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Lightning strike kills 80 animals in J-K’s Ramban

REGIONAL

At least 80 sheep and goats died after lightning struck in a hilly area of Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. Local sources said that the lightning struck at Hinjhal top meadow of Banihal in Ramban killing at least 80 sheep and goats. The owner of the animals claimed that dozens of sheep and goats were still missing. Official sources however said that the carcasses of only 40 animals have been recovered so far. They said that teams from the police and sheep husbandry department are in the area to take stock of the situation. [KNT]

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If approved, Women’s Reservation Bill to come into effect after delimitation post 2026

INDIA

On Wednesday in the Lok Sabha, the Central Government will attempt to win support for the Women's Reservation Bill. The measure will be presented by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal for discussion and approval. The Women’s Reservation Bill, formally known as the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023, was added to the Lok Sabha’s agenda on Tuesday. The measure calls for a reservation to last for 15 years and includes provisions for seats to be set aside for women from Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST). According to sources, its implementation during the Lok Sabha elections in 2024 seems improbable. It won't go into effect until the delimitation process is finished, which is anticipated to be around 2026. After each delimitation exercise, r...

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Centre releases Rs 1404.19 crore in last 3 years to promote J-K handicrafts

CULTURE

To promote handicrafts of Kashmir, the centre in the last three years released more than Rs 1400 crore to Jammu Kashmir. Official figures reveal that the centre in the last three years released Rs 1404.19 to Jammu and Kashmir under National Handloom Development Programme, which is aimed at promoting as well as boosting production of local handicraft goods from the states. Apart from that, Rs 2.84 lakhs have been also released to Jammu and Kashmir Under Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) “for assisting the artisans in setting up units with modern infrastructure, adequate training, the latest technology, and human resource development inputs.” With abundant funding and sustained promotional campaigning, official documents also revealed the export of handicr...

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Erdogan raises Kashmir at UN, calls for Indo-Pak dialogue

INTERNATIONAL

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again raised the Kashmir issue saying that resolving it through dialogue by India and Pakistan will lead to regional stability. “Developments that will pave the way for regional peace, stability and prosperity in South Asia will be the establishment of a just and lasting peace in Kashmir through dialogue and cooperation between India and Pakistan,” he said on Tuesday at the high-level UN General Assembly meeting. “Turkiye will continue to support the steps to be taken in this direction,” he added. His latest comment was mild as it had been the last two years and by avoiding references to UN resolutions or a direct mediation offer, it was closer to India’s position that the Kashmir dispute was a bilateral matter. In 2020, Erdogan called...

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40 year old man found dead under mysterious conditions in Qazigund area

REGIONAL

Danishwar Hameed A fourty year old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the Churath area of Kulgam in south Kashmir. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Tuesday night a man (name with held) was found hanging in an orchard in the Churath area of Qazigund in south Kashmir. The man, a resident of YK Pora was rushed to the nearby hospital, upon being spotted. However, the doctors said he had been brought dead to the hospital, as per the official. The official said that the deceased was mentally unsound and was missing from home. Police have registered a case and started an investigation.

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Middle School in Kulgam functions from three rooms; students suffer

EDUCATION

Danishwar Hameed Strange it may sound but true is the fact that Government Middle School (GMS) in Oriel Kund area of Devser in South Kashmir’s kulgam district is functioning in a three room structure. The primary School that was established in the 1961 and later upgraded to middle school on 2005, still lacks basic infrastructure due to which the students are facing many difficulties. The school has an enrolment of about 155 students who are crammed into three rooms, exposing the standards of the department. “The school lacks every basic facility and has no facets to be called as an educational institution as there is no accommodation and other facilities,” locals of the area said. As per locals, the basic issue is that despite the passage of about a decade since upgrading, the...

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Kulgam man grows Mushk Budji rice variety on rooftop without soil

BUSINESS

In a remarkable feat of innovation and agricultural experimentation, a man in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district has successfully grown the premium short and bold local land-race of rice, Mushk Budji, on the rooftop of his three-storey house using hydroponic techniques, without a speck of traditional soil. The Mushk Budji rice, renowned for its exceptional aroma and culinary qualities, commands a price of Rs 20,000 per quintal. Zahoor Ahmad Reshi, who embarked on this remarkable agricultural experiment, expressed his excitement about the groundbreaking results. “I conducted this trial with the utmost care, and I am proud to say that I achieved a 100 percent success rate with it,” Zahoor told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). He emphasised the importance of experimentation ...

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Pulwama runaway groom: Father, groom arrested by Police

REGIONAL

The Jammu Kashmir Police have arrested a man after he cheated a family for not turning up for his wedding in the Kanzdizal area of Pulwama district of south Kashmir. Earlier, The Kashmiriyat reported, the father of seven daughters was left left in despair after a groom skipped his wedding in Pulwama. Police in its statement saud, On 19-09-2023 Police Station Awantipora received a written complaint from one Shazia Akhter against Fayaz Ahmad Dar and his father Mohammad Shahban Dar, resident of Kandizal Awantipora stating there in that her wedding reception was scheduled on 16/09/2023 with one Fayaz Ahmad Dar, resident of Kandizal Awantipora after performing the Nikah earlier. All the arrangements were put in place for the arrival of the groom along with wedding procession, but the w...

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All vacant posts in Govt departments to be filled within 6 months: LG Manoj Sinha

REGIONAL

Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday said all the vacant posts in various government departments will be filled in next six months through a “major recruitment drive.” Addressing a gathering in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district after inaugurating and laying the foundation stones of series of developmental projects, the LG, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that last year, a recruitment drive was initiated by the UT administration and hundreds of youth were recruited through a transparent system. “Let me announce here that all the vacant posts in various government departments will be filled within the next six months through a proper recruitment drive,” he said, adding that “poor man’s child also has a right to become an officer.” The LG s...

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Chief Horticulture Officer directed to disengage private vehicle for official use

REGIONAL

The Directorate of Horticulture Jammu and Kashmir has directed the Chief Horticulture Officer Ganderbal to disengage the private vehicle it has hired for office use. The department has expressed displeasure with the way Chief Horticulture Officer Ganderbal continued to use a private vehicle despite being provided a vehicle by the department. Assistant Director Headquarters Vinay Dutta as per the news agency Kashmir News Trust while asking the Chief Horticulture Officer to disengage the hired private vehicle as soon as possible has stated that hiring a private vehicle despite the vehicle provided by the department, tantamount to indiscipline and misuse of government money. The CHO has further been informed that that no payment shall be drawn on the account and he shall be personally r...