THE KASHMIRIYAT

A minor boy in south Kashmir’s Anantnag and a teenager in Sopore of north Kashmir’s Baramulla died in fresh incidents of drowning on Sunday. Reports reaching GNS said that a 4-year-old boy Aleem Ahmad son of Fayaz Ahmad Rather, resident of Qaziabad Anantnag drowned while taking bath in a water body in the native area. Despite efforts made by the onlookers, the boy could not be however saved. In a similar incident, a 14-year-old boy namely Adnan Muzaffar Dar, son of Muzaffar Ahmad Dar, resident of Reban area of Sopore also drowned, while he alongside his colleagues was taking bath in Pohru nallah. Notably, the drowning incidents have witnessed a sharp increase amid soaring temperatures across the Valley with the people, mostly children, taking to different water bodies to beat the ...

Child mortality rate in Jammu and Kashmir is on decline as infant mortality rate has decreased from 49 in 2008 to 17 in 2020. As revealed in the Sample Registration System (SRS) 2020-22 (survey period), Jammu & Kashmir has registered considerable improvement in various health indicators including Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) during the last year. The IMR has decreased from 20 to 17 in a single year. As per data available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the earlier neonatal mortality rate in J&K has declined from 33 in 2008, 32 in 2009, 30 in 2010, 26 in 2011, 25 in 2012, 24 in 2013, 22 in 2014, 18 in 2015, 15 in 2016, 13 in 2017 and 12 in 2018. The data said that the neonatal mortality rate in J&K has declined from 39 in 2008, 37 in 2009, 35 in 2010, 3...

A youth has gone missing from his home in Sopore area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district. According to a Police press release, Police Post Putkha received a written complaint from one namely Manzoor Ahmad Ganie S/O Abdul Khaliq Ganie R/O Putkha Muqam, stating that his son namely Danish Manzoor Ganie left for Srinagar on 25 June 2022 for work, but neither he reached at the place of work nor back to home since he left. It's pertinent mention here that the missing person is married and having 05 years old son. In this regard missing report has been diarized and Sopore police seeks help of general public to trace the missing person. If anybody has information/clue regarding the said missing person may kindly inform Sopore Police on: 9596773004, 9596773011, 7006030281, 9596773024...

Indicating that assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir could be held later this year or earlier next year, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered a special summary revision of electoral rolls in the Union Territory after a gap of three years. In a significant move, the poll body has ordered a revision of electoral rolls in Jammu & Kashmir for the first time after the August 5, 2019, constitutional changes. The schedule of revision of the electoral roll has been communicated to Jammu and Kashmir’s chief electoral officer on Tuesday. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), as per ECI’s letter to the CEO, the special summary revision would begin immediately after the culmination of pre-revision activities on August 31, 2022. The revision exerci...

Kashmir Valley continued to swelter under heat wave with Srinagar recording season’s hottest day at 34.2°C even as monsoon rainfall brought about some respite to Jammu on Thursday. As mercury hit a new high this season in Srinagar, it was over 0.2°C higher than yesterday and 5.1°C above the normal for this time of the season, a MET official told GNS. It also remained third highest in the last 12 years in Srinagar. On 9 June 2021, Srinagar recorded 34.7°C. The highest June temperature in Srinagar in the last 12 years was 35°C recorded on 3 June 2018. The highest ever June temperature in Srinagar was 37.8°C , recorded on 29 June 1978. Meanwhile, Qazigund recorded a maximum of 31.9°C against 32.5°C on the previous day. The temperature was 4.2°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashm...

Srinagar: Ninety-one percent people in Jammu and Kashmir visit government health facilities for treatment whenever they get ill while only 7.4 percent people visit private hospitals for treatment, the National Health and Family Survey-5 (NHFS-5) has reported. As per survey 87.2 percent people in Urban areas while as 92.5 percent people in rural areas of J&K which means 91 percent people visit government health facilities whenever they get sick. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), among this 91 percent population, 46 percent use government or municipal hospitals, 4.6 percent use dispensaries, 15.8 use PHC/CHC, 5.5 percent use Sub Centre and 0.1 percent get medicines from Asha. It also reveals that 7.4 percent visit the Private health sector which includes 2.6 who vi...