As many as 820 of those 1,000 have undergone treatment at the Ophthalmology unit of Srinagar’s Shri Maharaja Hari Singh hospital. On October 9, three months after protests broke out in the Valley following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, 35-year-old Mohammed Ehsan became the 1,000th person to sustain pellet injuries to the eye. As many as 820 of those 1,000 have undergone treatment at the Ophthalmology unit of Srinagar’s Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital. Ehsan was hit in the right eye during protests in Srinagar’s Soura…
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1,500 non-local NIT students left for home
Around 1,500 non-local engineering students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT)-Srinagar on Tuesday vacated their hostel rooms and left for their homes. The students said they were asked by the authorities to appear for the examinations “if they remain inside the campus”. “Our administration told us to appear for the exams as we were staying in the hostels. But we have not prepared for our examinations as we have been busy protesting,” a student, who did not wish to be named, told IANS. “The exams will be re-scheduled for…
Read More16,272 vehicles fined, 1,303 seized for violations across Valley in 2 months
As part of its drive against traffic violations, the police have fined over 16,000 vehicles and seized another 1,300 in past two month across the Valley. “The department has fined 16,272 vehicles in the past two months for violating different traffic rules,” the police said in a statement. It added that 1,303 vehicles were also seized as a part of its drive against violators. The police said fines and seizures were part of a rigorous campaign against traffic violators that was launched across Kashmir. The administration has struggled to streamline…
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