March 2023 - Page 27 of 32 - The Kashmiriyat

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At UNGA, Turkey calls for resolution of Kashmir issue; India expresses regret

India lashed out at Turkey and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for raking up the issue of Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian representative at the UN, Seema Pujana, expressed regret and advised 'Turkey to refrain from making unsolicited comments on our internal matters." India slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his remarks on Kashmir during United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session, saying the latter's speech constitutes "gross interference" in India's internal affairs and is "completely unacceptable". Taking to Twitter hours after Erdogan raked the Kashmir issue in the UNGA, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti, said Ankara should learn to respect the sovereignty of other nations and reflect on its policies more deeply. ...

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Light snowfall in Gulmarg, cloudy-dry weather forecast in JK

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Upper reaches including Gulmarg received very light snowfall while rains lashed plains even as the weatherman on Sunday forecast isolated very light rain and dry weather over Jammu and Kashmir till March 12. “The weather is expected to be partly cloudy with possibility of intermittent light rain (light snow over higher reaches) at isolated places of Kashmir Division in next 24 hours,” a meteorological department official here told GNS. He said mainly clear to partly cloudy with dry weather was expected from March 6 to 12. In last 24 hours till 0830 hours, he said, Srinagar recorded 0.6mm of rain, Qazigund 1.8mm, Pahalgam 16mm, Kokernag 4.4mm, Gulmarg 2.4mm, Bahihal 2.8mm, Batote 3.0mm, Bhaderwah 0.3mm while Gulmarg received 0.6cm snowfall. A meteorological department official h...

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Earthquake of 3.9 magnitude hits Jammu Kashmir

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An earthquake hit Jammu Kashmir's Bandipora region on Sunday morning. According to NCS, an earthquake of Magnitude 3.9 occurred in Bandipora district in north Kashmir with a depth of 10 KM inside the earth. As per the data, the tremors occurred at 06:57 AM IST. No damage has been reported as of yet from the earthquake.

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35.2 per cent men, 5.1 per cent women smoke tobacco in Jammu Kashmir

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Around 21 per cent of adults in Jammu Kashmir are using that tobacco even as authorities have taken a slew of measures to decrease the percentage of tobacco consumption in Jammu Kashmir. As per GATS 2 Data 35.2% of Men & 5.1% of women & 20.8% of all adults currently smoke Tobacco in J-K. As per data available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), 6.8% of Men & 1.5% of women & 4.3% of all Adults currently use smokeless Tobacco, 39.7% of Men & 6.2 % of women & 23.7% of all adults either smoke tobacco or use smokeless Tobacco. The National Health and Family Survey-5 (NHFS-5) data reveals nearly one-third (32%) of men, but only 1 per cent of women, age 15-49 use some form of tobacco. “Tobacco products mostly used by men are cigarettes (27%), bidi...

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Admin orders transfer of 9 JKAS officers

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The admin on saturday ordered transfer of nine JKAS officers in the interest of administration. According to two separate orders, copies of which lie with GNS, Kusum Chib, JKAS, Collector, Jammu Development Authority, has been transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Samba. Rehana Akhtar Bili, JKAS, Deputy Director, Information, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Personnel Officer, Associated Hospitals, Jammu, against an available vacancy. Manu Hansa, JKAS, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Samba, has been transferred and posted as Sub Divisional Magistrate, Marh, vice Rajeev Kumar Khajuria, JKAS, who has been asked to await further orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department. “He shall also hold the additional charge of the post of Sub-Regi...

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Man arrested, fake currency recovered in Kulgam, says Police

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The Jammu Kashmir Police claimed to have arrested an individual and recovered fake Indian currency notes from his possession. In a press release, Police said, a police party from Police Post Mirbazar headed by IC PP Mirbazar established a checkpoint on NHW 44 near Manigam crossing and during checking one suspicious person was signaled to stop. However, he tried to escape from the spot but was tactfully chased and apprehended by the alert party. He has been identified as Khurshid Ahmad Naik, a resident of Waripora, Kund. During the search, officers were able to recover 37 counterfeit currency notes of ₹500 from his possession. He has been arrested and shifted to Police Post Mirbazar. Accordingly, a case FIR No. 31/2023 U/S 489B, 489C IPC has been registered at Police Station Qaz...

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Junk food, sedentary lifestyle pushing more children towards obesity in Kashmir: DAK

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On world obesity day, the Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday expressed pressing concern over the rise in the number of obesity cases among children in Kashmir valley. “Junk food and sedentary lifestyle are pushing more children towards obesity,” said DAK President Dr. Nisar ul Hassan. According to the latest survey by the National family Health Survey (NFHS-5), Kashmir has registered an increase in the percentage of obesity among children. The number of overweight children increased from 2.1 percent in NFHS-4 survey conducted in 2015-16 to 3.4 percent in NFHS -5 which was conducted in 2019-20. Dr Hassan said one big factor for this spike is junk food which has largely replaced homemade meals. Children are often seen taking fast foods like burgers and pizzas. Th...

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Kashmiri pandits ‘suspend’ months long agitation, ‘surrender’ to administration

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Kashmiri Pandit government employees demanding relocation outside the Kashmir Valley in the wake of targeted killings by militants, suspended their 310 days long strike, saying they are “surrendering” as authorities had “stopped” their salaries. The protesters comprised Kashmiri Pandits working in different government departments under Prime Minister’s employment package. The Jammu Kashmir administration has neither accepted nor rejected the demand but the protest had to be suspended as stopping of salaries is “choking us financially”, protesters affiliated to the All Migrant (Displaced) Employees Association Kashmir (AMEAK) said. Last year in May, following the killing of their colleagues Rahul Bhat and Rajini Bala by militants, many had also moved to Jammu from the Kashmir divis...

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Land sinking incident creates panic in Kupwara area

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Jammu Kashmir is reporting repeated incidents of subsidence creating concerns among environmentalists and the local population equally. On Saturday, an incident of Land sinking (subsidence) was reported from the Lachampora area in Rajwar Handwara area of north Kashmir's Kupwara district. During the sinking, the base of a house under construction has been damaged. The owner of the under-construction building Muhammad Hussain Mir told the media that the base of the house under construction had been buried under the ground after the sinking. He said that it will be only after proper investigation that anything will be disclosed. "Whether it's an incident of sinking or not, we will know with time," the official said. Pertinently, two incidents of land sinking have been reported ...

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‘OGW Nexus in Kashmir’: SIA files chargesheet against 4 accused in NIA court

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State Investigation Agency (SIA) Kashmir on Saturday said that it has presented chargesheet against four accused in NIA Court in Srinagar on in a militant –OGW nexus before Court of special judge designate Under NIA Act in summer capital Srinagar. In a statement the agency said ” SIA On 04.03.2023 charge sheeted four terror accused namely Umar Mushtaq Khan S/o Mushtaq Ahmad Khan R/o Begum Bagh Kakapora Pulwama, Murtaza Rashid Dar S/o Ab. Rashid Dar R/o Samboora District Pulwama, Sajjad Ahmad Dar S/o Gh. Nabi Dar R/o Dethoo Herpora Shangus District Anantnag and Ali Kashif Jan @ Jan Ali Kashif S/o Gohar Ali R/o Village Doisrah Tehsil/District Sharsadda, Khyber Pakhtunwa, Pakistan of Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist outfit based / operated from Pakistan before the Special Judge Designate under N...