REGIONAL

With an aim to provide quality and effective medicine to general public and on the special directions from the worthy District Development Commissioner Kulgam, a team of officials from Drug Control, Revenue, Municipality, headed by Tehsildar Kulgam conducted surprise inspections of Medical Shops/Clinics around District Hospital Kulgam, and during the inspections two Medical Shops were closed on spot; Al Dua Medicate and Usmania medicate. Furthermore, many Medical Shops were Show Caused for different violation of Drug laws. Moreover 12 drug samples have been collected and sent for analysis purpose to Drug laboratory Srinagar to ensure safe and quality medicine are available in the market. It is pertinent that in the previous month of July 2022, four medicates were suspended/ closed do...

After Kashmir-based politicians expressed their anger over the inclusion of nonlocals in the voter list of Jammu Kashmir, the residents of Jammu took to the streets against the move of the Election commission. Residents of Jammu on Thursday took to the streets in Janipur in Jammu and burnt the copies of the latest order of the election commissioner to include the non-locals in the voter list of Jammu Kashmir. "The people of Jammu oppose the decision of the election commissioner. It is wrong. The decision should be reversed as soon as possible. This is unacceptable to Jammu Kashmir. Article 370 was removed to disempower the people of Jammu. Now this order will further add to the disempowerment," Sunil Dimple, a local activist said. He demanded a repeal of the decision along with de...

A Pakistani militant who was jailed in Kot Bhalwal prison in Jammu and was injured in a firing incident during a weapon recovery operation in Toph village of Arnia sector along the International Border in Jammu has succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, police said here. A senior police official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that during the investigation of a case, it came to the fore that a militant from Pakistan, who was present in jail in Jammu was involved in some militancy networks after which a weapon recovery operation was launched in Arnia sector. He said that during the operation, a police constable and the Pakistani militant identified as Mohammed Ali Hussain alias Qasim alias Jehangir were injured in the firing incident. He said that the duo was s...

A youth from Awantipora area of Pulwama has written his maiden anthology titled "The consciousness of universe". Suhail Ahmad Paray (23) son of Mohammad Khalil Parry resident of Chersoo Awantipora who is pursuing diploma in electrical engineering had sometime before also come up with the novel idea of generating electricity from a firepot. Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Suhail said that main things which he has discussed in 93 paged book includes that whether the universe is like what is being perceived or is different and the cause of gravitation in practical analysis. “I have also written which path universe followed before and after big bang,” he said, adding that how electricity is following path where there is less resistance. “I have also discussed ...

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has asked the Jammu Kashmir School Education Department to lay more focus on improving the net enrolment of secondary level. The official documents of MoE available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reads, “There is a need to lay more focus on improvement of net enrolment at secondary level at both the level-lower secondary as well as upper secondary education.” The ministry has further said, “However, challenges remain in reducing regional disparities and inequalities among secondary school-age students from different socioeconomic backgrounds.” It states that the MoE again this academic year has requested the local government to improve the learning outcome of the students. “The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir was requested ...

Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police have arrested two drug peddlers in Handwara and recovered contraband substances from their possession. A Police party of Police Station Kralgund during patrolling in Pandithpora area intercepted & apprehended 02 suspicious persons. During checking, officers were able to recover 106grams of Charas like substance from their possession. They have been identified as Tariq Ahmad Moochi son of Mohd Maqbool Moochi and Abdul Quyoom Mir son of Gh Nabi Mir both residents of Pandithpora. They have been shifted to police station where they remain in custody. Accordingly, a case vide FIR No. 70/2022 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Kralgund and further investigation has been ta...

With immediate effect, the Waqf board has imposed a blanket ban on the collection of money across the Khanqahs in Jammu Kashmir. In this regard, an order was issued here vide order No. JKWB/Adm/ CE/ 1723-25 dated 16th August, 2022. As per the order issued here, it was given out that despite coming from a reasonably sound economic background, such people are permanently occupying particular spots within the shrines for their activities, and there are instances when such spots are being outsourced or contracted out against receipt of large sums of money that violates the sacrosanctity of the Ziyarats. Pertinently, Waqf board has its own donation boxes across the Khanqahs and Mosques it has under its control in the Kashmir valley. Last year, the process of centralizing the locally...

The House of militant a militant involved in the Shopian attack was damaged during a cordon and search operation in Katpora area of south Kashmir's Shopian district during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, Police said. In its statement, Police said, "On 16th August, 2022 at about 11:00 A.M two terrorists shot and killed Sunil Kumar Bhat S/O Sri Ji Bhat and injured his cousin Pertimber Nath S/O Arjun Nath Bhat at his orchard in Chotigam, Shopian." Consequent upon above terrorist act, case FIR No. 153/2022 U/S302, IPC, 7/27, IA Act and 16, 20 ULA(P) Act was registered in P/S Shopian and investigation process was set into motion. During initial investigation, involvement of an active terrorist, Adil Ahmad Wani S/O Mohd Khalil Wani R/O Kutpora surfaced, the Police commun...

Kashmir is well known for some of the best quality fruits but not many are aware that the grapes produced in Repora village of Ganderbal compete are sweet and juicy. As per experts a great advantage of Repora grapes is that it gets ready when fresh grapes are not available anywhere in the world except Italy. They told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that Repora grapes fetch a good price in the market, Sahibi for Rs 200/Kg and Hussaini for Rs 100/Kg. The international standard of the best quality is to have berry size of 4-5 grams and Repora grapes have size of 12.5 gms exceeding international standards. Grapes are cultivated on about 60 hectares of land in Repora Lar village which makes thousands of people better manage their livelihood conditions and hundreds of young...

The decision of allowing non-residents to vote in the upcoming assembly polls in Jammu Kashmir has evoked sharp and widespread criticism. From the general public to politicians, the inclusion of non-locals in the electoral rolls does not seem to be going well with people, especially in the Kashmir valley. Jammu Kashmir National Conference Vice President and the former Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir, Omar Abdullah said BJP was planning to import voters to the Kashmir valley who can vote for the party. "Is the BJP so insecure about support from genuine voters of J&K that it needs to import temporary voters to win seats? None of these things will help the BJP when the people of J&K are given a chance to exercise their franchise," Omar Abdullah said. https://twitte...