January 2025 - Page 6 of 6 - The Kashmiriyat

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2024 warmest year in India since 1901: IMD

INDIA

The year 2024 has been officially recorded as the warmest year in India since 1901, with the average minimum temperature rising 0.90°C above the long-term average. According to Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the annual mean land surface air temperature in 2024 was 0.65°C higher than the average recorded during the 1991–2020 period. This surpasses 2016, which had previously held the record with a mean temperature 0.54°C above normal. Globally, the European climate agency Copernicus reported that 2024 likely ended as the warmest year on record and marked the first year where the global average temperature exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. A review by climate research groups World Weather Attribution and Climate Centr...

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Police in Anantnag register 185 drug peddlers, seize property worth ₹26 crore in 2024

REGIONAL

The Jammu Kashmir Police in Anantnag recorded significant progress in its anti-narcotics operations in 2024, registering 123 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. A total of 185 accused were arrested, with 102 individuals charge-sheeted in court. Property worth Rs 26.40 crore linked to drug-related offenses was seized, including 17 houses, 9 shops, 10 vehicles, and cash amounting to Rs 10.71 lakh. Additionally, 255 bank accounts containing Rs 1.94 crore were frozen. The contraband seized included 1.64 kg of brown sugar, 510.648 kg of cannabis, 2.641 kg of charas, and 510.648 kg of poppy straw. Police also confiscated 300 strips of intoxicant tablets, 1,350 bottles of intoxicant syrups, and destroyed cannabis and poppy crops spread over 292 and 2...

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Kashmiri scientist led Jamia team develop AI-driven solution for oral cancer diagnosis

EDUCATION

A team at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), led by a Kashmir-born scientist, has achieved a revolutionary breakthrough in oral cancer detection. Utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) and digital pathology, the innovation promises to make cancer diagnostics more precise, affordable, and accessible globally. Dr. Tanveer Ahmad, a gene-editing specialist from Kashmir, and his PhD student, Nisha Chaudhary, from the university's Multidisciplinary Centre for Advanced Research and Studies (MCARS), spearheaded the development. Their pioneering technology, recently granted a patent by the Indian government, is titled A System and Method for Genomic Markers and Digital Pathology Image-Based Prediction of Oral Malignant Disorders. This advanced system examines genomic markers and tissue images ...

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High Court quashes PSA detention of Maqbool Bhat’s brother, Orders immediate release

REGIONAL

The High Court of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh has quashed the detention of Zahoor Ahmed Bhat, the brother of slain Maqbool Bhat, under the Public Safety Act. Bhat, a resident of Mirpora, Thregam village in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, had been detained since 2022 and was lodged in Karnal Jail, Haryana. The court's decision came after Advocate Bashir Ahmad Tak, representing Bhat, argued that the detention order was issued arbitrarily and lacked substantive grounds. Advocate Tak contended that the allegations mentioned in the detention order had no connection to Bhat and were fabricated to justify the detention. He further asserted that the grounds of detention were vague and insufficient for a fair representation, violating the safeguards provided under the law. “The enti...

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Imam looted while offering Fajr prayers in Budgam mosque, Accused arrested

REGIONAL

Jammu Kashmir Police in Budgam solved a theft case within hours and recovering the stolen money. The incident occurred on the morning of December 29, 2024, when Mohammad Ashraf Naik, the Imam of Jamia Masjid Gopalpora in Chadoora, reported that Rs 22,220 had been stolen from his room while he led the Fajr prayers. Following the complaint, a case was registered under FIR No. 180/2024 at Police Station Chadoora. A police team, led by I/C Police Post Mochewa, Muhammad Adil Tak, and supervised by SDPO Charar-i-Sharief, Owais Ahmad Wani, quickly initiated an investigation. Relying on intelligence inputs, the police identified and questioned suspects. Umar Farooq Shah, a resident of Zoolwah Gopalpora, confessed to the crime during interrogation. The stolen cash was recovered, and th...

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Kashmir braces for snowfall as western disturbance set to intensify

REGIONAL

The weather in Jammu Kashmir is expected to exhibit varying patterns over the first week of January, as per the latest forecast by Kashmir Weather. As per Kashmir Weather, on January 1, the region will likely experience mostly dry conditions, with only higher reaches of Kupwara, Bandipora, Baramulla, and Ganderbal districts seeing a possibility of snowfall. The weather is expected to change significantly from midnight on January 2 as a Western Disturbance becomes active. This system is likely to bring snowfall to higher altitudes and some plains of Kashmir, with North Kashmir predicted to face the most impact, while central and south Kashmir may witness relatively milder effects. "The period between January 3 and 4 is forecast to remain mostly dry, although brief spells of snow...