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Amid heavy snowfall and with roads still impassable in Hajin area of Bandipora district, an expecting mother was forced on Wednesday to walk around 5 kilometers while nine months pregnant. A resident of Kosumbagh Hakabra Hajin area, she walked on foot from Hakabara to Safapora which is still clogged with snow, Fayaz Ahmad, husband of the pregnant woman said. “In such a condition, she walked rather struggled for a two-hour before reaching midway to the health centre Sumbal as a vehicle was available from there (after reaching midway).” When contacted AEE R&B Sumbal he said that the snow was cleared from the road stretch from Hakabara to Safapora on Tuesday. “However more snowfall accumulated on the road and is being cleared soon.” Dr Muzaffar Medical Officer Community Health...

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Sub Inspector was killed on Wednesday after a shed collapsed at former legislator's house in Hazratbal area of Srinagar. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a CRPF Sub Inspector identified as H C Murmu of 115 battalion was injured after a shed collapsed due to snowfall at former Hazratbal legislator Syed M Akhoon's residence. They said the CRPF officer deployed at Akhoon's residence was immediately taken to Sub District Hospital (SDH) Hazratbal where doctors referred him to SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS). However, Medical Superintendent SKIMS, Dr. Farooq Jan told KNO that the CRPF officer was brought dead to the hospital. CRPF spokesman, Pankaj Singh also confirmed officer's death and said he was injure...

Shabir Khan A woman died in Trehgam area of Kupwara in North Kashmir after she came under a massive block of snow that fell down from a rooftop in the area. An official confirming the incident to The Kashmiriyat said that Rahti Begum aged 70 years was outside her house when a massive block of snow fell down on her, and she was buried under snow. The family rushed to help her out of the snow, but before they could do that, she had died under the snow, the official said. Many on Social media have asked people to be cautious of the snow blocks falling from the rooftops. Senior journalist and commentator, Yusuf Jameel taking to his twitter wrote, "Watch your head (perhaps your entire structure). For next couple of days, this is going to happen in almost every nook and cranny of the...

Two residential houses collapsed Tuesday late night due to heavy snowfall in Khag area of central Kashmir's Budgam district. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the residential houses that were damaged due to heavy snowfall belong to Reyaz Ahmad Sheikh and Gulam Mohidin Bhat. An official said that there was, however, no injury reported in the incident, as the villagers reached the spot immediately and rescued the families. A senior officer told KNO that they have given instructions that a team will be sent to the spot and assistance will be provided to the families—(KNO)

Rayees Shah/ Shah Basit As most rural areas of the Kashmir valley remained cut off from the district headquarters on the third consecutive day, locals from Ganderbal area on Tuesday carried the body of a deceased man three kilometers on the roads cut off by snow. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, a family member of the deceased said that Nazir Ahmed Thikri, a resident of Urpash area in  Shaji Nag area of Ganderbal, aged 75 passed away after brief illness at Sher e Kashmir institute of Medical Sciences in Srinagar on Tuesday morning. "The hospital did not provide us any ambulance, we rented a vehicle from the hospital to Nuner  amid the massive snowfall and unclear roads," the family member said. From the Nuner area, no street had been cleaned by the administration and the whole area...

Basit Shah/ Rayees Shah On Tuesday the Duty officer (DO) Nagbal Mohammed Akbar saved a life of teenage poision patient who was on way for treatment from Ganderbal Pirpora Hospital to SKIMS Soura in Srinagar. Their ambulance was stuck on road near amid heavy snowfall in the nagbal area of Ganderbal.buy dapoxetine online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/new/dapoxetine.html no prescription The DO per eyewitnesses not only cleared all stuck traffic but pushed ambulance by himself along with his on-duty cops. The Patient, as per reports reached the SKIMS timely, where he is undergoing treatment. On the direction of SSP Ganderbal Khalil Poswal police party of Nagbal post headed by SI Mohd Akber immediately swung into action and provided its helping hand t...

Mir Junaid Massive fire broke out in a hotel in the Boulevard area of Srinagar on Tuesday noon. An offcial told The Kashmiriyat that on Tuesday the welcome hotel in Srinagar's Boulevard area was partially damaged during a fire incident. The tourists aboard in the Hotel rose alarm after which locals along with the Police reached the spot and evacuated them safely. As per initial inputs an electric short circuit caused the fire. "Nobody was injured in the attack as per the initial inputs," the official told The Kashmiriyat  

The divisional administration in Kashmir Valley has ordered rationing of fuel as “precautionary measure” amid continuous snowfall. Divisional Commissioner Pandurang Kondbarao Pole told on Tuesday that the order has been issued as “precautionary one” even as stocks are full. “We are not low on stocks. The order is a precautionary, a preventive one to avoid any difficulties which may arise (in future),” he said responding to query if the stocks are running low due to continuous closure of Jammu-Srinagar highway amid unabated snowfall across the Valley. As per the order issued on 4 January , the divisional administration has ordered issuing limited petrol and diesel besides LPG to the consumers. The concerned have been asked to ensure that two-wheelers are issued only three litres of...

Mubashir Naik Casual labourers and daily rated workers, working in different Government departments in J&K have warned Govt that they will resume their indefinite strike if their demand of regularization and release of wages as promised by Lt Governor M K Sinha in presence of BJP State president Ravinder Raina and MP Jugal Kishore Sharma is not addressed. In a joint press release, heads of various unions and associations of these workers, under the banner of All Department Casual Labours United Front (Jammu Province), disclosed that on November 11, 2020 a delegation of United Front along with BJP J&K Unit president Ravinder Raina and MP Jammu-Poonch Constituency, Jugal Kishore Sharma met the Lt Governor , Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan Jammu after 48 days long strike. The repre...

More than 6000 vehicles remained stranded at various places due to heavy snowfall in Jammu Kashmir for the second day on Monday. Air services to Srinagar also remained suspended due to snow and poor visibility. Heavy snowfall has been predicted also on Tuesday. As Kashmir valley remains wrapped in snow, many areas have been cut off especially down in South Kashmir, where road connectivity and electricity has ben severely hit. The administration has set up control rooms across all districts, however, the snow remains unremoved from most of the parts other than in the urban localities. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, locals from the upper reaches of Kulgam including Damhal Hanjipora, Noorabad, Aharbal said that the areas have been cut off due to the snowfall and the administration has so ...