May 19, 2023 | Kashmir POST

NSG conducts ‘Area Domination’ exercise in Srinagar ahead of G20 Summit

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 Editor

Security forces step up searches in Srinagar To make sure there are no security gaps before the G20 event in Srinagar, the National Security Guard’s (NSG) special commandos conducted an area domination and security sanitisation exercise in Lal Chowk area in the run-up to the G20 meeting. The NSG commandos, CRPF and J&K Police personnel searched the commercial enterprises including hotels, stores, and other buildings close to the city’s Lal Chowk. “The area dominance exercises were conducted by NSG commandos, Police, and CRPF members to make sure there is impenetrable security,”…

Unveiling Common Allergens in Kashmir: Grass Pollen, Pine Tree Pollen, and House Dust among allergies faced by locals

May 19, 2023 Editor

As spring arrives and progresses, Kashmir, which has more than half of its land area covered with trees and forests, witnesses a sharp increase in allergies. Doctors and experts from other fields caution against ‘myths’ and list out steps that could help reduce the afflictions. With the fluff from poplar trees floating around in most parts of Kashmir, and with a simultaneous increase in the number of people complaining of allergies and exacerbation of Asthma, KIF delved into the possible causes and redress. Result of 17,000 Allergy Tests Department of Immunology…

G-20 Summit preparations in Kashmir prompt school closures and heightened Alert for mainstream Politicians and Minorities

May 19, 2023 Editor

Schools at “vulnerable” points have been closed and members of minorities, migrant workers and mainstream politicians are being put on alert in Kashmir, especially Srinagar, ahead of the G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting scheduled for next week. Official sources said several schools in the city, especially those in “vulnerable pockets” in Srinagar, will be closed for the next one week. A teacher, who teaches at a private school located on the outskirts of Srinagar city, said she received “directions from the school administration to announce a nine-day holiday from May…