Authorities tell Uri, Boniyar residents

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In pursuance of the JK admin's order to clear the state land before January 31, officials in Baramulla have issued an ultimatum of three days to the local residents of Uri to vacate the land in three days. In an official notice, of which a copy is available with The Kashmiriyat, the officials in Uri and Boniyar areas of the north Kashmir's Baramulla district asked the people to vacate the state land within three days or else action would be taken against them. The Jammu Kashmir admin has asked the revenue officials and the deputy commissioners to ensure all the state land, Roshni land is freed of "encroachers" by January 31. "If any person fails to remove the encroachment, the department would swung into action and people have to pay the charges of the same", the official notific...

Jan172023 by News DeskNo Comments

Gujarat government demolished six madrasas in Kutch

INDIA

The Gujarat government ran bulldozers over 36 commercial establishments and 6 madrasas in Kutch area of the state. The bulldozers came into action in the border coastal area action plan, Muslim Mirror reported. During the Gujarat assembly election campaign in November, BJP workers in Surat campaigned on JCB (bulldozers). The event took place when the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh was on his way to the election campaign in the state. Notably, the UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is also known as Bulldozer Baba as he has used bulldozers on 'illegal constructions' of criminals in the state. During the election campaign, BJP had boasted about using bulldozers against criminals and illegal encroachers in Gujarat too.

Jan172023 by News DeskNo Comments

Sopore Youth Forum’ organises blood donation camp organised by at SDH Sopore

REGIONAL

Shabir Khan The recently framed "Sopore Youth Forum" today organised a Blood donation camp at SDH Sopore in the Baramulla district of North Kashmir. During the camp, collected blood has been deposited in the blood bank and can be donated free of charge to needy people. About 30 units of blood were donated during this camp in which various volunteers and "Sopore Youth Forum" members also participated and donated their valuable blood. The doctors and para-medical staff of the sub-district hospital assisted this camp. To organize this blood donation camp, BMO Sopore and the hospital management have supported them in this charity work. On this occasion the president of "Sopore Youth Forum" Nisar Ahmad Bhat, alias 'Raj Bhat' Said "Our single drop of blood can save precious lives,...

Jan172023 by News DeskNo Comments

1666 human-wild conflicts reported during 2022: Report

REGIONAL

Around 1,666 incidents of human-animal conflict were reported in 2022 while 13 also lost their lives and 106 were injured as frequency of man-animal conflict has increased in the recent years perhaps due to people moving closer to forests and animals coming out into residential areas. According to data accessed by Kashmir News Service (KNS) the Wildlife Department has also rescued and released around 668 wild animals that strayed into villages, towns and cities across the Valley in 2022. As per the data among 668 animals released and rescued by the department 257 were black bears, 15 black bear cubs, 5 brown bears, 193 leopards, 8 leopard cubs, 24 porcupine, 10 civet/wildcat/ leopard cats, 92 monkeys, 62 Snakes, 7 Jackal, fox, 2 Musk deers, and 13 other species. The Department of ...

Jan172023 by News DeskNo Comments

To find missing son, Khera Begum travels over 100 kilometers, leads protest in Srinagar

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"My son was an honest individual. He drove a vehicle to take care of the needs of his family. We belong to a poor household. The army finds militants and their ground workers in moments, how is it possible that they have not been able to find the whereabouts of my son despite a month having passed? If they have killed him, we must at least have his dead body back, the politics are so helpless," a mother wailed in Srinagar's Lal chowk on Monday afternoon. Watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_cWQvWrV-k Scores of Kashmiris turned out on the sunny Monday afternoon to protest seeking the whereabouts of a youth who allegedly went missing in Army custody. The protest was led by Khera Begum, the mother of Abdul Rashid Dar from Kunan Poshpora area of Kupwara along with some soci...

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Video: Land eviction drive evokes massive protest, Locals stop officials from cutting trees in Pulwama

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Meer Irfan The local residents agitated against officials of the Rural Development Department in Pulwama's Payar area during an eviction drive in the south Kashmir area. A local speaking to The Kashmiriyat said on Monday the employees of the Rural Development Department reached the Payar area to free a state land in the area and started cutting trees in a patch of land in the south Kashmir area. Watch Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHi7VmnwrIY "The grassland has always been used by people. We do not understand why have we suddenly become illegal occupants. The land was used by locals to graze animals. Many people have their almond trees planted in this patch of land, which is their only source of income, it seems that the admin wants to snatch our livelihood" a local ...

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Child dies in mother’s womb at Qazigund hospital, Family alleges medical negligence

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A baby was found dead in the mother's womb at the time of delivery while the family members have alleged medical negligence at Emergency hospital Qazigund. Family members of a pregnant woman identified as Shaboraza Akhtar wife of Showkat Ahmad Bhat from Khushipora area of Kulgam told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Shabroz was under the treatment of a doctor at the emergency hospital Qazigund. "On Monday, we brought her to emergency hospital Qazigund where doctor Nelofar Jan told us to come tomorrow," they said. They said that on Tuesday at 9:00 am, they came to the hospital and the patient was being operated on for delivery, "even doctors told us to buy clothes for the baby, however, after a few minutes we were informed that the baby was dead in the womb since fo...

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Police recovers brown sugar recovered in Anantnag, four arrested

REGIONAL

Police in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district arrested four persons after recovering brown sugar from their possession. Police made these arrests during routine checking at main chowk Khanabal falling under the jurisdiction of police station Anantnag. The 1.5 kg brown sugar-like substance was hidden in an Alto vehicle being used by the accused men, three among them hail from Deva Coloney Jangalat Mandi Anantnag while one is a resident of Brazloo, Yaripora Kulgam. Police have registered a case against the accused men under relevant sections of law. [KNT]

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Jammu Kashmir to go fully digital: Admin

REGIONAL

In an important decision, J-K has decided to go fully digital from Monday. This was decided by the Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta in a meeting of the Committee of Secretaries (CoS) Monday attended by all the Administrative Secretaries. Dr. Mehta directed Commissioner Secretary, IT to ensure that all government services are only made available through online mode from today. He reiterated that no service shall remain offline and applicants need not visit any of the government offices for availing of any services. The Chief Secretary enjoined all the Secretaries to monitor that the services are being delivered online in a hassle-free manner. The Chief Secretary also advised them to constitute control rooms in Administrative departments as well as at the HoD level and in the o...