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Swine Flu : With 5 more deaths at SKIMS toll rises to 21

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Five more patients have died of H1N1 influenza at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura, taking the death toll of people killed by the Swine Flu to 21. Confirming the deaths, official sources at SKIMS told Kashmir Post that three patients have died in last three weeks. “Two women – an 80-year-old and another 90 years of age — both residents of Budgam were cases of comorbidities. Both were admitted in the hospital and died. A 41-year-old mail patient of Ganderbal also died,” they said. Sources said two more…

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Jammu corners 70% slots in KAS results, none from Kashmir in top 10

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The Public Service Commission on Monday declared the results of J&K Combined Civil Services Examination (KAS) 2014 in which a Surankote boy, Anjum Bashir Khan Khattak, secured the top position. In the selection list no candidate from the Kashmir Valley fares in the list of top 10 and 70 percent of the total selected candidates are from Jammu division. Among others who made it to the list include Irtiza Jeelani of Illahi Bagh, Faizan Ali of Raj Bagh and Humayun Muzzammil of Humhama. Scoring, 1514.33 marks in his first attempt,…

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Don’t add fuel to fire, bring Kashmir closer to India :Mehbooba Mufti to Media

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today asked the media to get Kashmiris closer to the rest of India rather than adding “fuel to the fire”. She was speaking at the three-day-long “India Ideas Conclave 2017” organised by the India Foundation here. She said the media kept abusing and accusing separatists but at the same time kept getting them on television giving them TV time to spew venom. “I donÂ’t know why do they do it. Is it because of TRPs? Media should help us to get Kashmir out…

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Five soldiers feared trapped in snow, National highway remains closed for third consecutive day

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Five soldiers feared trapped in snow Kashmir freezes at sub-zero temperatures Flight operations remain suspended at Srinagar Jammu-Srinagar highway remains closed for third consecutive day Five soldiers went missing in two separate snow-linked incidents near the Line of Control in north Kashmir, the Army said, as the region received the season’s first major spell of snowfall that shut two major highways leading in and out of the Valley. Defence spokesman Rajesh Kalia said search and rescue operations were under-way at two locations in Bandipora and Kupwara districts to trace the…

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Jammu & Kashmir erupts in protest against US decision on Jerusalem

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Massive protest rallies were held across Jammu and Kashmir on Friday against the controversial US decision declaring Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, even as congregational prayers were disallowed by the government at historic Jamia Masjid in Downtown Srinagar. Thousands of protesters and numerous religious scholars said that the United Nations must urge the United States to roll back the outrageous move that has hurt the sentiments of Muslims across the globe. Massive protests across Kashmir Almost all shrines, masjids and imam baras in Kashmir reverberated with anti-US, pro-Palestine and…

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If it’s a fight between you and them, why bring families in between?: Parents of active militants

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The families of at least 30 active local militants have told the police that they have no contact with their sons since they left their homes to join the militant ranks. A source told Kashmir Post that the family members of these militants were called to the circuit house in Shopian on Tuesday for an “interaction session” which the police said was aimed at “reaching out to the families of youth who have joined the militant ranks to get them back into mainstream.” ‘No idea about his whereabouts’ Bashir Ahmad…

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With three more H1N1 deaths at SKIMS toll reaches 11

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Three patients have died of H1N1 influenza at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) here in the past 48 hours, taking the death toll due to the influenza to 11 this season. An official source said that a man from Anantnag, aged around 40, who had tested positive for the infection and was undergoing treatment at the institute’s isolation ward, died on Wednesday. “He was undergoing treatment in isolation ward for the past three days,” the source said. Last week, the SKIMS had decided to send to media organisations daily…

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State drops stone-pelting cases against 4,327 youth

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On recommendations of DGP-headed panel, CM orders withdrawal Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today ordered the withdrawal of stone-throwing cases against 4,327 youth. The decision came after the recommendation of a high-powered committee headed by the Director General of Police which submitted its report to her today. Director General of Police SP Vaid has been asked to regularly monitor the progress in the matter and furnish a fortnightly report, reads a communication from the Home Department to the DGP sent late this evening. Today’s decision marks the revival of the process…

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Farooq Abdullah provokes again, says ‘Forget PoK, raise Indian flag in Srinagar first’

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Former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday dared the government of India to hoist tri-colour at LalChowk in Srinagar before talking about unfurling it in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Abdullah’s remarks drew criticism from the BJP, with deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh saying that the National Conference leader was “strengthening the separatists and militants.” He said that the tricolour was being hoisted in all parts of the state, including LalChowk. Abdullah, who had recently said Pakistan-administered Kashmir cannot become a part of India, said that he only told facts and that…

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Winter sets in, city’s overnight temperature drops to -3.1°C

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The minimum temperature overnight in the city plunged to minus 3.1 degrees Celsius as residents face the early arrival of winter’s cold. The overnight minimum temperature in the city made it one of the coldest November nights of Srinagar in the last decade, officials of Meteorological Department said. It also marked an early arrival of winter’s cold in the region even as residents have a tough time putting up with frequent power outages. The night time temperature in the city has been falling below the freezing point for almost a…

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