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Danishwar Hameed Two teenagers were electrocuted in the Shurat area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that teenagers identified as Shavaiz Ahmed Dar, a 13-year-old boy, and Zakir Ahmed Khandey, a 12-year-old boy, both residents of Shurat Kulgam received an electric shock on Wednesday afternoon. Both were immediately evacuated to a nearby health facility DHS Kulgam, where they were referred to Anantnag Hospital. Zakir Ahmed Khanday succumbed on the way to the hospital, while Shavaiz's condition to stated to be stable.

Danishwar Hameed A 22-year-old youth died after he accidentally fell into the Aharbal waterfall in the Damhal Hanjipora area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district. A Police official told The Kashmiriyat that Suhaib Ahmad Dar aged 22, son of Shabir Ahmad Dar, a resident of Shangus visited Aharbal waterfall along with his friends fell accidentally into the waterfall on Tuesday afternoon. Immediately after the incident, Rescuers swung into action but could not save the life of the youth. The body of the deceased has been found and will be handed over to his legal heirs after the completion of medico-legal formalities.

Danishwar Hameed A youth was crushed to death in the Ashmuji area of Kulgam. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Monday morning a 23-year-old youth from the Ashmuji area in Kulgam was crushed to death after a four-wheeler (Dumper) ran over him. Identified as Rayees Ahmad Baht, a resident of Mirpora Ashumuji area of Kulgam, he died on the spot.buy strattera generic http://buywithoutprescriptionrxonline.com/strattera.html over the counter

Danishwar Hameed A Youth from south Kashmir’s Kulgam has gone missing from his home in the Kulgam district of South Kashmir. Family members of 21-year-old missing youth speaking to The Kashmiriyat urged their son to return home and appealed to the government to help them trace him. Youth, identified as Uzair Ahmad Bhat, son of Mohd Maqbool Bhat, resident of Mirhama village in Kulgam district is missing since 26 May 2021. His father, Mohammed Maqbool Bhat, said that soon after he left home, we tried to call him several times. “His phone was switched off.” “We called our relatives and his friends but could not find him,” he said while appealing to his son to come back. After failing to trace him, the family has filed a missing report at the Police station Kulgam. The you...

Security Forces Friday arrested four youth including a missing youth from Shopian in Kujjar village of Yaripora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, an official said. An official said that police along with army’s 1 RR raided Kujjar village of Kulgam and arrested four people including the missing man in Shopian district. "The youth have been detained for questioning," official said, adding that, “those arrested include Zakir Ayoub Malik son of Mohd Ayoub Malik, a resident of Audkher Shopian who was missing from Shopian, Ashiq Ahmad Hajam (24), Basit Rayaz Hajam (17), Owis Gulzar Tantary (19), all from Kujjar, Yaripora—(KNO)

Scores of inhabitants including women from Wanpoh area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday staged a protest against Jal Shakti department for “failing” to provide pure drinking water supply. The protesters from different villages including K G Raina, Mogalbagh, Bagh-e-Wanpoh, Sofigund assembled and blocked the Kulgam road, affecting the traffic movement for several hours. The protesters said that the residents have been facing a water shortage for the last many years and the department is forcing them to drink contaminated water from open streams and ponds. “Scores of people, most of them elderly and children are suffering from water-borne disease while the department is sleeping,” they said. "Due to negligence of administration we are forced to consume contaminated...

Another family from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district has alleged that they lost their 45 days old baby after immunization at Primary Health Centre Soibugh. Pertinently, yesterday 45 years old baby Ziyan Ahmed Mir died after vaccinated at the same Health Centre at Soibugh area of Budgam. Family had said that after immunization, baby developed some reaction and after a couple of hours when taken to GB Panth hospital for children on the advice of PHC Soibugh, doctors declared the baby dead. The baby Ziyan Ahmed Mir was the resident of Damipora Soibugh. Doctors had claimed that baby died because of convulsion disorder. After the death of the baby, another family from Soibugh has alleged that their 45 days old baby Naveen Kumar died after immunization at PHC Soibugh. Bilal Ahmed...

Even as the government claims to provide better healthcare to the patients in the Valley hospitals amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the district hospital Kulgam lacks an endoscopy machine, leaving the patients to suffer. Locals said that many patients at hospital could not be treated for gastroenterology related disorders for the want of endoscopy. The attendants of patients said that they have to travel several kilometres to get the endoscopy done or have to visit a private clinic that costs thousands of rupees. “Everyone in the valley is facing stomach problems but due to unavailability of endoscopy machines patients have no choice but to walk long distances to get their tests done,” Ashiq Nabi, an attendant said. “The private labs charge thousands of rupees, which is not affordab...

The Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday said that they arrested an accused, allegedly involved in raping a minor girl, within an hour after receiving a complaint in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. In a statement, issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a spokesperson said that a girl (Name withheld) aged about 14 years along with her father approached the Police Station Devsar with a written complaint stating that on May 12, she was on way towards her orchard and in the mean time one person namely, Mudasir Ahmad Lone son of Mushtaq Ahmad Lone, a resident of Dardgund wrongfully restrained her and forcibly raped her. The spokesperson said that thereafter the accused had threatened her not to disclose the incident to anyone. “Acting promptly upon the complaint, a ca...

Danishwar Hameed On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Kulgam, Dr Bilal Mohi- ud-din Bhat,  Kulgam administration today launched Aalow App, an initiative to help people of the district in real time in case of emergencies like fire/natural calamities/PDD, flood control etc. "Emergency situations can be stressful, dangerous and upsetting but if one is prepared  anyone can deal with the unexpected in a better way, Aalow App is a move to enable district administration to help people more effectively at the time of emergency" Speaking on the occasion, the ADC Aijaz Ahmad said that this app will be very helpful for people during emergency, an initiative of district Kulgam to automate/digitize the process of disaster management processes under SDRF/NDRF. He said, Aalow application ...