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May312024 by News DeskNo Comments

SMHS hospital reports over 2,800 cat bite cases in past Year

REGIONAL

Cat bite cases have been on the rise in the Kashmir division in recent years, similar to the increase in dog bite incidents. According to data obtained by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) from the anti-rabies clinic at SMHS Hospital, approximately 2,824 cat bite cases have been reported. Between April 2023 and March 2024, the Anti Rabies Clinic (ARC) at SMHS Hospital documented 8,652 bite cases. These included 5,386 dog bite cases, 2,844 cat bite cases, 27 monkey bite cases, 95 cow bite cases, 14 bear bite cases, 12 wild boar bite cases, and 294 other bite cases involving leopards, jackals, eagles, and more. Dr Mohammad Salim Khan, head of the Department of Community Medicine at GMC Srinagar, said that cats can transmit rabies just like dogs, and cat bite cases have bee...

May302024 by News DeskNo Comments

Saudi removes Palestine from school textbook maps

INTERNATIONAL

The new Saudi school curriculum for the 2023-2024 academic year appears to have omitted the name of Palestine from maps in social and national studies textbooks. According to a report by New Arab, recent images from these textbooks show a map of Saudi Arabia and its neighboring countries, but the area traditionally labeled as Palestine is left unnamed. This contrasts with maps from the 2022 textbooks, which included Palestine. The revised Saudi curriculum reflects significant changes from the previous academic year, particularly in terminology related to Israel. Words deemed "hostile" towards Israel have been removed, including terms such as "enemy" and "the Zionist enemy." Additionally, references warning of Israeli ambitions in the region and efforts to displace Palestinians hav...

May302024 by News DeskNo Comments

More parties will join us, will announce our PM in less than 48 hours: INDIA block

INDIA

The INDIA bloc will get a “decisive mandate” in the Lok Sabha polls and may take even less than 48 hours to decide on its prime ministerial pick, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday, asserting that it stands to reason that the party which gets the maximum seats in the alliance will be a “natural claimant” for its leadership. In an interview with PTI on the last day of campaigning for the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls, the Congress general secretary exuded confidence that the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) will get seats “well above” the 272-mark needed for a majority in the Lower House. Ramesh also said that when the INDIA ‘janbandhan’ parties will get the people’s mandate, then some NDA parties may join the coalition and the Congress high command w...

May302024 by News DeskNo Comments

Viral video scapegoating auto-rickshaw drivers may fuel classist hate in Kashmir

OPINIONS, WRITE-UPS

A recent video circulating in Kashmir has garnered significant attention, with over 100,000 views on Facebook alone. In this video, an unknown person, presumably from the comfort of a car, shifts the blame for the city's traffic jams onto poor auto-rickshaw drivers. The narrator, comfortably seated in his car, invades the privacy of countless individuals on the road, singling out one auto-rickshaw driver while ignoring the motorcycles, scooters, and other vehicles equally contributing to the congestion. This video is a stark example of how social media can perpetuate and normalize violence against the poor, reinforcing societal inequalities and dehumanizing vulnerable populations. The language used in the video is dehumanizing and inflammatory. By blaming the auto-rickshaw drivers...

May302024 by News DeskNo Comments

21 dead, 69 injured as bus rolls down deep gorge in Akhnoor

REGIONAL

At least 21 persons were killed and 69 injured after a bus with pilgrims onboard fell into a deep gorge in Chungi Morh area of Akhnoor in Jammu district on Thursday afternoon, officials said. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the bus was on way from Hathras in Uttar Pradesh to Shiv Khori area of Reasi district when it met with an accident. He said that the bus fell around 200 meters into a deep gorge, following which a rescue operation was launched and injured persons were evacuated to hospital. Block Medical Officer Akhnoor, Muhammad Saleem Khan told KNO that 21 were brought dead to hospital and around 69 were injured. “The critically injured have been referred to GMC Jammu for specialized treatment,” he said. Meanwhile, President Droupadi Murmu exp...

May302024 by News DeskNo Comments

Another road accident in Jammu Kashmir; 7 dead, several injured

REGIONAL

Seven persons lost their lives while dozens were injured after a bus rolled down in a deep gorge in Chungi Marh area of Akhnoor in Jammu district this afternoon, officials said. Reliable sources told news agency Kashmir Scroll that bus bearing registration number UP 81CT-4058 rolled down a deep gorge near Chungi Morh on Jammu-Poonch highway In the incident seven persons lost their lives while at least 28 were injured who have been hospitalized, they said.(KS) Further details awaited.

May302024 by News DeskNo Comments

19 Kashmiri Hajis ‘abandoned’ in Mecca

INTERNATIONAL

Nineteen Hajj pilgrims who left Srinagar on May 16 have accused authorities of gross mismanagement and abandonment, claiming they were left unattended in a Meccahotel, reported Kashmir Observer. The pilgrims, part of Maktab No. 276 (the agency managing their group), said they were among a group of 322 pilgrims initially scheduled to fly directly from Srinagar to Madinah. However, they were unexpectedly issued tickets to Jeddah and transported to Mecca instead. Shafiq Mir, one of the stranded pilgrims, told the Srinagar based newspaper, “After a week in Makkah, we requested to be taken to Madinah as planned. However, the managing agency denied our request, stating we belonged to the wrong Maktab.” Shafiq explained that this mix-up was due to an error by the J&K State Hajj Commi...

May302024 by News DeskNo Comments

Four persons arrested in Kashmir for circulating obscene content, online harassment

REGIONAL

The Jammu Kashmir Police on Thursday said it arrested four persons in connection with circulation of obscene content and online harassment over social media. In a tweet, Cyber Wing of Jammu Kashmir Police said that it arrested four accused in two separate cases involving the circulation of obscene content and harassment on social media. One of the individuals arrested was identified as Sheikh Muqadas Rafiq of Gulab Bagh, Srinagar. In the second case, Junaid Hussain of Sonwar, Iflah Mir of Bagh-e-Mehtab, and Naveed Mir of Pampore were arrested, the press statement read. "We are committed to ensuring the safety and dignity of all individuals and will continue to combat cybercrimes rigorously," Police said.

May302024 by News DeskNo Comments

Hotel fined Rs 5 Lakh for fraudulent operation in Patnitop

REGIONAL

The Special Tribunal in Jammu has imposed a Rs 5 lakh penalty on Trinetar Hotel in Patnitop for operating for over a decade with fraudulently obtained building permission. This decision came after an appeal under Section 13 of the J&K Control of Building Operations Act, 1988, regarding the construction of Hotel Trinetar on a two-kanal plot of land in the village of Karlah. The appellant, claiming to be the Attorney Holder of the landowner and proprietor of Hotel Trinetar, Shakuntala Kotwal, obtained a Power of Attorney on June 6, 2005. A notice under Section 7(1) of the J&K Control of Building Operations Act was issued by the respondent on December 4, 2020. After hearing both parties, the Tribunal concluded that the appellant had benefitted for over a decade from fraudulently...

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16 army men including colonels named in FIR ‘for barging into Kashmir police station and assaulting cops’, Matter resolved, says army

REGIONAL

A police FIR has named 16 army men including three Lieutenant Colonels for their involvement in Monday night assault on a police station in border Kupwara district, accusing them of abducting a cop and beating and injuring other cops with rifle butts, kicks and sticks. The army men have been booked for attempt to murder, rioting, abduction and robbery among other charges of the IPC. Five policemen were injured in the attack when army men allegedly barged “unauthorisedly” into the police station around 11.40 pm. The officers named in the FIR include Lieutenant Colonels Ankit Sood, Raju Chauhan and Nikhil from 160 Territorial Army. The police FIR said a “huge number of armed and uniformed personnel of 160 Territorial Army” led by the three officers “unauthorisedly entered the pre...