A family in Srinagar has written to Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, SSP crime and other authorities for action against a private diagnostic centre after a 4D scan report conducted by them showed totally different results when compared with dozens of tests done at SKIMS Soura. Yaseen Bhat, the husband of a patient namely Saba, alleged that his wife is ill for long as stones are being found in her kidneys and this year same problem existed following which they went to SKIMS Soura where doctors said stones in kidneys and urine track will be taken out but they need to see how stones are formed every year in her kidneys. "A surgery was conducted and a stone in the urine tract was taken out and parathyroid hormone tests were conducted which showed PTH was very high. After that doctors tol...

Amidst the shivering cold, as the temperatures are dropping drastically across Kashmir, the valley is witnessing frequent power cuts, like every year, which has caused widespread grief among the people. The prevailing power crisis from down South to up north, including the rural and urban areas of Kashmir, has left people distraught. Residents of the valley complain that they are paying normal fees, taxes and bills, yet the electricity they are receiving is minimal. "The administration claims to be making huge advances in electricity, but the changes in electricity are hardly visible on the ground," Ghulam Mohiuddin Dar, a resident of Kulgam told The Kashmiriyat. An Anantnag resident said that the Power development department in the district has been cutting down electricity in th...

A Special Police Officer (SPO) Ashiq Hussain Malik who was killed during an Anti-Militancy operation in 2018 has been conferred with Shaurya Chakra- an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice while not engaged in direct action with the enemy. The president of India, Ram Nath Kovind presented the award to the family of the slain cop, Ashiq Hussain who hailed from South Kashmir. SPO Aashiq Hussain Malik, a resident of the Chittergul area in South Kashmir's Anantnag district was killed during an encounter with militants in the Sirigufwara area of Bijbehara in Anantnag on June 22, 2018. The Ministry of Defence informed that the President also conferred 13 Param Vishisht Seva Medals, two Uttam Yudh Seva Medals, and 24 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals ...

The residents of Audoora village of Qalamabad in Handwara area of north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Tuesday alleged favouritism by the local Gram Sabha in making development plans. Talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS), they said that every year Gram Sabha takes place and development plans are being shared with Gram Sabha members, however, the works which are being discussed during the Sabha are never carried out. They said that the people who make these plans carry out these works as per their wish, while genuine issues are ignored. The residents also said that the village is located on the banks of Nallah Mawer and every year floods pose a threat to the village as there was an immediate need for construction of embankment but due to some unknown reasons no plan is executed for...