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  • COVID-19: JK Reports 40 Fresh Cases, Active Cases 166

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    SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Monday reported 40 fresh cases of Covid-19, taking the number of active cases to 166 while no death was reported in the last 24 hours.

    An official said that among 40 new cases, 19 have been reported from the Kashmir division and 21 from the Jammu division.

    He said the total number of active cases in the union territory is 166, including 125 from the Kashmir division and 41 from the Jammu division.

    “Among the fresh 40 cases in Kashmir, four each are from Anantnag, Kulgam and Srinagar, three from Baramulla, two from Pulwama and one each from Budgam and Kupwara; and among 14 from the Jammu division, three from Poonch and one each from Rajouri, Doda, Kathua and Reasi,” he said.

    In the last 24 hours, 1125 Covid-19 tests were conducted in the UT, he added. (KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Prostitution Racket Busted In Kashmir, Eight Detained

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    SRINAGAR: In a recent police operation, a prostitution racket being run from a rented accommodation in Bagh-e-Mehtab has been busted. Two individuals, identified as Irshad Ahmad Bhat from Pampore and Mohd Shafi Hajam from Karimabad Pulwama, were arrested for running the operation.

    Upon further investigation, four female sex workers, all residents of Srinagar, and two customers were detained in connection with the case. An FIR has been registered at the Chanpura Police Station.

    The police have been investigating the matter for some time and finally conducted a raid on the rented accommodation, where the illegal prostitution activities were taking place. The suspects have been taken into custody and are now awaiting trial.



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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Homes For Aged Coming Up In All Districts Of Kashmir

    Homes For Aged Coming Up In All Districts Of Kashmir

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    SRINAGAR: With many aged parents being abandoned by their children in Kashmir, the government has decided to come up with old age homes in all districts so as to provide shelter to those in need.

    Many such homes for the destitute and abandoned senior citizens have already been established in around seven districts of Kashmir.

    Mohammad Ashraf Akhoon, deputy director, Social Welfare department Kashmir said that among 10 districts in Kashmir, old age homes have been already started in seven and will be established in the remaining few also very soon.

    He further added that there are two types of homes for elderly, daycare and residential. Daycare homes have been set up in some districts and residential in few, he said.

    “As of now,  we have good response in day care old age homes with hundreds of senior citizens coming every day; however, the response in residential homes is meager as just few have come in residential old age homes yet,” he said, adding that  residential old age homes have just one or two admissions.”

    Maintaining that  daycare homes allow them to express themselves,  Akhoon Ashraf said that elderly people here enjoy each other’s company ,   talk to each other and they get a platform to share ideas with each other.

    “The day cares are a good source of recreation for the elderly people of our society who either are abandoned by their children or want to spend some good time at these centers,” Akhoon Ashraf said, adding they are using library, read newspapers, sip tea together and take part in other recreational facilities.

    “Anybody who needs shelter in these homes must contact concerned district social welfare officer. They will be admitted in these old age homes immediately,” he said.

     

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Power Curtailment Reduced By 50%, New Schedule After Weather Improvement: KPDCL

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    SRINAGAR: The curtailment hours have been reduced by 50 per cent following the improvement in the weather conditions, Chief Engineer, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Javed Yousuf Dar said on Monday.

    Talking to the news agency KNO, the Chief Engineer said that the new power schedule has not been announced keeping in view the present weather conditions.

    However, he said that the curtailment hours in both metered and non-metered areas have been reduced by 50 per cent.

    He said that the metered areas are now witnessing just four hours of curtailment compared to eight hours announced during the winters while in metered areas, the people are facing power cuts of two hours only.

    The Chief Engineer further said that the curtailment hours will end soon after the weather conditions improve in the Valley. “The fresh schedule will be announced once the weather conditions improve,” he said.

    Pertinently, the KPDCL in wake of the winter season had announced a curtailment schedule in Kashmir. The authorities had decided to go for eight hour curtailment for non-metered areas and 4.5-hour power cuts in the metered areas. (KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • All Pet Shops To Be Registered with the SMC: Commissioner

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    SRINAGAR: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has directed all the pet shop owners to get their establishments registered with the corporation.

    The Commissioner SMC, Athar Aamir Khan Monday said that a formal order in this regard will be issued by Tuesday, adding that the corporation has already decided to get all the pet shops registered with them.

    “We are issuing a notification in this regard, which will be circulated through newspapers and agencies. The notification will be issued today or tomorrow,” he said, adding that all the pet establishments will have to be necessarily registered with the SMC and anyone found without registration will not be allowed to operate.

    “There was already a criterion for the pet establishments. Some of these establishments are already registered with the SMC while some are yet to get registered. We have streamlined a process in this regard and all the pet establishments will have to be registered properly. Only after having proper registration, the establishments will be allowed to operate,” he said. (KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Amid Covid Spike DHSK Directs CMOs To Increase Testing Rate

    Amid Covid Spike DHSK Directs CMOs To Increase Testing Rate

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    SRINAGAR: Amid fresh spike in the Covid-19 cases in Kashmir, Directorate of Health Services Kashmir( DHSK) on Monday  directed all Chief Medical Officers of the Valley to increase rate of Covid-19 testing and establish Flu clinics at all health institutions.

    “In continuation to the letter no DHSK/IDSP/826-39 dated 29-03-2023 regarding Covid19 testing, it has been observed that there is no increase in the Covid19 testing rate. Furthermore, there hasn’t been any increase in the proportion testing of RT-PC which should be the benchmark of minimum 80% of total Covid19 testing,” DHSK said in an order.

    “In view of above, you are directed to increase the rate of Covid19 testing, proportion of RT-PCR testing & ensure the establishment of Flu Clinics at all the Health Institutions as per the guidelines issued by MoHFW,” it said.

    DHSK directed CMOs to increase the rate of Covid19 testing, proportion of RT-PCR testing and ensure the establishment of Flu Clinics at all the health institutions as per the guidelines issued by MoHFW.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • GI Tagging For Basohli Painting, Ladakh Wood Carving

    GI Tagging For Basohli Painting, Ladakh Wood Carving

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     SRINAGAR: The world famous Basohli Paintings from Kathua district of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Ladakh Wood Carving of Union Territory of Ladakh have received the Geographical Indication (GI) Tag, media reports said.

    A geographical indication (GI) is a sign used on product that has special geographical origin. In order to function as a GI, a sign must identify a product as originating in a given place. It provides a legal protection to the products and prevents their unauthorised use.

    The process for GI Tagging of these products was started by NABARD in consultation with and support from the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom in December 2020.

    The GI tags have now finally been granted to these products after a long legal process.

    Out of the 33 GI tags that India got this year, these two products from UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh made it to the list.

    The Daily Excelsior reported that earlier GI tags were given to Kashmir handicrafts but they did not include Jammu and Ladakh. The Basohli painting of Kathua district is the first independent GI tag from the Jammu region whereas the Ladakh Wood Carving is the first handicraft of Ladakh to get a GI Tag.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • 15 Goats Die As Cowshed Collapses Amid Rains 

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    SRINAGAR: 15 goats died after a cattle shed collapsed allegedly due to heavy rains in Dhokri area of Poonch on Monday.

    Official sources told GNS that late last night, at about 0230 hours, the cattle shed of one Khadam Hussain son of Mohammad Hussain collapsed in Panchayat Dhokri in Poonch, resulting in the death of 15 goats.

    They said that police have registered a case and started further investigations. (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Court Orders Probe Into Srinagar Resident’s Fraud Complaint Against Conman

    Court Orders Probe Into Srinagar Resident’s Fraud Complaint Against Conman

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    SRINAGAR: A court in Srinagar has ordered “preliminary enquiry” into an application by a resident of Rambagh Srinagar, alleging defrauding of Rs 18 Lakh by three persons including Kiranbhai Patel who posed as a PMO official and enjoyed high security protocols prior to his arrested last month.

    “From the contents of application as well as from the material on record, it appears that the complainant has been cheated by the accused and on false pretensions has been made to pay amount of Rs 18 lakhs in two installments at Pratap Park Srinagar and Chai Jai Restaurant Srinagar,” court of City Judge Srinagar said.

    “In view of the nature of allegations leveled against the accused, it appears that cause of justice will be reserved if concerned police station is directed to conduct detailed P.E (preliminary enquiry) before formal investigation for veracity of the facts projected in the application,” the court said in an order, a copy of which lies with GNS, and directed the SHO of Police Station Kothibagh to conduct preliminary enquiry in the matter and submit detailed report before it by or before the next date on April 15. The two other persons named in the compliant include Shailesh Jain and Piyush Jain, both residents of Kolkata.

    According to the complaint filed through advocate Amir Masoodi, Patel revealed his name as Chetan Prakash resident of Begumpur, North West Delhi and projected himself as managing partner at the particular company dealing in areca nuts.

    The resident has alleged that he paid Rs.18 lakh in two instalments following the interactions with Patel at Pratap Park Srinagar and at the Chai Jai restaurant in Srinagar last year.

    Patel was arrested on March 2 for posing as a senior official in the Prime Minister’s Office. He had managed to get Z-category security protocol during his visits to the valley and attended several official meetings. Patel had also visited many sensitive areas, including the Line of Control in Uri sector.

    Pertinently, on March 29, the government ordered inquiry into the various aspects related to the visits of “Kiran Patel” who conned the security establishment in J&K into believing him to be a PMO official and enjoyed five star protocol “brazenly” for a considerable period of time prior to his arrest.

    The inquiry is being conducted by Divisional Commissioner Srinagar and he is required to submit a report within a week.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • NC’s Ex-Minister Greets Accused In Drug Peddling Case After His Bail, Visits His Home

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    SRINAGAR: In a shocking incident, a former minister of National Conference in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district visited the house of an accused in a drug peddling case to greet him after he was released on bail.

    In a video which has gone viral on social media, former minister and National Conference vice-president Choudhary Muhammad Ramzan can be seen greeting Abdul Majid Sofi, who was arrested for his involvement in a drug case in 2021 and was granted bail by a court few days ago.

    “Tuhi Chuw Mubarak (congratulations to you)” , Choudhary can be heard telling him in the video before entering his house.

    When contacted, Choudhary Muhammad Ramzan defended his action.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )