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Man Dead, Another Injured As Two Vehicles Collide

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SRINAGAR: A man died while another one was injured in an accident that took place in Sheeri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday.
Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that a head on collision between two vehicles took place at Sheeri, resulting in injuries to two persons.
He said soon after the incident injured were immediately rushed to a nearby health facility, however, one of them was declared dead on arrival.
The deceased was identified as Bashir Ahmed Ahanger of Jalal Sahib Baramulla.
Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident.

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March 5, 2023
KP Employees Suspend Their Strike For Relocation After 310 Days

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SRINAGAR: The Kashmiri Pandit employees, who were on a 310 days long strike, protesting for their relocation outside the Kashmir valley suspended their strike on Saturday and said that the future course of action will be decided by the core committee of their association.
The employees from KP community working in various government departments under PM’s employment package were protesting to demand relocation outside Kashmir to some safer places, keeping in view the targeted killings.
The leadership of the package employees said that the government was financially choking them by stopping their salaries.
“We have suspended the protest due to certain issues particularly in view of the financial choking of the employees, which has caused a great distress among their families,” ,” said All Migrant Employees (Displaced) Association Kashmir ( AMEAK) in a statement.
“For last many days, the core committee held a number of meetings with the employees and their families. They came to know that employees were in complete chaos and confusion as their issues get multiplied every day. They were in complete distress. The core committee has reached the conclusion and a unanimous decision was taken to suspend the protest issued to the news agency,” they said.
Neha, who was part of the protest, said they are left with no option but to “surrender” before the government after it “stopped their salaries”.
“We do not feel safe there (in Kashmir) but nobody is listening to us. The government exploited the employees by stopping our salaries and choking us financially,” she said.
The protesting employees said that they desperately surrendered before the government as the response of the administration towards their primary demand of relocation remained very cold in the last 310 days of their legitimate struggle.

“ We held bare feet protest, mid night and full night protest and also protest in humid and cold conditions but they were not taken seriously by the UT administration .We have a great regret that the government did not even once try to know our view point,” they said.
They also said that the administration from time to time has issued statements that the genuine demands of package employees will be resolved and in addition the Lieutenant Governor also gave many statements regarding package employees’ security and therefore it is now up to the government to decide the future of employees.
“We also believe that the government so far has neither rejected our demand nor accepted it. We are hopeful that the government will fulfill its promise of security as claimed by it,” they said.
Last year in May, following the killing of their colleagues Rahul Bhat and Rajini Bala, many employees from the KP community had also moved to Jammu from the Kashmir division.
While Bhat was shot dead inside his office in central Kashmir’s Budgam on May 12, Bala, a school teacher, was killed in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on May 31 last year.
The employees said the core committee of AMEAK will meet to take a decision over resuming their duties in the Valley.
Senior member of AMEAK Ruban Saproo told reporters that since Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha had time and again assured a secure atmosphere to them in the Kashmir Valley, the core committee of the organisation decided to suspend the agitation and wait for the government’s response.
Rohit Raina, an AMEAK member, said that “we have only suspended the protest and the next course of action will be decided by the core committee of AMEAK”.
“Our only concern for which we had fled the Valley is our security,” he said, accusing the administration of twisting arms by stopping their salaries.
The killing of Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma by militants in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on February 27 reflects the ground situation but “we hope that the government will ensure our security in the Valley”, Raina said.
RK Bhat, the president of Youth All India Kashmiri Samaj (YAIKS), an organisation of Kashmiri Pandits, urged Kashmiri Muslims to come forward to ensure the security of minority Hindus living in the Valley—(KNO)

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March 5, 2023
Light Snowfall In Gulmarg, Cloudy Weather Forecast In JK

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SRINAGAR : Upper reaches including Gulmarg received very light snowfall while rains lashed plains even as the weatherman on Sunday forecast isolated very light rain and dry weather over Jammu and Kashmir till March 12.
“The weather is expected to be partly cloudy with possibility of intermittent light rain (light snow over higher reaches) at isolated places of Kashmir Division in next 24 hours,” a meteorological department official here said.
He said mainly clear to partly cloudy with dry weather was expected from March 6 to 12.
In last 24 hours till 0830 hours, he said, Srinagar recorded 0.6mm of rain, Qazigund 1.8mm, Pahalgam 16mm, Kokernag 4.4mm, Gulmarg 2.4mm, Bahihal 2.8mm, Batote 3.0mm, Bhaderwah 0.3mm while Gulmarg received 0.6cm snowfall.
A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of 7.4°C against 6.4°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 5.2°C for the summer capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 6.5°C against 4.2°C on the previous night and it was 5.6°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir.
Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of 1.2°C, same as on the previous night and it was 3.5°C above normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Kokernag recorded a low of 4.7°C against 4.8°C on the previous night and it was 3.8°C above normal for the place, the officials said.

Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 1.8°C against minus 1.0°C on the previous night and it was 2.7°C above normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.
In Kupwara town, he said, the mercury settled at 3.6°C against 4.2°C on the previous night and it was 2.6°C above normal for the north Kashmir area.
Jammu recorded a low of 13.0°C against 13.2°C on the previous night. It was 0.7°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.
Banihal, he said, recorded a low of 6.8°C (above normal by 0.7°C), Batote 6.0°C (above normal by 0.2°C), Katra 12.0°C (1.5°C above normal) and Bhadarwah 4.4°C (2.3°C above normal).
Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil recorded a low of minus 5.2°C and minus 1.6°C respectively, the official added. (GNS)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

March 5, 2023
Earthquake Jolts J&K

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SRINAGAR: An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 struck Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday morning, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
The NCS in a tweet said that the 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck north of J&K capital Srinagar at 6:57 am. There were no immediate reports of damage from J&K.
The J&K earthquake was reported by the NCS shortly after two earthquakes were reported in Afghanistan-Tajikistan region. The NCS in another tweet shared that a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck the region of Tajikistan bordering Afghanistan at 6:10 am.

Previous article21% Adults In JK Use Tobacco: Survey

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March 5, 2023
21% Adults In JK Use Tobacco: Survey

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SRINAGAR: Around 21 percent adults in Jammu and Kashmir are using tobacco even as authorities have taken slew of measures to decrease the percentage of tobacco consumption in JK
As per Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS- 2) data it has come to fore 35.2 percent men and 5.1 percent women and 20.8 percent of all adults currently smoke Tobacco in JK.
As per data, 6.8 percent men , 1.5 percent women and 4.3 percent of all adults currently use smokeless tobacco, while 39.7 percent men and 6.2 percent women and 23.7 percent of all adults either smoke tobacco or use smokeless Tobacco.
The National Health and Family Survey-5 (NHFS-5) data reveals nearly one-third (32%) of men, but only 1 percent of women, age 15-49 use some form of tobacco.
“Tobacco products mostly used by men are cigarettes (27%), bidis (4%), hookah and cigars or pipe (2% each). Among women and men, the use of any form of tobacco is slightly higher in rural areas (1.4% for women and 35% for men) than in urban areas (0.7% for women and 24% for men),” the data adds.
Meanwhile, top health officials said that slew of measures have been taken to decrease the percentage of tobacco consumption in the UT even as they claim the percentage has started going down due to the efforts of the National Tobacco Control Programme launched by the Government.
We have taken steps to reach out to the people and make them aware about the hazardous effects on their health, they said, adding that the overall consumption of tobacco and cigarette smoking has declined.
Dr Mir Mushtaq, spokesperson Directorate of Health Services Kashmir said that during the year 2022-23, at least 6624 tobacco users received counselling besides that 2109 users received counselling and pharmacotherapy while 147 persons quit tobacco use.

He said that in the last four years thousands of tobacco users were counselled and hundreds have quitted tobacco use.
He said that in the year 2022-23 around 8000 challans were produced and around Rs 3 lakh were collected from them.
He further said that various awareness programmes have been already started to educate people about the hazards of tobacco chewing and smoking besides that officials have been directed to conduct regular enforcement drives for implementation of COTPA-2003.
Notably, the government of Jammu and Kashmir has also imposed a complete ban on the sale of loose cigarettes, loose beedis and loose tobacco while all educational institutions and tourist destinations were declared as tobacco free zones.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

March 5, 2023
Journalist Hilal Shah Bereaved

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SRINAGAR: Father of Journalist Hilal Shah, Shams-U-Din Shah left for a heavenly abode on Saturday late night at his home in Sonanaar village of Lolab area in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district after a brief illness. He was 62 years old.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a five sons. He was unwell for some time and breathed her last at his residence around 12:00 am.
His funeral prayers will be held at 11:45 pm today at his native place in Sonanaar Lolab.
Condoling the demise, TheNewsCaravan family prays for peace to the departed soul and courage to the bereaved correspondent and his family to bear this loss.

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March 5, 2023
Scholar Sameer Hamdani’s Book On Sectarian Reconciliation In Kashmir Released

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SRINAGAR: Kashmir scholar Hakim Sameer Hamdani’s book on sectarian conflict and the subsequent reconciliation was released at an impressive function at Kani Home Zakura. The function was attended by scholars, researchers, scribes and book lovers.
Scholars, scribes and book lovers were in attendance at the book launch function at Kani Home in Zakura where Dr H Sameer Hamdani’s book on sectarian reconciliation was formally released on March 4, 2023. The book was published by Bloomsbury Publishing London. KL Image: Fayaz Najar
The book Shi’ism in Kashmir: A History of Sunni-Shi’i Rivalry and Reconciliation was published by global publisher Bloomsbury Publishing’s London chapter.
Prof Sidiq Wahid and INTACH convenor M Salim Beg presided over the afternoon function as Muhammad Maroof Shah and Raashid Maqbool reviewed the scholarly work in an open-air gathering. The book is the second major publication of Kashmir’s prominent scholar. His earlier book The Syncretic Traditions of Islamic Religious Architecture of Kashmir (Early 14th–18th Century) filled a wide gap in the history of Muslim architecture and his new book on sectarian issues in Kashmir is perhaps the first serious scholarly effort to address the issue.
Dr Hakeem Sameer Hamdani’s book, Shi’ism in Kashmir: A History of Sunni-Shia Rivalry and Reconciliation, released in Srinagar on March 4, 2023. KL Image Fayaz Najar
Scholars who have read the book asserted that the bold effort is aimed at skipping the assumptions and rooting the evolution of the relationship on basis of recorded history.
Responding to a number of questions at the conclusion of the function, Hamdani hoped his exercise opens the area for further research.
Currently the Design Director at INTACH Kashmir, Sameer prominent returned after completing his post-doc at MIT, USA.

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March 5, 2023
Nine JKAS Officers Transferred

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SRINAGAR: The government on Saturday ordered transfer of nine JKAS officers in the interest of administration.
According to two separate orders, Kusum Chib, JKAS, Collector, Jammu Development Authority, has been transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Samba.
Rehana Akhtar Bili, JKAS, Deputy Director, Information, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Personnel Officer, Associated Hospitals, Jammu, against an available vacancy.
Manu Hansa, JKAS, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Samba, has been transferred and posted as Sub Divisional Magistrate, Marh, vice Rajeev Kumar Khajuria, JKAS, who has been asked to await further orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department. “He shall also hold the additional charge of the post of Sub-Registrar, Marh, till further orders,” the government ordered.
Parul Khajuria, Jr Scale JKAS, Cultural Officer, Directorate of Information, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Under Secretary to the Government, Youth Services and Sports Department.
Beenish Wani, Jr Scale JKAS, Information Officer in the Directorate of Information, JK, has been transferred and posted as Assistant Director, Employment, Ganderbal.
Manoj Pandita, Under Secretary to the Government, Information Department, has been transferred and posted as Under Secretary to the Government, Cooperatives Department.
Atul Gupta, JKAS, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, has been transferred and posted as Joint Director, Information, Jammu.

Mohammad Aslam, JKAS, Joint Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Kashmir, has been transferred and posted as Joint Director, Information, Kashmir, against an available vacancy.
Sapna Kotwal, JKAS, Joint Director, Information, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, JK Advisory Board for Development of Pahari Speaking People. (GNS)

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March 4, 2023
JK First In India To Start PSGA Auto-Appeal For Online Services

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SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta launched the Public Services Guarantee Act (PSGA) auto-appeal feature of few online services offered by Government Departments on Saturday. The feature is going to auto escalate the appeals in case the services are not provided to the applicant with the time limit set under the Public Services Guarantee Act (PSGA).
Calling the step revolutionary, Dr Mehta applauded the IT department for integrating this feature in the digital services offered by different departments to the citizens.
With this move the UT of Jammu and Kashmir became the first in the country to integrate the auto-appeal feature to Service Plus platform.
Dr Mehta urged the department to work for activating this feature for all the 445 services offered by the government to its citizens at an earliest and told them to prioritize those services that form the bulk of the applications.
He advised for making the auto-appeal feature active for services related to the everyday life of the citizens like seeking of power/water connections, availing of documents like income, domicile, category, birth, death certificates and benefits like old age, widow pensions besides scholarships under various social security schemes etc.
He observed that this feature would act as a turning point in maintaining the transparency and accountability in services to the public. He maintained that this attribute in online services is going to be the landmark in eradicating corruption and malpractices.
Auto appeal is going to bring a greater transparency in these services in future as it would ensure their delivery as per the timeframe set for them under PSGA and fixing of responsibility on part of any officer/official for any undue delay.
It was evident from the reports generated on service portal e-UNNAT (Jan sugam) that more than 90% of services are being delivered to public within stipulated time.

Moreover, the rejection rate of applications is very low at around 5% only with provision of giving feedback by the applicants through Rapid Assessment System (RAS) about their satisfaction level while availing such services.
The data also corroborates this change in the nature of offering and delivering government services to the citizens of the UT. The data shows that some 7,89,008 certificates have been delivered to public in the time frame set under Public Services Guarantee Act (PSGA).

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

March 4, 2023
Ultrasonography, Spirometry Facilities Started At Govt Unani Hospital Shalteng

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SRINAGAR: Director of the Department of Ayush Dr Mohan Singh on Saturday inaugurated the ultrasonography and spirometry facilities for the general public at Government Unani Hospital at Shalteng here.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Singh said that the installation of ultrasound and spirometer machines was a long-pending demand of patients who come from far-off places to avail the specialized treatment methodologies of the Unani system of medicine.
He said that patients suffering from gastrointestinal, renal, and liver disorders or chronic lung diseases can now avail of diagnostic facilities at the hospital for nominal charges.
Dr Singh thanked Secretary to the Government Health and Medical Education Department Bhupinder Kumar under whose regular monitoring the Ayush Sector is achieving new heights concerning patient care in the UT.
He advised the Unani medical officers to further promote Unani treatment among people. He emphasized lifestyle management and treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by utilizing the principles and practices of age-old Ayush systems.
Incharge Deputy Director Ayush Kashmir Dr Nuzhat Bashir, Assistant Director Unani Dr Sujad Hussain Shuja, Provincial Controller Stores Ayush Kashmir Dr Shameem Ahmad, District Ayush Officer Baramulla Dr Reyaz Ahmad Khan, District Nodal Officer Ayush Pulwama Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Parray, Incharge Officer Govt Unani Hospital Shalteng Srinagar Dr Farooq Naqshbandi and Medical Officers and Paramedical staff of Govt Unani Hospital Shalteng Srinagar were present on the occasion.

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March 4, 2023