THE KASHMIRIYAT

Weatherman on Tuesday forecast cloudy weather in J&K coupled with moderate to dense fog in plains of Jammu till January 29. “Fair to partly cloudy weather is expected throughout J&K till January 29 with moderate to dense fog in morning hours in plains of Jammu,” an official of the meteorological department here told GNS. He said there would generally cloudy weather on January 30 and that there is possibility of light rain/snow on 31st. “Expect warmer days and colder nights till January 29th,” he said, adding, “There's no forecast of any major weather till ending January.” Meanwhile, the official said Srinagar received traces rainfall in last 24 hours till 0830 hours today while the summer capital of the J&K recorded a low of 1.8°C against last night’s 2.8°C, he said. K...

Locals from Drugmulla area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district Monday staged a protest against the absence of doctors and Para-medical staff from Community Health Centre. They also raised slogans against PDD alleging that despite paying fatty bills, Drugmulla and its adjacent areas are reeling under darkness. Eyewitnesses told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a large number of people assembled at Drugmulla Chowk and held a demonstration against the non-availability of doctors and Para-medic staff at Community Health Centre, Drugmulla. They said that making Covid-19 an excuse, this Community Health Centre have been deprived of the staff. “When you are going to deploy doctors for Covid-19 duties only, then who is going to take care of common patients,” the protesters said and all...

A major tragedy was averted at Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial (JLNM) Hospital in Rainawari area of Srinagar on Monday afternoon. Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a major fire tragedy was averted at 1000 LPM Oxygen Generation Plant at JLNM hospital. They said that heaps of scrap at Oxygen Plant caught fire inside the premises of the building, creating panic among the attendants. Timely action by Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) department averted the tragedy, they said, adding that there was no loss of property or injury during the incident—(KNO)

Barring few places including Srinagar, night temperature recorded a fall in Kashmir Valley with mercury settling at minus 9.5°C in the world famous skiing resort of Gulmarg. Some places including famous resort of Pahalgam accumulated fresh snowfall. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar received 2.6mm rainfall in last 24 hours till 0830 hours today while the summer capital of the J&K recorded a low of 2.8°C against last night’s 0.4°C, he said. Kashmir is presently under the grip of 40-day long harshest period of winter, known locally as ‘Chillai Kalan, which started from December 21. It is followed by a 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ and a 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’. Gulmarg had about 11cms of fresh snowfall during the time and recorded a low of minus ...

Ulfat Bashir The residents of Rampora, Rajpora in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district today complained that the authorities did not clear the snow from the roads and bylanes in several areas. Far-flung areas of district Baramulla including Rajpora, Rampora and other adjacent areas continue to remain cut off due to the snow, which has not been cleared even after the passage of 8 days. "For the last seven days, I've been indoors. Today, I had an appointment with a doctor, but I cannot move my vehicle, due to the slippery road. Had snow been cleared on time things would have been different. The locals are subjected to many inconveniences," an irked commuter told The Kashmiriyat. The locals of the area allege that the authorities were resorting to a callous approach in clearing the ...

Shah Basit Water being an essential part of life is one of the most used resources on earth, however, there are many people struggling for basic drinking water. Bagdoo-Pati Kachnambal-B village barely 13 km from Sub-division Kangan in Ganderbal district is yet to get a drinking water facility with locals being forced to consume contaminated water of a local canal. The village comprises over 60 households. Locals from the village speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that the government has “ignored the area completely and left it without any drinking water facility”. They said they have to consume water from surrounding streams which can be dangerous in times of increased pollution and pose a serious threat to their health and well-being. The locals complained that although they ...