With five more cases of Hepatitis-E coming to fore, the number of people diagnosed of the infection in Cheki-Wangund village of Kulgam district in South Kashmir has reached 13. The doctors had last week confirmed outbreak of Hepatitis-E in the village after eight people were tested positive for the infection. The highly contaminated water supplied to the inhabitants by the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department was attributed as the sole reason for the outbreak. “Five more people have tested positive for infection,” said a doctor today. He said that out…
Read MoreDay: March 3, 2016
Climate Change and its causes
It is March in Kashmir and sun is shining with full pace rejoicing people, but despairing experts. Apart from very less snowfall this winter, it has struck fear among the people and experts that agriculture activities might be impacted this season which contributes major part of economy in Kashmir. The fourty day long Chilai Kalan (harsh wintry days) which was expected to receive highest snowfall has not received a single flake of snow. Kashmir has witnessed the hottest day in February in 76 years as mercury roses to 20.6 degree…
Read MoreBJP leaders meet J&K Guv, discuss political situation
A two-member BJP panel today met Governor N N Vohra and discussed with him the current political situation in Jammu and Kashmir. State BJP President Sat Sharma and MLA Billawar Nirmal Singh called on the Governor at the Raj Bhavan here today, an official spokesman said. Besides discussions on the political situation, the BJP leaders brought to Governor’s notice several important issues, including disbursement of relief to PoK refugees and to those who had lost their houses in the floods, the spokesman said. The issues of construction of shelters for…
Read MoreCar lifters gang busted
The J&K Police busted a gang of car lifters today and recovered five stolen vehicles and several engines from them. A police spokesman said an anti-theft squad was formed to investigate the car thefts in the city. The squad was formed in Hazratbal zone and was headed by Lal Bazar SHO Tauseef Lone. It was monitored by Sub Divisional Police Officer, Hazratbal, Sajad Bukhari and supervised by Hazratbal SP Rayees Mohammad Bhat. “The squad detained three car lifters, identified as Tanveer Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of Awantabhavan Soura; Irshad Ahmad…
Read MoreGovernment orders rebidding for Zojila tunnel contract
The Union Government has ordered rebidding of the strategic Rs 10050-crore Zujila tunnel contract in Jammu and Kashmir, which was earlier given to IRB Infrastructure, reports said on Wednesday. The decision to rebid the tunnel project was taken at a meeting, presided by Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari. As some doubts were raised in respect of the project, rebidding was ordered to maintain complete transparency and uphold probity in public life. Zoji La is 9 km from Sonamarg and provides a vital link between Ladakh and Kashmir. It…
Read MorePDP suffers from ‘paralysis of analysis’
Gowhar Geelani Jammu and Kashmir’s former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed breathed his last on January 7. Nearly two months after Sayeed’s demise, his party led by daughter Mehbooba Mufti is yet to take a stand on the government formation. What does this inexcusable delay in either restitching the partnership with the ideologically antithetical Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or divorcing the right-wing Hindu nationalist party entail? Saying that PDP is in serious leadership crisis and facing paralysis of analysis would be stating the obvious. It is indeed facing a precarious…
Read MoreKashmir medico awarded in India Live-2016
A Kashmiri doctor has been selected among the top five cardiologists from India in the India Live conference held on February 29 at the Taj Palace, New Delhi. Dr Syed Maqbool, intervention cardiologist at Khyber Heart Institute Srinagar, bagged runner up award meant for the best cases of cardiac intervention for which interventional cardiologists from around the globe submit their cases. “This year, out of 200 cases, first 10 were selected followed finally by 5 cases which were presented at the award session. Around 3000 interventional cardiologists participated in India…
Read MoreNC to never ally with BJP, says Omar
Former Chief Minister and National Conference working president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said his party would “never enter into any sort of an alliance” with the BJP. Omar said he would “rather quit politics than compromise with the honour and dignity of the state and its people”. “The PDP has risked the political rights and interests of our people in order to clench on to power in an embrace with the BJP while BJP and RSS leaders continue to spew venom against minorities and continue to threaten them with dire…
Read MoreDowntown youth start ‘Healthy Kashmir’ initiative
Encourage locals for morning run, jog and exercise The youth from downtown in Srinagar have started an initiative “Healthy Kashmir” to attract people to different parks in Srinagar for morning run and walk. The initiative has been started by the top athletes of the Valley including Riyaz Wani, Taneer Ahmad, Hamid Ahmad and Abid Ahmad who teach physical exercises to locals at different parks especially at Badamwari. Hundreds of the locals visit Badamwari in the morning from 7 am to 9 am for run and walk. J&K Bank under its…
Read MoreTulip Garden may reopen by middle of March; early spring
With Kashmir valley witnessing an early spring and above normal day temperature, the Tulip Garden, which has become a major tourist attraction, is likely to reopen ahead of schedule this year. Spread over 30 hectares of land, displaying around a million colourful flowers at the foothills of the Zabarwan range, the Tulip Garden usually opens in March end. Last year, the garden’s reopening was delayed to April 6 due to incessant rains. Nazir Ahmad Reshi, in charge of the Tulip Garden, said the garden would be thrown open in mid-March,…
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