Category: Community

Pellets wreak Havoc, Nasir(5) battles Injuries

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20 Persons have eyes severely damaged, 10 Victims completely lost 1 eye, most of 170 injured need retinal surgery, Nasir(5) Battles pellet injuries Of over 170 persons admitted at general specialty SMHS hospital here with eye-injuries, at least 20 have their both eyes “severely damaged” by pellets while another 10 persons have completely lost their one eye to the ‘lethal’ ammunition. While doctors have started to operate upon these patients, they fear the damage caused by the pellets to many persons may be “irreparable.” A senior eye specialist at the…

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JK’s ‘Non-lethal’ Pellet guns, and the Injuries, Blindness they cause

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Home Minister Rajnath Singh has announced an expert panel to suggest alternatives to pellets in crowd control. Indian Express explains this most emotive aspect of the current round of protests in the Valley. Home Minister Rajnath Singh told the Lok Sabha on Thursday that the pellet guns fired on protesters in Kashmir had killed one person and given eye injuries to 53 during the current round of unrest, and that the government was looking out for non-lethal alternatives for crowd control. Opthalmologists at Srinagar’s Sri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital…

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As Restrictions, Curfew continue, People facing difficulties in finding essentials

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With no let-up in restrictions imposed by the authorities, the Kashmir valley is grappling with shortage of essentials as people in curfew-bound areas are finding difficult to get baby food, medicines and even food items at certain places. Baby food, medicines like insulin, food items and some other essential supplies have dried up have dried up across Kashmir division due to prolonged curfew and restriction which have entered 12th day today after the killing of Hizb Commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani. This reporter visited the Srinagar’s old city where curbs and…

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ear-old Arafat has pellets in Heart, Intestines, Chest, Eyes and Spinal-cord

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13-year-old Mir Arfat from Khanabal area of Anantnag district has been hit by pellets in his vital organs and is battling for life at SMHS hospital here. The Class 7th student—the latest victim of ‘deadly’ pellets—has pellets in his heart, intestines, abdomen, chest, neck, eyes and in his spinal-cord area as well, said a senior doctor who examined Arfat. “We can’t say anything about his condition right now. The priority is that his condition should remain stable first. We will monitor him for next 12 hours and then only a…

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Editors refuse to resume publication, ask Govt to come clean on Ban

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Valley-based newspapers on Wednesday asked the state government to come clean on continued ban on publication of the newspapers, saying the “government was using all the available tactics to hit the credibility of the media institutions”. “On Monday Chief Minister’s advisor Prof Amitabh Mattoo approached us insisting that it (ban) was a mistake for which he apologized,” Editor Kashmir Life Masood Hussain read a statement to media after 2-hour meeting of the editors and proprietors of Kashmir based newspapers. “At the same time the state government resorted to propaganda blitzkrieg…

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Kashmiri boy detained in Delhi for displaying placard ‘I want Justice’

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A 25-year-old man from Kashmir was detained for questioning after he held out in public a placard with ‘I want justice’ written on it in west Delhi, police said on Sunday. Amir Amin, a resident of Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir, was detained from near the Sector 9 bus stand in Dwarka area. A passer-by noticed him displaying a placard and made a call to the Police Control Room, a police officer said. He is a resident of the Palam Extension area since January 5, the police officer added.…

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Media gag to continue for three days : Govt

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Journalists hold sit-in at Press Enclave, call it ‘press emergency’ In an unprecedented move, the clueless PDP-BJP government has now enforced information blackout across Kashmir by raiding newspaper offices in bid to threaten them to suspend their publications and also banning the Cable TV in Valley areas—the moves which have evoked severe criticism from the stakeholders. According to reports, many newspaper printing presses were raided, leading to forced suspension of newspapers’ publication. On Saturday, owners and editors of several Kashmir-based newspapers held a sit-in at Press Enclave here, condemning in strong…

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Braving Curfew, Firing, Anantnag youth join hands to provide succour to injured

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Working tirelessly for last seven days the local youth here have joined hands and formed a voluntary group, providing succour to the injured and their attendants. Even other patients admitted in Anantnag (Islamabad) hospitals and their attendants are also being taken care of despite strict curfew and restrictions in place in the town. Around 150 civilians who sustained injuries in security forces’ action have been treated at District Hospital Anantnag with 130 among them reported in first two days only after the killing of Hizb commander Burhan Wani last Friday.…

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Born after 2011? Food Act doesn’t cover you

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NFSA unclear on providing ration to children born in or after 2012 The newly introduced National Food Security Act (NFSA) has no provision of ration for children born after 2011. “There is a directive that those born up to 2011 are entitled to ration, but those born after 2011 are not,” said GS Chib, Director, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Department. He said the government intended to impose a cut-off date for consumers. “This cut-off date will remain in force till any other decision is taken,” he said. Asked…

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Community kitchen at SKIMS ensures no one sleeps without food

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The Relief Committee Anchar- a self help group constituted by three mohalla committees- is serving food to estimated 2000 people on daily basis post eruption of protests after killing of Hizb Commander Burhan Wani. While thousands of stranded attendants are itching to go home due to prevalent situation, but local volunteers at SKIMS are ensuring that none has to sleep without having food. Amid crisis and chaos in the Srinagar tertiary healthcare institution, SKIMS the resilience of Kashmir is evident from the fact that local volunteers of adjacent mohallas have…

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