Month: October 2023

The weather outlook for Kashmir suggests a mostly dry spell until the end of October, with the exception of a weak Western Disturbance expected to pass through the region during the Friday-Saturday timeframe. This disturbance may bring light rain or snow to higher elevations. On Saturday, most of the area is expected to experience predominantly cloudy conditions. In the Kashmir Plains, daytime temperatures are forecasted to reach 18 to 21 degrees Celsius, while nighttime temperatures are expected to drop to a minimum of 3 to 6 degrees Celsius.

Urging the admin to concede genuine demands of ASHA workers who essentially act as backbone of health structure in rural areas of the region, CPI(M) leader Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami on Tuesday said that these workers are compelled to work on paltry emoluments. "The admin has totally neglected them. They have been fighting for better remuneration over the last many years but to no avail. Thus, compelling them to resort to strikes and dharnas. Recently the workers were on protest in every district of Jammu and Kashmir," MY Tarigami said in a statement. The senior officers of the Health department including NHM officials met the delegations of respective ASHA workers Unions. The Union leaders apprised them about their long pending legitimate demands and expressed their serious concern abo...

Jammu Kashmir police in said that it arrested a drug peddler in Bijbehara Anantnag and recovered drugs from his possession. Police party from Police Station Bijbehara, headed by SHO Bijbehara, Rashid Ahmed Khan, arrested a drug peddler and recovered about 36.500 Kgs of Charas powder from his possession. He has been identified as Shakeel Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Arwani Bijbehara. He has been arrested and shifted to police station where he will remain in custody. Accordingly, a case vide FIR No. 244/2023 under relevant sections of law stands registered at Police Station Bijbehara and further investigation has been initiated.

The Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag here in South Kashmir lacks most of the facilities. The investigations like KFT, LFT, and lipid profile tests have not been conducted for the past two months. Insiders said that there is a lack of coordination between the hospital authorities and the Supplier. The Supplier has not been paid as a result he has stopped the supply of medical equipment and other required items. Patients confirmed that doctors advise them to get the tests done outside the hospital. Even Troponin tests are not being conducted in the hospital. “The patients have to pay hefty sums to get these tests done at private diagnostic laboratories. There is even no facility for carrying out urine and blood cultures at the hospital. The tests cost around Rs 600 at th...

The Government of India has constituted a tribunal headed by Justice Sachin Datta, Judge, High Court of Delhi to decide whether there is sufficient cause for declaring the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) as an unlawful association. In a notification, a copy of which is in possession of news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) has set-up a tribunal headed by Justice Sachin Datta, Judge, High Court of Delhi to for the purpose of adjudicating whether or not there is sufficient cause for banning JKDFP headed by jailed Kashmiri separatist Shabir Shah. The move comes 15 days after the MHA declared Shabir Shah’s JKDFP as an unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967—(KNO)