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Jammu Kashmir is home to nine snow leopards while Ladakh has the highest number at 477, officials revealed Tuesday. They said that the snow leopard, an endangered species, has been estimated to have nine in J&K, while Ladakh holds the highest count in India at 477. Experts told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that these figures are satisfactory, but there are still many more areas to be covered. Union Minister Bhupender Yadav released India's first-ever Snow Leopard Population Assessment report, revealing a total of 718 snow leopards in the country. The Wildlife Institute of India, in collaboration with Nature Conservation Foundation and WWF-India, conducted the assessment covering 70% of the potential snow leopard range. Ladakh leads with 477, followed by Utta...

Arif Bashir Naik, a filmmaker from Kashmir, has won the Swedish Academy Of Motion Picture Award in the short film category for his creation, "Where is Kashmir (Kasheer Kaete)," chosen from numerous entries. Arif Bashir, the writer-director, draws on his personal experiences growing up in Kashmir, offering a glimpse into the difficult life of an ordinary boy in a violence-affected region. Arif expressed his appreciation, saying, “It is always great to find appreciation for your films, your artworks.” He shared the team's aim to participate in festivals like Cannes and Sundance, despite technical delays preventing submissions to other festivals. A resident of North Kashmir’s Tangmarg area, Arif, a writer, poet, and communications postgraduate, will receive the award in about a month. ...

Ratle Hydro Electric Power Corporation Limited (RHPCL), a collaboration between NHPC Limited and Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC), has finalized a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Rajasthan Urja Vikas and IT Services Limited. This agreement pertains to the procurement of power generated from the 850 MW Ratle Hydroelectric Project in Kishtwar, Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The PPA spans 40 years from the Commercial Operation Date (COD) of the project, following the power allocation specified by the Ministry of Power, Government of India. The signing of the PPA took place in Jaipur on January 3, 2024, in the presence of senior officials from RHPCL and Rajasthan Urja Vikas and IT Services Limited. However, the recent power purchase agreem...

The BJP divided the land and resources of Jammu and Kashmir for the benefit of its “cronies” and used brute majority in Parliament to pass laws that disempower the region’s people, the Peoples Democratic Party said in its periodical. “Other than dividing up our land and resources for their cronies and using their brute majority in the Parliament to airdrop laws to disempower our people, what has BJP done for us?” the PDP asked in its monthly newsletter SPEAK UP. The PDP said Kashmir is grieving after the verdict of the Supreme Court on abrogation of Article 370. Reacting to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement in the Parliament on “blunders” of Jawaharlal Nehru’s handling of Kashmir, the party said Kashmir had acceded to India because of the country’s first prime minister. ...

Locals from the Mawar area of Langate Forest Division in North Kashmir’s Handwara have appealed to higher-ups to stop the rampant jungle smuggling going on in different compartments unabatedly without any delay, News Agency KNT reported. They alleged that Langate Forest Division has become a hotbed for timber smugglers who have cut down scores of valuable pine trees from different compartments. Locals told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that timber smugglers loot the forest at will. They said compartment numbers from 24 to 26 have been badly hit due to the rampant smuggling. “The irony is that this loot has been going on in broad daylight. We fail to understand how these smugglers dodge forest officials,” they said adding that it is a big issue and they are concerned about it. ...

Muslims around the world are observing Milad-Un-Nabi, meaning the 'birth of the Prophet.' This event occurs during the month of Rabi’ al-Awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar, with the widely recognized date being the 12th of Rabi’ al-Awwal. In Kashmir, this day falls on September 29, this year according to the Gregorian calendar. The history of Eid Milad-un-Nabi is closely intertwined with the life and teachings of Prophet Muhammad.   He was born in 570 CE in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and his teachings, practices, and the Quran are the foundations of the Islamic faith. At the age of 40, around 610 CE, Prophet Muhammad experienced a divine encounter in a cave, where he received his first revelation from God through the angel Gabriel. He began publicly ...

A heroin addict in Kashmir spends an average of nearly 90,000 rupees on the drug every month, the Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Kashmir (IMHANS) said in its latest survey. In its survey, IMHANS has pointed out that in the previous financial year, over 21,000 follow-up patients and 2,000 new patients had turned up at the Drug E-addiction Center at SMHS, while in ’22, the number of new users has gone past 3000 and follow-up patients beyond 38000. The report added that nearly 75 percent of the patients at the DDC are users of injected heroin, with many diagnosed with Hepatitis B, C, and in some cases HIV. In a startling revelation, it has come to the fore that eight percent population in Jammu Kashmir is addicted to drugs with experts suggesting that the “only percent...

People in Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh will soon have 'new safety messaging' with 'warning sounds' and 'auto-readout alerts' to warn them about emergency situations, an official said. The feature is the consequence of a Cell Broadcast Alert System (CBAS), successfully conducted by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) recently. "The tests have been conducted. These trials have resulted in a unique alert system that differentiates itself from the regular SMS tones... It has a separate tone, not a normal SMS tone. The audio is high," Additional Director General (ADG) Telecom, Jammu Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Surendra told PTI. The high-pitched audio alerts are designed to capture people's attention swiftly, enabling rapid responses to incidents such as earthquakes, flash floods, terroris...