Month: May 2023

Soaring drug addiction among Kashmiri youth has crossed the one million mark, according to a study conducted in December 2022 by the Government Medical College, Srinagar, Department of Mental Health and Neurosciences in collaboration with the Health Services Department and financed by the Social Welfare Department. About 33,000 syringes are used by drug addicts in Kashmir every day. Most abusers are in the age group of 17-33 years. A single drug addict spends Rs.88,183 every month to defray the expenditure on various kinds of drugs. Drugs being used by both males and females are Heroin, Cocaine, Amphetamine Type Stimulants and Hallucinogens. The most common substances of abuse identified included nicotine (94.4%), medicinal opioids (65.7%), cannabis (63.6%), benzodiazepines (45.5%...

A massive fire broke out in Weer locality of Chattabal in Srinagar district on Thursday afternoon with fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse off flames. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that fire broke out in two residential houses in Chattabal area today afternoon. Soon after the incident, fire tender rushed to the spot to douse off the flames. Fire fighting operation was underway when reports last came in—(KNO)

Stating that the milk output will increase by 75 percent and milk entering the processing chain will be tripled, Jammu Kashmir Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Production Department (APD) Atal Dulloo said that over the next five years, the milk production is expected to reach 45 Lakh MTs from 26 Lakh MTs in Jammu Kashmir. Jammu Kashmir is, however, set to witness the ‘White Revolution’ in the next five years. “The milk production is expected to reach 45 Lakh MTs from 26 Lakh MTs and will be achieved through a range of measures including expansion of breeding coverage and increasing per animal productivity and strengthening milk processing and marketing, the government is confident that it will achieve its target of increasing milk production by 70 percent within the next five ...

Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh said on Wednesday that the Rajouri and Poonch forests are close to the Line of Control (LoC) and the area has difficult terrain. The police are making efforts to track down the perpetrators of the recent attacks that left ten soldiers dead. DGP Singh also stated that the G-20 meeting in Srinagar was the outcome of the peaceful atmosphere prevailing in J&K since school closures and strikes were now history. While speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in Jammu’s Ramban district, DGP Singh said that the police, along with the security forces, have killed many infiltrators who had crossed over from Rajouri and Poonch sectors. “It is not clear whether the group that carried out recent strikes leaving ten so...