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Night Temp Hovers Below Normal Amid Dry Weather Forecast In JK

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SRINAGAR: Amidst the forecast for mainly dry weather, night temperatures hovered below normal in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
A meteorological department here said that the weather was likely to remain mainly dry till May 12.
From May 13-15, he said, there was a possibility of rain and thunderstorm at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir.
Regarding temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 6.4°C against 6.3°C on the previous night and it was 4.3°C below normal for the summer capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 4.0°C against 5.8°C on the previous night and it was below normal by 5.2°C for the gateway town of Kashmir.
Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of minus 0.3°C against 1.8°C on the previous night and it was 5.8°C below normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
In Kupwara town, he said, the mercury settled at 4.2°C against 4.7°C as on the previous night and it was 5.1°C below normal for the north Kashmir area.
Kokernag recorded a low of 4.9°C against 4.0°C on the previous night and it was 4.9°C below normal for the place, the officials said.

Gulmarg recorded a low of 1.0°C against minus 0.5°C on the previous night and it was 4.2°C below normal for the world-famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.
Jammu recorded a low of 15.8°C against 17.4°C on the previous night and it was 7.2°C below normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.
Banihal recorded a low of 8.4°C (below normal by 2.5°C), Batote 9.7°C (3.1°C below normal), Katra 15.0°C (4.7°C below normal), and Bhaderwah 6.0°C (below normal by 3.6°C). Ladakh’s Leh recorded a low of minus 3.8°C, he added. (GNS)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

May 10, 2023
Fire Damages Jamia Masjid In South Kashmir

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SRINAGAR: A massive fire broke out in the Jamia Masjid Noor-ul-Islam in Tral township of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday morning.
Quoting an official, KNO reported that fire broke out in Jamia Masjid Noor ul Islam in Tral town following which locals, police and fire tender rushed to the spot and prevented the fire and from spreading to nearby locality.
He said that the fire has been brought under control after extensive damage to the Masjid.
Initial reports suggest a short circuit to be the cause of fire while further investigation has been taken up, he said.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

May 10, 2023
Kashmir’s AIIMS Scientist Leads Major Cancer Breakthrough

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by Faiqa Masoodi
SRINAGAR: In a major breakthrough, a Kashmiri scientist along with a group of European scientists has discovered a new potential drug for the treatment of metastatic hypoxic cancers. The drug is currently in an advanced stage of further investigations post-animal trials.
Dr Musadir Nabi Peerzada (AIIMS)
Hailing from Muqami Shahwali in Kupwara’s Drugmulla belt, Dr Mudasir Nabi Peerzada led a team of eminent European scientists and co-workers to discover a new drug for the treatment of various metastatic hypoxic cancers.
Dr Peerzada who is currently working as a C-Level scientist at AIIMS New Delhi, has completed his postdoctoral training at the National Institute of Pathology. He was awarded a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Department of health research, Government of India.
The discovery is believed to help in silencing the HIF-1 factor-controlled human CAIX and CAXII activity in cancerous cells. The hCAIX and hCAXII are overexpressed in the renal, pancreatic, gut, oral, brain, lung, and ovarian cancers, therefore the drug could be significant in treating multiple cancers with greater efficacy.
Dr Mudasir said that he and his team strenuous efforts for many years to make this path-breaking discovery. The drug has shown satisfactory results in various tumour models and is currently undergoing advanced investigations.
“This discovery took us years of tests and trials. We tested it on animals before going ahead,” Dr Peerzada said, adding that the drug is undergoing advanced clinical trials for further investigation.
The study was published in ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters entitled Discovery of Novel Hydroxyimine-Tethered Benzenesulfonamides as Potential Human Carbonic Anhydrase IX/XII Inhibitors was published on May 8, 2023.

He said that the new findings are remarkable in curing hypoxic cancers and will be a boon for cancer-related research.
The other scientists who are part of this invention include Dr Alessandro Bonardi, Dr Niccolò Paoletti, Dr Daniela Vullo, Dr Paola Gratteri, Dr Claudiu T Supuran, and Dr Amir Azam
Dr Peerzada is working on the development of anti-cancer therapeutics discovery taking into account the ATP binding site of kinases, hCAIX, hCAXII activity, cycle arrest at the G2/M phase of mitosis, prevention of HER2 dimerisation to deregulate PI3K/AKT and MAPK cell signalling pathways.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

May 9, 2023
Surprise Inspection of 35+ Chemist Shops: Eight Suspended, One Sealed

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SRINAGAR: On the direction of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, a team from the Drug Control Department conducted a special drive to inspect Pharma Dealers and Chemist Shops in various parts of Srinagar City. The aim was to ensure that pharmaceutical preparations are being sold as per the prescriptions generated by Registered Medical Practitioners.
The inspection teams, headed by Deputy Drugs Controller Nighat Jabeen, inspected various markets in Karan Nagar, Kak Sarai, Nawakadal, Khanyar, Rainawari, Magarmal Bagh and other City Markets to ascertain the implementation of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
During the checking, 35 Chemist Stores were inspected, and the checking teams observed that some of the chemist/drug establishments were violating the provisions of the Act. Operations of 8 Medical Establishments were disallowed for contravening various provisions of Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and Rules.
The Deputy Commissioner of Srinagar, Aijaz Asad, has asked the inspection teams to continue the surprise checking of the pharmaceutical/medical stores running in the district to ensure strict adherence to the guidelines laid down under the Drugs & Cosmetics Act.
He also asked all Pharma/Chemist establishments operating in Srinagar to adhere to the laid-down norms strictly. The defaulters were warned to desist from any unethical trade practices, failing which strict action as warranted under the Act shall be taken against them. Aijaz further said that periodical inspections will continue.(GNS)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

May 9, 2023
School Edu Department To Withhold Salaries Of Teaching Staff Evading ATD-2023

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SRINAGAR: The School Education Department Tuesday said it will withhold salaries of teaching staff who are evading Annual Transfer Drive 2023 despite having more than three years stay period.
Deputy Secretary to the government has intimated this in a communique to the Director of JK-SCERT, the Director of School Education of both Jammu and Kashmir regions, and Project Director Samagra Shiksha.
According to the official communique, the Deputy Secretary in this regard has sought detail of employees who, despite having mature stay have not applied for the online transfer-2023.
It has also sought detail of surplus or attached employees who have not applied for online transfer-2023.
“Besides, it is also requested not to draw the salary of such eligible employees who fail to apply in online transfer-2023,” the government said.
Pertinently, in the previous week the School Education Department has decided to act tough against the teaching staff that were evading the ATD-2023.
The School Education Department had said that it will likely post those teachers in Zone-IV and V who will have stay of three or more years and are trying to evade transfers under ATD-2023.
Director of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) has said that the teachers who have stay of three or more years will have to apply for the transfers

“Some of the teachers who have a stay of three or more years have a concept that they will go unnoticed if they didn’t apply for their transfer but I want to inform those teachers that if they didn’t apply for it, they will definitely get transferred to Zone-IV and V,” DSEJ said.
Earlier, the department in the Annual Transfer Drive announcement has said that eligible employees not applying for transfer despite having a mature stay shall be transferred by the Department anywhere as per the requirement of the Department.
It also said that the preferences for posting shall be that an employee who is working in Zone-I shall opt for Zone- II, III, IV and V. An employee who is working in Zone-II shall opt for Zone- I, III, IV and V. An employee who is working in Zone-III shall opt for Zone-I, II, IV and V. An employee who is working in Zone-IV shall opt for Zone- I, II, III and V. An employee who is working in Zone-V shall opt for Zone- I, II, III and IV.
According to the School Education Department, Zone-I falls within the municipal limit of the district headquarters, Zone-II outside the municipal limit upto 20km from the district headquarter, Zone-III beyond 20km to 40Kms from the district headquarters, Zone-IV beyond 40kms and above from the district headquarter and also where a change of residence is required. In addition, those schools where there is no motorable road and walking distance from the nearest motorable road is 7 KMs or more one way—(KNO)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

May 9, 2023
G-20: Men And Machinery Working For Maximum Hours To Clean Dal Lake

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SRINAGAR: Intensifying the ongoing cleaning of Dal Lake in Srinagar ahead of the mega event of G-20, the J&K Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA) has placed men and machinery to work for maximum hours to ensure the cleaning of the water body on a fast-track basis, an official said on Tuesday.
LCMA Vice Chairman, Bashir Ahmad Bhat said that the cleaning of the Dal Lake is an ongoing process, but ahead of the G-20 event, they have switched the cleaning process on a fast-track basis.
“In view of the G-20 summit event, men and machinery have been pressed into work for maximum hours, and these days it starts from around 7 am to 9 pm on a daily basis,” he said.
He said they are cleaning the entire Dal and are maintaining the area of around 6.5 sq km, which they have cleaned up over the past two years so that there is no regrowth.
Bhat said there are some areas across the shoreline where they cannot take up cleaning with the help of machines, but they are deploying labor for manual cleaning in those areas alongside the work of dredging on the shorelines.
Pertinently, in order to add to the beauty of the lake and to attract more tourists, J&K LCMA in March this year installed an aerator/fountain inside the Dal Lake which shoots water up to 80 meters high.
According to the LCMA officials, the clusters of the aerators have been pre-programmed with different patterns of formations viz high jet, mist formation, and trumpet formation with changing colors which provides breath-taking and scintillating visuals.
As the G20—tourism summit is scheduled to be held at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) on the banks of Dal Lake here from May 22 to 24 this year, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir—Srinagar is witnessing a major makeover—(KNO)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

May 9, 2023
JK Govt Launches Novel Governance Initiative, Establishes ‘Excellence Groups’

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SRINAGAR: In a novel governance initiative, the Jammu & Kashmir Government Tuesday decided to establish “excellence groups” in all the departments to facilitate di exchange of ideas among administrative secretaries and other senior officers with those who have held charge of the department in the past.
The Union Territory’s administration today said that it has decided to establish “excellence groups” under the concerned administrative secretaries in all departments of the government of Jammu and Kashmir for facilitating exchange of ideas and concepts among administrative secretaries and other senior officers, who have the charge of the department or office in the past.
“It is accordingly enjoined upon all administrative secretaries and heads of departments to establish these excellence groups and make them vibrant by organizing discussions, while inviting senior officers, who have previously worked in these departments/offices. This would foster knowledge sharing and continuity of thought and this kind of forum for argumentation would be an aid to achieve tangible results of the initiatives/programmes conceived from time to time. Present incumbents of these departments or offices,” reads a circular issued by the general administration department.
The move is aimed at improving governance and ensuring continuity in decision-making process in Jammu & Kashmir.
The GAD circular states that ideas conceptualized/ initiated by officers remain unattended due to their transfers. “It is a common observation that consequent upon transfers of senior from various administrative Secretaries and senior officers from various department departments, departmental priorities get realigned and hence initiatives conceptualized/initiated by the outgoing secretary or a senior officer, which may not get materialized during their tenure, sometimes remain unattended, thereby not yielding the desired outcome visualized by the outgoing officer,” the circular states.
The government said that creation of excellence groups “shall not only ensure materializing of fruitful ideas/initiatives, but would also foster value-addition in the governance structure, converting an idea into a tangible outcome.” (KNO)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

May 9, 2023
Snow Leopard Documented For The First Time Through ‘Camera Trap’ In South Kashmir

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SRINAGAR: Amid the ongoing population assessment of snow leopards in Jammu & Kashmir, the elusive animal has been officially documented in Kishtwar for the first time through a “camera trap” sighting, according to an official on Tuesday.
Dr M K Kumar, the Regional Wildlife Warden Jammu, said that despite being aware of the presence of snow leopards in the area, they captured the sight of the animal for the first time on three occasions through a camera trap. He added that on the first occasion, two snow leopards were spotted in a single frame, and on the second and third occasions, one was present.
Dr Kumar explained that J&K is part of the nationwide population assessment for snow leopards, and the assessment of the population of the animal is taken up through a multi-layered approach, which includes the assessment of habitats through questionnaires and landscape patterns. He further added that the population assessment of the animal started in 2021-22, and before drawing any conclusion, they would require one full winter and summer to make any valuations.
Dr Kumar said that currently, they cannot speculate on the population of snow leopards, as they are in the mid-process of documentation, and this process involves not only camera trapping but also multiple computer-based programming and parameters.
He further mentioned that as the snow leopard was sighted on camera in Kashmir in the upper reaches of the Baltal-Zojila area last year in November, there is high potential for the presence of snow leopards in the Tatakuti landscape in Poonch-Rajouri are. However, they have not done any research in that particular area.
It is pertinent to mention that in 2021, the wildlife protection authorities in Jammu & Kashmir started a population census of snow leopards as part of the nationwide population assessment of the elusive species. The census was carried out on the directions of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). (KNO)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

May 9, 2023
Boy Injured By Unknown Persons In Kashmir, Hospitalised

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SRINAGAR: A boy was attacked and injured by unknown persons near Gulnar park area of Baramulla district following which he has been hospitalized.
Reports said that unknown persons beat and injured a boy identified as Zahid Ahmed Lone, a resident of Bagh-i-Islam Baramulla.
He has been shifted to GMC Baramulla for treatment where his condition is said to be stable.
Meanwhile Baramulla Police has reached to the spot and further investigation has been initiated. (KS)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

May 9, 2023
Kashmir Artists Await Payment As Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar Owes Over Rs 25 Crore

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SRINAGAR: The Doordarshan Kendra in Srinagar has failed to release payments for work done by private producers, production houses, and individuals, resulting in liabilities of over Rs. 25 crore that are still pending. This was revealed by DD Srinagar in response to an RTI application filed by MM Shuja.
According to available records, the total old liability till date is reported to be Rs. 25,43,13,530. There has reportedly been no communication to Prasar Bharati for releasing funds to meet this liability.
The matter of the old liability falls under the purview of the Directorate of Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar. Due to a lack of funds, Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar has stopped airing eight programs over the last four years, including “Butrat,” “Baat Say Baat Nikli,” “Rozgar Bulletin,” “Shugufe, Bamun,” “Hum Qadam,” “Suni Dharti,” “Quiz Program,” and “Balti Program.”
Renowned artist Zameer Ashai told the news agency KNT that no payments have been made to producers for the last nine years, and everyone is in trouble. “I personally met CEO Prasar Bharati in New Delhi and apprised him of the prevailing situation. Even the artist fraternity talked to him in detail when he visited Srinagar. The liability is still there,” he said, adding that even new work has now been stopped.
Another artist, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said they were baffled by the way things are being handled. “I don’t know what’s happening in New Delhi. I must say the ‘Golden Era’ of Doordarshan Srinagar is already over,” they said. [KNT]

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

May 9, 2023