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Ringing Alarm Bells: Frequent Earthquakes in Jammu and Kashmir Raise Concerns

July 26, 2023 Editor

Experts pitch for preparedness to minimise damage, develop earthquake resilient society By: Arif Shafi Wani Frequent earthquakes in Jammu and Kashmir have set alarm bells ringing with experts calling for increasing preparedness level to minimise the loss of lives in case of high magnitude tremblors. J&K falls under the high seismic Zones IV and V, making it vulnerable to earthquakes. A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake rattled J&K on October 8, 2005, claiming 1350 lives and causing massive destruction to structures. For the past over a year, J&K has been witnessing frequent…

Rohingya baby dies after Indian Security Forces fire teargas at detained refugees

July 26, 2023July 26, 2023 Editor

Child’s death follows hunger strike at Jammu & Kashmir jail amid increasing hostility towards 40,000 refugees ahead of elections A five-month-old girl has died after Indian forces fired teargas at Rohingya refugees trying to escape a detention centre where they have been held for more than two years. Videos – sent to Rohingya activists by detainees at Hiranagar jail, now operating as a holding centre – appear to show women and men amid clouds of teargas. About 270 Rohingya detainees at the centre, in the Indian-administered territory of Jammu &…

G20 Showcased Polo View Market in Srinagar Grapples with Persistent Flooding Woes

July 26, 2023 Editor

Fresh showers on Tuesday inundated shops in the newly-revamped Poloview market that served as a showcase for Group of 20 delegates during their Kashmir visit in May, eliciting sharp criticism. Established in 1952, the Poloview market was revamped recently under the Smart City project and inaugurated in May, making it the first pedestrian and wire-free market with underground drainage, electricity and communication system in Srinagar. Some of the shop owners selling Kashmir shawls, suits with handicraft, shoes and jewellery in the market were in for an unpleasant surprise when they…

Unraveling the Phenomenon of Cloudbursts: Is Climate Change Responsible for Their Escalation?

July 26, 2023 Editor

Last Saturday, Mohammed Aslam was working in his kitchen garden when he heard his fellow villagers shouting that water was coming from the nearby foothills in southern Kulgam area in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Within moments, the farmer said, mud and muck from gushing water swept through the village, damaging scores of homes. “It was sudden and swift,” Aslam said. A cloudburst followed by flashfloods hit nearly a dozen villages in Kulgam, filling homes with mud and washing away some cattle. A day before, on Friday night, another cloudburst in the neighboring arid,…

Tragic Landslide in Kishtwar Claims Two Lives

July 26, 2023 Editor

Two labourers died in a tragic incident after a landslide hit Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the incident took place in the Sumbal area under the jurisdiction of Chatroo Police Station in the district. The incident occurred after an L&T excavator machine came under a landslide during excavation work on the road in the area. The deceased have been identified as Aabid Hussain and Musharaf. The authorities reached the spot after getting the information and started a rescue operation. According to reports, Hussain…

Criticism mounts as GoI’s Decision to allow LG to Nominate J&K Assembly Members faces opposition from NC and PDP

July 26, 2023 Editor

The National Conference and the PDP said they have no problem in giving representation in the legislative assembly to Kashmiri migrants and displaced people from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) but disagree with the way reservations are being made for them. They said the power to nominate members for the reserved seats in the assembly should rest with the elected government, not the Lieutenant Governor. The Centre is planning to introduce a Bill in Parliament to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act to reserve two seats for Kashmiri migrants and one seat…

Rahul Gandhi hits back at PM Modi after INDIA barb, says ‘Call us what you want, we will still fight for the people’

July 25, 2023 Editor

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on the opposition alliance I.N.D.I.A. and said “call us what you want”, but “we are India” and “will rebuild the idea of India in Manipur”. Modi had slammed the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance or I.N.D.I.A. as the most directionless the country has ever seen and cited reviled names, such as East India Company and Indian Mujahideen, to assert that people cannot be misled merely by the use of the country’s name. Parliamentary affairs…

Nearly half a dozen shops inundated in Srinagar’s Polo View market after overnight rainfall

July 25, 2023 Editor

After overnight rainfall in Srinagar muddy water has inundated nearly half a dozen shops at the refurbished Polo View market in Srinagar even as authorities said there was no drainage failure. President Polo View market, Haji Mohammad Ismail told that muddy water has entered few shops in the market. He, however, said that it was not known how the shops got inundated while a team of officials visited the area. CEO Srinagar Smart City Athar Amir told that there is no drainage failure as all the drains in the market…

Smart Meter Installation sparks protests in Batamaloo, Leading to Power Supply Snapping

July 25, 2023 Editor

Electricity was snapped in the Batamaloo area of Srinagar city after locals staged a protest against the installation of Smart Meters on Tuesday morning. Local sources told that a large number of locals from Ziyarat Batamaloo Sahab hit to roads and stopped KPDCL men from getting the Smart Meters installed in the area. As a reaction, the electricity as per the locals was snapped and they are without the power supply since morning. One of the locals said that the electricity was snapped shortly after the protest. Consumers in Srinagar…

Two Police Officers brutally assaulted in Leh, culprits on the run

July 25, 2023 Editor

Two policemen, including a sub-inspector of Ladakh Police, suffered serious injuries after they were “violently and brutally” assaulted by a group of miscreants, a senior officer said here on Monday. Senior Superintendent of Police (Leh) PD Nitya said an FIR has been registered under relevant sections, including attempt to murder, against eight absconding accused and special teams have been set up to arrest them. “Sub-Inspector Mohammad Jani and Head Constable Ghulam Rasool from Leh police station were violently and brutally assaulted by a group of youths at a restaurant during…