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84 Percent population in Kashmir have antibodies against COVID-19: Dr Salim

November 6, 2021 Editor

Says 78 percent of school children have also developed antibodies as per Sero-Surveillance conducted in July this year. Professor and HoD, Community Medicine, SPM, Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar, Dr. S. Muhammad Salim Khan Friday said that as per the Sero-Surveillance conducted in the month of July this year 84 percent population of Kashmir has developed antibodies against the Covid-19, and 78 percent school children have also developed the antibodies. Dr. Salim said that the transmission of the virus is very rapid which is worrying, however, the vaccination has a…

Hindutva mobs disrupt Christian prayer meet, Assault Pastors, Burn Bible in Chhattisgarh

November 6, 2021 Editor

Two Christian pastors were physically assaulted by a Hindutva mob in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamteri district who also burnt the Bible and asked them to convert or they would be killed, Maktoob Media reported. According to the report, the assailants disrupted a prayer meeting, beat the two pastors, burnt Bibles, and demanded the Christians stop holding worship services in Biler village. The attack started around 4 p.m. when a Hindu mob led by Rajnikanth Devaghan and Nilambari Sahu disrupted the prayer meeting. The Hindutva mob had dragged Pastor Sasharath Maanikpuri and Pastor…

Darbar Move: J&K Govt restores accommodation for staff moving from Kashmir to Jammu

November 6, 2021 Editor

The administration had earlier canceled Srinagar and Jammu accommodation for employees moving every six months citing logistical costs. The November 3 order said, “Sanction is hereby accorded to the partial modification of government order dated 29.06.2021 and restoration of government accommodation at Jammu in favour of all these government employees which were earlier allotted to them. The J&K administration has restored government accommodation for employees moving from Kashmir to Jammu, on a temporary basis, weeks after cancelling it. The November 3 order said, “Sanction is hereby accorded to the partial…

1990’s Memories: Return of bunkers starts haunting Kashmir’s again

November 5, 2021 Editor

By: Shefali Rafiq On the busy Baghat Barzulla road opposite the Bone and Joint Hospital – men and women are waiting at the bus stop to reach their respective destinations for work. However, this time the wait for a bus is making passengers uncomfortable as just adjacent to the bus stop have come up two newly constructed bunkers from which a group of military men is consistently gazing through a small window with a gun pointing towards them. Twenty-seven-year-old Saima Khurshid is one of the passengers. Saima, an employee at…

J&K slashes VAT on fuel, Petrol cheaper by 12 & and Diesel by 17

November 5, 2021 Editor

J&K slashes VAT on petrol by ₹5 and diesel by ₹10

A day after the central government slashed excise duty on fuel prices, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday announced a further reduction in petrol and diesel prices by Rs 7 per litre. “Hon’ble PM @narendramodi Ji has given a great Deepawali gift by announcing a reduction in excise duty on Petrol & Diesel. In addition, the J & K admin has decided to reduce additional Rs 7 on Petrol & Diesel, thereby reducing the Petrol price by Rs 12/litre & Diesel by Rs 17/litre in UT from today,” office of…

Efforts to check spread of dengue scaled up across Jammu Region

November 4, 2021 Editor

With dengue cases in J&K nearing the 1,000 mark, the authorities in the Jammu region have scaled up efforts to check its spread, officials said on Wednesday. A total of 993 cases of dengue have been reported in the Union Territory with Jammu (639 cases), Kathua (172) and Samba (87) districts in the Jammu division accounting for the majority of the cases till Tuesday. “The office of the state malariologist in Jammu has scaled up preventive activities such as vector-control activities (bio-larvicide fish, spraying and fogging) and information education and…

Pakistan refuses use of its airspace for Srinagar-Sharjah flight

November 4, 2021 Editor

Pakistan has denied use of its airspace to Go First’s Srinagar-Sharjah flight, the government officials said on Wednesday. According to officials, Pakistan’s refusal on Tuesday forced the flight to take a longer route and fly over Gujarat to reach its destination in the UAE. Go First, previously known as GoAir, had started direct flights between Srinagar and Sharjah from October 23 and the service was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit to the Valley last month. According to officials, till October 31, the flight was going…

‘Skin Them Alive’: J&K BJP sacks party secretary Vikram Randhawa over provocative remarks

November 3, 2021 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir BJP secretary Vikram Randhawa was removed as the state unit found it “unacceptable” that a person occupying a senior position in the party made a statement that hurts religious sentiments. Vikram Randhawa, the secretary of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Tuesday was removed from all party posts over his provocative remarks calling for violence against Kashmiri Muslims who celebrate Pakistan’s victory over India in the recent T20 cricket world cup match. A statement issued by the state BJP unit said the…

Like unscheduled power-cuts, Kashmir is now witnessing unannounced Internet Shut-downs

November 3, 2021 Editor

By: Bisma Bhat It is day 14 that Aisha and Zainab are not able to attend their online classes as the internet remains shut down during day hours in the Nowhatta area of the old city. Since October 18, many parts of the old town of Srinagar and other districts have been put under unannounced internet shutdowns and also are experiencing poor mobile connectivity due to which people, especially students, are facing immense problems. Already grappling with the paucity of physical learning, the two siblings studying in class first and…

Mercury falls across Kashmir Valley, Gulmarg at minus 2.0

November 3, 2021 Editor

The ski resort of Gulmarg recorded a minimum temperature of minus 2.0 degrees Celsius as the mercury plunged elsewhere in the Valley on Tuesday. According to a meteorological department official, Srinagar recorded a low of 2.6 degrees Celsius against 4.4 degrees Celsius on the previous night. Qazigund, he said, recorded a minimum temperature of 1.9 degrees Celsius against the previous night’s 2.2 degrees Celsius. Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 1.0 degrees Celsius against minus 1.2 degrees Celsius on the previous night, he said. Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded…