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Rains damage vital bridge in Langate, public movement restricted

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Handwara, Apr 20: The intermittent rainfall for the past few days has caused damage to the vital bridge in Lagate area of Handwara, prompting authorities to restrict the public movement as a precautionary measure.
An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Daand Kadal – a bridge over nallah Mawer that connects more than 20 villages has been closed for the public movement as the bridge has developed a partial damage due to intermittent rainfall and increase in the water level of the nallah.
“Though the extent of damages to the bridge is being assessed, however, people are being requested to refrain from crossing the bridge over the nallah,” officials said.
Meanwhile, locals alleged that the concerned department didn’t pay heed to the worse ning condition of the bridge for the last four years.
Despite repeated attempts, Tehsildar Langate couldn’t be contacted for the comments as he didn’t receive the phone calls—(KNO)
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( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

April 20, 2023
Vital supplies dwindle, healthcare system threatened in Sudan amid unrest: UN

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Khartoum: Amid the ongoing unrest in Sudan, people are running out of food, fuel and other vital supplies, and the healthcare system is in danger of collapse, UN humanitarians said.
“We desperately need a humanitarian pause so that wounded and sick civilians can reach hospitals,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.
“People in the capital Khartoum have been unable to safely leave their homes to buy food and other essentials for days now.”

OCHA reported on a severely hampered relief-response system and called for a halt to attacks against aid workers and looting of humanitarian facilities, reports Xinhua news agency.
It said that humanitarian actors must be able to carry out their work safely, and aid agencies must be able to move staff and replenish critical supplies safely.
“We are worried that Sudan’s health care system could completely collapse,” the UN humanitarians said. “Hospitals need additional staff, supplies, and blood.”
The World Health Organization (WHO) listed 16 hospitals across Sudan, including capital Khartoum, were forced to shut down due to attacks.
A further 16 hospitals, including in Darfur states, could close soon due to staff fatigue and lack of supplies, said the WHO.

The fighting that erupted on the morning of April 15 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Kharotum has so far killed about 270 people and injured more than 2,600 others, with gunfire and explosions still heard across the capital city.
The violence, which is a result of a bloody tussle for power between Sudan’s military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF head Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, has also spread to other areas in the country, including in Darfur to the west.
As a result of the unrest, thousands of civilians have fled Khartoum and foreign nations are trying to evacuate their citizens, amid a sixth day of fierce fighting.
“We condemn all attacks on health personnel, facilities and ambulances — which are putting more lives at risk,” said OCHA.
“They are flagrant violations of international law, and they must stop now.”
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 20, 2023
SHGs are playing a vital role in the empowerment of women: LG Sinha

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SRINAGAR, MARCH 20: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha attended the Saras Aajeevika Mela at iconic Dal Lake in Srinagar, today.
The Lt Governor said, the Saras Aajeevika Mela is providing an excellent platform for rural Self-help Groups & artisans to demonstrate their products, develop ties with buyers and learn about design, packaging and social media advertising.
“Self-help Groups are playing a vital role in the empowerment of women. We have taken several initiatives to help women entrepreneurs to scale up their business and providing opportunities to link with the global market,” said the Lt Governor.
Around 6.27 lakh women associated with more than 78,000 SHGs in J&K have transformed the rural economy, creating jobs and some have also shown the potential to become bigger enterprises, he added.
The Lt Governor called upon the women entrepreneurs and members of Self-help Groups to lead the socio-economic change taking place in Jammu Kashmir.
Under the guidance of Hon’ble Prime Minister, our efforts in the last three years have ensured equal opportunities to women in every sector and enabled them to be equal partners in realizing the goal of developed and Atmanirbhar J&K, he added.
The Lt Governor congratulated the Department of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj and J&K Rural Livelihoods Mission for their endeavours in securing the livelihood of the rural women and giving them proper training and other assistance for their entrepreneurial journey.
The Lt Governor highlighted the flagship programmes & schemes of the government making a greater impact on the lives of women in Jammu Kashmir.

Our aim is women-led development. It is being ensured that the women entrepreneurs in urban, rural and remote areas get all the financial assistance and necessary handholding in packaging, branding, licensing, skilling and marketing, the Lt Governor noted.
On the occasion, the Lt Governor released a publication of Rural Livelihoods Mission.
Earlier, the Lt Governor inspected various stalls displaying unique products, traditional cuisines from J&K and across the country and also interacted with the Artisans, women entrepreneurs and members of Self-help Groups.
Ms. Mandeep Kaur, Commissioner/Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj briefed on the objectives of the initiative and the positive response received from the concerned quarters.
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( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

March 20, 2023