Month: March 2024

An outbreak of jaundice in Dargund Bellow area of in south Kashmir's Pulwama district has raised concerns as nine persons have tested positive, while many others are having symptoms of the disease. A health official informed the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the screening process is underway, and nine cases have been confirmed positive for jaundice. Residents allege that contaminated water is the main reason behind the outbreak of the disease. According to locals, they are receiving water from a water supply sourced from a tubewell, but the water is highly contaminated. “Authorities had earlier promised a new water supply scheme for the village, but no action has been taken,” they claimed. They also said the tank of their water supply scheme has not been cleaned ...

Danishwar Hameed Burglars damaged a machine and decamped with cash of nearly 4 lakh rupees from a Bank ATM in the Kulgam district of south Kashmir. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that on Sunday morning, locals spotted an ATM machine of HDFC Bank has been looted by unknown burglars in the Kawaki bazar area of Quimoh in south Kashmir's Kulgam district. They said that cash worth 3,96,900 had been stolen from the machine by burglars who successfully managed to flee from the spot. They said that the Police has rushed to the spot.

Danishwar Hameed A plastic recycling factory was gutted during an overnight fire in south Kashmir's Kulgam district. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, flames emerged from the plastic recycling factory in the Gadhama area of Kulgam. Fire tenders and locals rushed to the spot, however, a massive damage was caused to the factory during the fire incident. The factory owned by Tariq Ahmad Ganie, a local resident. Tariq, the owner was recently in news for the eco-friendly that turned the waste into a lucrative business.

People, especially those who are diabetic, need to limit the intake of salty, sugary and spicy food during Sehri (pre-dawn) meals in Ramadan to maintain fluid balance in the body, a noted endocrinologist said. Speaking with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Dr Shariq Masoodi said that people, particularly those with diabetes, should control their consumption of sugar, salt and spices in their meals. “The sodium present in foods aids in maintaining fluid balance, but excessive intake of salty, sugary, and spicy foods can lead to increased thirst as water is withdrawn from the cells,” he said. Dr Masoodi advised people to drink water regularly throughout Sehri but cautioned against consuming large quantities at once, as it may be quickly eliminated through urine. He suggeste...

The Union Home Ministry has declared four factions of Jammu & Kashmir Peoples League as Unlawful associations under the Unlawful Activities( Prevention) Act- 1967. In a notification, a copy of which is in possession of news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the MHA has declared Peoples League( Mukthar Ahmad Waza), Peoples League( Bashir Ahmad Tota), Peoples League( Ghulam Ahmad Khan Sopori) and Peoples League( Sheikh Aziz) as unlawful associations) under the UAPA—(KNO)

A fast-track court here on Saturday held a resident of Bihar guilty of kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl in Habba Kadal area of Srinagar in 2015. “This court is of the considered opinion that prosecution has beyond any reasonable doubt succeeded in establishing its case fully, by way of reliable and clinching evidence and the documents placed on record have been fully proved and exhibited during trial, on the basis of which, no conclusion other than guilt of the accused stands established, as such accused is liable to be convicted for the offence punishable under Sections 363 and 376 of RPC,” said Renu Dogra Gupta, 2nd Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court pertaining to rape cases). “This court accordingly convict the accused namely Santosh Kumar Paswan son of Saider Pas...

Amid the controversy, the authorities on Saturday said that watermelons are safe for consumption. Addressing a press conference, deputy commissioner Food and Safety department Shagufa Jalal, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that they had taken samples from all the districts of the Kashmir valley after apprehensions were raised about the sue of watermelons. She said that the test results that came today have shown that watermelons are safe for consumption. "Nothing adverse has come in the test reports and we appeal to the people not to pay heed to rumours," Jalal said, adding that watermelon is not a seasonal fruit. About action against those who have spread the rumors, Jalal said the matter has been taken up with the higher ups—(KNO)

Amid speculations, the Election comission of India has rejected the idea of Kashmir-based political parties to hold simultaneous lok sabha and assembly polls in the region. The Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar, unveiled the timetable for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections during a press briefing in New Delhi on Saturday. The 2024 Lok Sabha election will take place over seven phases, starting on April 19 and concluding with the final phase on June 1. Counting of votes will occur on June 4. In Jammu Kashmir, the elections will be held in separate phases for the five Lok Sabha seats. First, Udhampur will go to polls on 19 April, Jammu: 26 April, Anantnag - Rajouri: 7 May, Srinagar: 13 May and Baramulla: 26 May. Pertinently, Jammu Kashmir has had no assembly elections since 2014,...

A J&K assistant manager was arrested for making fraudulent debits amounting to Rs 126.34 lacs. A senior police officer told news agency Kashmir Scroll that a case FIR number 10/2024, under section 409 IPC, has been registered at Police Station Pouni against accused namely Ishwinder Singh, Asst Manager, JK Bank Pouni for making fraudulent debits from various inactive/deceased accounts amounting to the tune of Rs 126.34 lacs. He said that the modus operandi of the accused officer involved discretely activating the dormant accounts and then illegally withdrawing deposited money. This practice was allegedly going on for the last three years and an amount of Rs 126.34 lakhs was illegally withdrawn by accused Asst Manager Ishwinder Singh, who is a resident of Pouni. A dormant acc...