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Avalanche warning issued for four districts of Jammu Kashmir

REGIONAL

Jammu Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKDMA) on Monday issued an avalanche alert over higher reaches in four districts for next 24 hours. The DMA said that a ‘low’ danger level avalanche is likely to occur above 3000 to 3500 metres above sea level over Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban and Baramulla districts. People living in these areas have been in the meantime advised to take precautions and avoid venturing in the avalanche prone areas till further orders. (GNS)

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Blast near Golden Temple in Punjab, second in last three days

INDIA

An explosion occurred close to where a blast was reported on May 6 on a heritage street near the Golden Temple. No one was injured or any damage reported in today’s blast. The cause of the explosion is yet to be ascertained, PTI reported quoting police. The explosion occurred near the same spot on the heritage street leading to the Golden Temple where the one on Saturday took place, the police said. The report quoting an eyewitness, said the explosion was reported around 6:30 am. Police and forensic teams reached the spot soon after and started collecting samples for investigation. Locals called for a thorough probe into the two explosions. One person was injured and glass facades of some buildings were damaged in Saturday’s blast. PTI

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‘Electricity snapped after our protest against smart meters’: Ailing patients at risk in absence of electricity in Srinagar area

REGIONAL

The tussle between Srinagar outskirt locals and the Power Development Department over the installation of smart meters has put the lives of at least 4 patients to risk. Pertinently, an elderly man Muhammad Aslam Mir of Mir Mohalla Onta Bhawan Soura area of Srinagar outskirts as per the locals died due to lack of Oxygen supply after the PDD men snapped the power supply of the area in the middle of the night. Mir was on oxygen concentrator support and lost his life after the PDD snapped electricity in the locality for opposing the installation of smart meters. A day after the death of the man, locals told news agency Kashmir News Trust that 4 patients in the locality are also on the Oxygen concentrator support and one of them, a lady is critical. “The irony is that even after thi...

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Amid fresh snowfall, Army rescues 30 families trapped at Margan Top

REGIONAL

Sheikh Nadeem The Indian Army accompained with Police and Civil adminstration rescued 30 families stuck at Margan top, officials said. Admist heavy rainfall in kashmir and snowfall at higher reaches, the 19 Rashtriya Rifles Larnoo COB rescued locals who are stuck at higher reaches of Margan top alongwith the livestock. Army responded immediately with SDM and civil administration for the rescue Operation using snow chains on Army vehicles. At least 30 families have been rescued by 19 RR led by the team of Major Sanjay Pandey including livestocks, they said. Meanwhile, the Civil administration provided all the necessary assistance at Gauran, base location. A medical camp were also set up at Gauran by 19 RR for special treatment of stranded people, they said. Meanwhile th...

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‘Stop import of apples costing below ₹50’: Government issues fresh order

INDIA

The Government of India has issued a fresh order that prohibits the import of apples that cost lower than 50 rupees, reported Asia News International. (ANI) The import of Iranian apples during the last two years had hit the rates of Kashmiri apples. The decreasing prices of the apples cost Kashmiri farmers immensely, many even changed their apple orchards for non agricultural purposes. In this fresh order the central government has prohibited the import of apples where the CIF (Cost, Insurance, and Freight) import price is less than or equal to Rs 50 per kilogram. The import policy remains "Free" for those apples costing above Rs 50 per kilogram. The amendment in apple import policy will not be applicable to India's neighbour Bhutan, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade under the...

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Youth found dead under mysterious conditions in south Kashmir area

REGIONAL

Suhail Dar A youth found was dead under mysterious circumstances in the Hassasnpora Tavela area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir's Anantnag district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Monday afternoon locals found a dead body mysteriously lying in a paddy field in the area after which they informed the Police. The Police in a swift action recovered the body and took it into their possession before taking it to the hospital for the legal and medical formalities. The youth has been identified as Amir Rashid Ganai son of Abdul Rashid Ganai, a resident of Hassanpora Tawella, he said. He added that the police have lodged an FIR into the matter and further investigation has been taken up.

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Two Kashmiri scholars from NIT get prestigious internship at UFS, South Africa

EDUCATION

Two Ph.D. scholars of the Department of Physics from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar have been selected for a prestigious internship at the University of Free State (UFS), South Africa for the period of 1 year. Research Scholars including Irfan Ayoub and Umar Mushtaq have been selected for the position of Research Assistant at the University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa, according to a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat. They will work with Prof. Hendrik C. Swart. Prof. Swart holds Research Chair in Solid State Luminescent and Advanced Materials. He is an NRF B1-rated researcher and is an internationally acclaimed researcher. Prof. Swart's group's ongoing activities are closely related to their Ph.D. thesis. They will work on the synthesis and spe...

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Weather to improve ‘significantly’ in Jammu Kashmir from May 09: MeT

REGIONAL

Rains continued to lash Jammu Kashmir even as the weather department forecast more precipitation in the next 24 hours before “significant” improvement from May 9. “Today is going to be rainy, cloudy, and cold in J&K. A significant improvement is very likely from May 9,” a meteorological department official said. He said while “mainly clear weather” was expected on May 9 but rain/thunderstorm in the late afternoon or evening can’t be ruled out at some places.” From May 10-15, he said the weather was expected to be “mainly dry” along with a rise in temperature, with warmer days ahead, he said. The MeT department reiterated advisory to farmers to postpone spraying of orchards and harvesting of crops till May 8.

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Untimely Snowfall causes massive damage to apple orchards, maize crop in Kashmir

REGIONAL

Danishwar Hameed Untimely snowfall has caused damage to apple orchards and maize cultivation in various upper reaches of the Kashmir valley including in parts of south Kashmir. Locals from the Gulzarabad, and Chiranbal areas of Damhal Hanjipora said that snowfall has led to intense damage to the apple orchards in these areas. "We are solely dependent on the apple orchards for our livelihood. Unfortunately, for the past four years, we have been incurring losses which hit our livelihood," Gulzar Ahmed, a local from Gulzarabad told The Kashmiriyat. He said that maize cultivation in the upper reaches has also been severely been damaged too. Several areas of north Kashmir including Gurez also received snowfall, leading to losses to farmers in these areas. Earlier, the mustard ...

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Kashmiri autorickshaw driver dies while saving a dog in Shopian

REGIONAL

An autorickshaw driver died in a road accident at Vehil area of south Kashmir's Shopian district on Sunday evening. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that an accident took place at village Vehil Shopian as an autorickshaw turned turtle when its driver tried to save a dog on the road. In the incident, an autorickshaw driver identified as Sanan Ahmad Mir, son of Nisar Ahmed resident of Hanjipora Shopian received critical injuries, who succumbed to his injuries on way to the hospital. Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and started an investigation—(KNO)