A total of 33 persons have tested positive for dengue in Jammu in the past two months. The Health Department had tested 331 samples for dengue in the past two months, of which 33 were positive. The department claimed that all 33 patients were treated and discharged. It said most patients had been residing outside the state. “Most of the patients are residing outside the state. As a precautionary measure, we sprayed anti-dengue medicines at their locality in Jammu,” said Dr Gurjeet Singh, Director, Health Services, Jammu. The department said…
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Uprising in Kashmir enters 4th Month, 2nd longest shutdown in history
Kashmir unrest completes 90 days, Protests, clashes continue Shutdown cripples life in Valley Kashmir shutdown 2nd longest in history Palestine observed 6-month strike in 1936 77 more arrested in 24 hours: Police The ongoing uprising in Kashmir crossed the 90-day mark on Thursday, even as protests and clashes continued in several areas. A noted author said this is perhaps the longest shutdown period Kashmir has ever witnessed. The pro-freedom uprising was triggered by the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani in southern Kokernag village on July 8. His…
Read MoreDay 89, Mehbooba calls on Modi, discusses situation in Kashmir; Resistance group extended shutdown till Oct 13
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the situation in the state in wake of mounting tensions between India and Pakistan and repeated ceasefire violations by the latter along the LoC and International Border. The meeting lasted for nearly an hour during which the chief minister apprised the Prime Minister of the law and order situation gripped by unrest after the killing ofBurhan Wani, a Hizbul Mujahideen commander, on July 8, official sources said. The Chief Minister also discussed with…
Read MoreProtest Program released by Resistance Group, Shutdown extended till Oct 13
Friday, October 07 (No Relaxation) UNMOGIP March From 9 am, Marchone & all from the entire Jammu & Kashmir towards the UNMOGIP Office, Srinagar and handover a memorandum to the military observers regarding India’s recent attempts of creating war hysteria to deflect international attention from ongoing People’s uprising for freedom from forcible Indian occupation of Jammu & Kashmir and also asking UNO to impress upon India to shun the violence and respect and adhere to UN charter and implement the UN resolutions on Kashmir; Offer Friday prayer Poloview ground, TRC ground and…
Read MoreKashmiri Students robbed, held hostage at Ghaziabad hostel
Law students from Kashmir Valley admitted under Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) in Global College of Law in Dasna Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh were looted by armed robbers on Friday night (September 30). Robbers, according to these Kashmiri students who hail from different districts of Valley including Srinagar, Baramulla, Kupwara and Islamabad, broke into their rooms and held 12 students, two of them girls hostage at gunpoint for about three hours, and looted whatever they could lay their hands on, from computers to jewellery. A student from Islamabad who…
Read MoreUnion Territory Status demand divides Ladakh
Day after Leh’s united face over issue, Kargil district opposes demand The long-standing demand for union territory (UT) status to Ladakh today divided the region on religious lines with the Muslim-majority Kargil area telling the Centre that it was against the division of Ladakh and its separation from the state. The move came a day after the demand of a joint delegation of all political parties, religious organisations and civil society groups in Leh to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday. The Ladakh region comprises Leh and Kargil districts.…
Read More‘Scooty Boom’ amid Unrest
Sales of gearless two-wheelers have increased many times in past 2 months For past near about three months which were marked by shutdowns and government restriction with no public transport and almost invisible private transport, it is the ‘scooty’ which is riding on Kashmir roads these days. The gearless two-wheeler or scooters, commonly here know as a ‘scooty’, as brand named by the company which first introduced it in Indian market, has become the most viable option of transport during the prevailing transport. The gearless scooter which was first considered…
Read MoreCenter sanctions 20013 Solar Street lights for J&K
Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission scheme State to get 30000 solar home lights also Union Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has sanctioned 30000 LED Solar Home Lights and 20013 LED Solar Street Lights for J&K under JNNSM special package against the proposal of 129863 SHLs and 20013 SSLs submitted by the state’s Department of Science and Technology. It is worthwhile to mention here that Jammu and Kashmir has tremendous hydro, wind and solar energy potential and the Department of Science and Technology has the mandate for harnessing and…
Read MoreSrinagar on Alert after Suspicious Movement
A sudden alert was sounded across Srinagar Tuesday and police carried out major frisking and search operations in various areas taking travelers by surprise. Police sources said they have inputs about ‘militant movement’ in the city. Witnesses said that police and SoG men, some of them with their faces covered, stopped vehicles at Sempora where they had placed a barricade. “They were stopping almost every vehicle, especially small vehicles and checking the identity of travellers,” they said. Abdur Rashid, who was travelling in his private vehicle from Pampore to Lal…
Read MoreUN Human rights head concerned over Kashmir situation
Seeks unconditional access to J&K, PaK to monitor human rights situation The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights was seriously concerned about the human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir and wants India and Pakistan to avoid inflammatory remarks and de-escalate the situation through dialogue, a UN official said today. “We urge India and Pakistan to engage in a dialogue and to de-escalate the situation. The inflammatory remarks on both sides only fuel the tensions and could result in a further deterioration of the human rights situation,” a spokesperson for…
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