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Clinic sealed after mother, child die
Property worth lakhs gutted in fire
MC vows to rid Srinagar of polythene by next year
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-3.4° C in Gulmarg, Srinagar freezes
Cars stranded due to heavy snowfall in the Valley. Tribune file photo
KU conducts National Standard Examination
Exposure to kangri can lead to skin cancer: warn health experts
Hockey: Final clash between Ajit Club and Singh Club
545 inducted as BSF constables
AP struggle against J&K on opening day of Ranji Tropy
Gujjars demand access to PoK shrines through Kupwara
State government ignoring Pulwama district: PDP
Five-year-old girl among 4 injured in road mishaps
ADGP visits CTC Lethpora
Missing girl found dead
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Clinic sealed after mother, child die
Srinagar, November 24 The clinic was being run without registration with the Health Department and the doctors were allegedly conducting complicated maternal-foetal surgeries without any approval from the government for many years, sources said. The state Health Department conducted a night raid on the premises of the maternity clinic and sealed the clinic.
“The clinic has been sealed for conducting surgeries without the prior permission of the Health Department. We inspected the clinic after the death of the pregnant woman and her child. It was found out that the clinic had an operation theatre. The clinic is being run by one Dr Saleema who said she had applied for registration with the Health Department,” Bandipora Chief Medical Officer Basheer Ahmad Malik said. Sources said the clinic was being run without registration since 2005 and its owner had nexus with some doctors posted at the sub-district hospital, Bandipora, who referred maternal cases to the clinic. “Two doctors- Dr Ishfaq and Dr Mushtaq- conducted the surgery on Masooda and she succumbed along with her child during the operation. She was nine-month pregnant. Her due date of delivery was November 22. She had not developed any complications during her pregnancy and we were expecting a normal delivery. The doctors at the sub-district hospital, Bandipora referred us to this clinic. It is entirely the fault of the doctors who attended on her. They misled us thus killing the mother and child,” one of Masooda’s relatives said. Bandipora SHO, however, refused to divulge details of the incident terming the information as confidential.
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Property worth lakhs gutted in fire
Handwara, November 24 The police said the cause of fire could not be ascertained in any of the incidents. The fire broke out in the house of one Shabir Ahmad Hajam in Ashpora near Handwara last night, reports said. The fire engulfed the adjoining house of Farooq Ahmad Hajam. The fire tenders reached the spot and the fire was brought under control but the flames had destroyed the residential structures by then. In another incident, houses of Nazir Ahmad Chopan, Bashir Ahmad Chopan and Latif Ahmad Chopan were destroyed in a major fire in Rawoosa village near Rafiabad in Baramulla district last night. The cause of fire could not be ascertained. The house and cowshed of Ghulam Hassan Khawaja of Thiran Mawar in Handwara tehsil were destroyed in the fire last night. Handwara tehsildar Ahmad Khan visited the spot to assess the loss. He said that free ration would be given to the affected families and compensation would also be released as per the government norms. Minister of state for Roads and Buildings and Rafiabad MLA Javid Ahmad Dar visited the spot and gave Rs 50,000 to the each affected family.
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MC vows to rid Srinagar of polythene by next year
Srinagar, November 24 The municipal corporation has assured that by 2013, Srinagar would be a polythene free city and even more environment friendly than cities such as Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. SMC Commissioner GN Qasba today said this during a press conference at the SMC headquarters in Batmaloo, Srinagar. He warned the rackets operating in Srinagar and outside the state of dire consequences which were responsible for trafficking polythene into the Valley. “I will like to tell these criminals who are making huge money by putting the health of people and environment at stake that they will be nabbed soon. We have inputs that the locals have tie-ups with these criminals, especially those outside the Srinagar district. We have therefore extended the drive outside Srinagar too,” Qasba said. The SMC Commissioner said the ongoing drive carried out in 34 wards of the city was highly successful. Over two hundred quintal (20,000) polythene has been seized from shopkeepers, households, cart pullers and vendors in the city, he added. Qasba said that during the week-long campaign, more that 10,0000 pamphlets were distributed to raise awareness about hazards of polythene use. He said 630 raids were conducted in various markets. Besides, 80 awareness camps organised and 46 prosecutions were lodged, he informed. The SMC faced four cases of defiance by people using polythene in which cases FIRs have been lodged in respective police station of the area. A public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed by Tahir Geelani in the High Court seeking directions to the district administration and the SMC to strengthen their anti-polythene campaign in the city. “The High Court had expressed displeasure over poor implementation of polythene ban in the city. A serious note was taken by Chief Secretary Madhav Lal who had written to Srinagar District Development Commissioner (DDC) Baseer Ahmad Khan and SMC Commissioner GN Qasba,” SMC Joint Commissioner Fayaz Ahmad said. About the factory-packaged plastic bags still not having been brought under the SRO 182 of polythene ban, Qasba said the civic body would impress upon the state government to strengthen the laws for eradication of polythene use in the city. Civic body’s campaign
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-3.4° C in Gulmarg, Srinagar freezes
Srinagar, November 24 The official said snow was also witnessed in the higher reaches of Pir Panchal mountain range in south Kashmir and at Cheema in Leh district of Ladakh region. The exact measure of snow at Gulmarg and other places was not immediately known. In wake of the snowfall, the Kashmir division administration has imposed restrictions on vehicular movement for two days, beginning today, on the
Kargil-Zanskar, Srinagar-Zojila-Kargil, Kupwara-Machil, Kupwara-Tangdha and
Bandipora- Gurez roads. Restrictions are also in place for vehicular movement along the Anantnag-Sinthan-Kishtwar and Shopian-Mughal road as a precaution. The Gulmarg resort was the coldest place in the Valley as the mercury there fell to -3.4° C overnight.
Pahalgam, another famous resort located in south Kashmir recorded a freezing night temperature at -1.2 °
C. Kargil district, in remote Ladakh region, recorded -6.0 ° C while the day temperature there rose to a maximum of 7.0 ° C. The adjoining Leh district recorded an overnight minimum of -5.2 ° C and the maximum temperature there was recorded at 4.8 ° C. In the Srinagar city, residents faced a cold day as the maximum temperature was recorded at 13.6 ° C and the overnight minimum was recorded at 2.0 ° C, the official
said. Qazigund town in south Kashmir recorded a cold night with mercury falling to 0.8 ° C and Kupwara district in north Kashmir recorded a minimum of 2.5 ° C overnight. The state weather department has forecast light snowfall and rains at isolated places in the state in next 24 hours. |
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KU conducts National Standard Examination
Srinagar, November 24 Around 695 students of class 9th- 12th, from various schools of the Kashmir valley, participated in the examination. The examination was coordinated by Dr Altaf Hussain Pandith of Department of Chemistry, KU, in collaboration with Indian Association of Chemistry Teachers (IACT), Pune and Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), Mumbai. According to the event coordinators, the activity aimed at promoting excellence in science among pre-college students and selecting teams to represent India at the international olympiads in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. They said the international olympiads were being held in each subject once a year in different countries across the globe. Dr Pandith said the government of India had taken many initiatives to popularise science, such as establishing six Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) across the country, providing various short-term research training programmes and fellowships to undergraduate students by research laboratories and institutes.
He advised the participating students to take maximum benefit from such programmes. While interacting with the participants at the event, registrar, KU, Prof Zaffer Ahmad Reshi, emphasised on the participation of young students in such competitions at national and international level. He encouraged students to opt for science research as an alternative career opportunity, and excel as future scientists of the country. Head, Department of Chemistry, Prof Khaliq-uz-Zaman Khan said the department had coordinated many such national-level competitions to popularise science at elementary and secondary level, to catch science talent at a young age and motivate students to pursue science as a career. |
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Exposure to kangri can lead to skin cancer: warn health experts
Kupwara, November 24 According to experts, constant exposure to the firepot causes generative changes in the skin, mainly its thinning, conduction burns and pigmentation. These can, over a period of time, lead to skin cancer. The disease is commonly referred to as kangri cancer in medical terminology. Renowned skin specialist and former head of Medical College, Srinagar, Dr Qazi Masood, said kangri emits two types of heat radiations- radiance and convection. “Constant exposure to kangri for longer times can prove fatal. It has the potential to cause noticeable degenerative changes in skin and finally skin cancer,” said Dr Masood. He said users who keep the firepot more close to their bodies, get conduction burns which can cause cancer. “People should make its optimum use to avoid skin diseases,” he advised. The expert added that the vulnerability to skin cancer depends on the colour, permeability and texture of the skin. “People with thin skin are more prone to cancer if they are constantly exposed to the heat radiations emitted by the firepot,” he said. The expert advised people to refrain from using much coal in it. “They should use optimum quantity of coal in the firepot and keep the heating device away from body,” he said. Another specialist, Dr Mohd Ramzan, who is also the District Tuberculosis Officer (DTO), Kupwara, said constant use of the firepot can cause pigmentations and skin burns, especially on thighs and abdomen. “Since people keep the firepot close to thighs and abdomen, they get maximum pigmentation on these body parts. The skin cells become dead over a period of time,” he said. He remarked that after the burns and pigmentation is exposed to heat time and again, the cancer becomes a non-healing ulcer. “People of low-economic strata are more prone to kangri cancer because they do not wear enough woolens during the winter season and are exposed to direct heat from the firepot,” Dr Ramzan added.
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Life returns to normal day after Muharram clashes
Srinagar, November 24 To prevent the Shia mourners from taking out processions, the police had on Friday imposed restrictions and laid barbed wires at key junctions. Besides, civilian movement towards major commercial centres in the city was restricted by the police. Muharram processions, which are part of the mourning by members of the Shia sect, have been banned in Kashmir since 1989. Shia Muslims mourn the seventh century ‘martyrdom’ of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, every year in the Islamic month of Muharram. In the Friday clashes, at least three policemen had sustained injuries while dozens of mourners were beaten up by the police during the cane charge. Major markets and commercials hubs, including Lal Chowk, Hari Singh High Street, Karan Nagar, Batamaloo and other major markets in the city were open today. Many areas around Srinagar’s commercial centre and major markets remained shut on Friday as all roads to the area were blocked by the police. Meanwhile, the Kashmir High Court Bar Association criticised the police for its alleged highhandedness by imposing curfew-like restrictions in the city. “The Bar Association has taken a very serious note of the ‘undeclared curfew’ which was imposed in the city. The lawyers, litigants and court staff were stopped from entering the city while trying to attend their professional duty,” bar general secretary M Ashraf Bhat said. “This unwarranted action of the police was brought to the notice of Chief Justice of the High Court through Registrar General,” BHat added. |
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Hockey: Final clash between Ajit Club and Singh Club
Jammu, November 24 Both the semifinals were played today. In the
first semifinal, Ajit Club got the better of Hiranagar Club by 5-3 in an exciting contest. Devinder of Ajit Club scored the first goal in the sixth minute which was later equalised by Abhinandan of the Hiranagar Club in the ninth minute. In the 18th minute, Rajinder of the Hiranagar Club slammed a goal to make it 2-1. Ajit Club was quick enough to respond well by scoring another equalier through Amrinder Singh in the 19th minute. Amrinder again netted the goal in the 22nd minute to help Hiranagar Club gain a thin 3-2 lead which continued till the end of first half. Ajit Club shown urgency to score an equaliser and it was Manpreet Singh who struck in the 51st minute to score the goal. He again scored a goal in the 54th minute to make it 4-3. In the 67th minute, Davinder completed the
formality by scoring the fifth goal. Meanwhile, in second semifinal, the Singh Club defeated Nanak Nagar Club by 6-5 via tie-breaker. Both the teams managed to score two goals each in the stipulated time and the winner was decided through the tie-breaker. For Singh Club, Jagjeet, Rakesh Chaudhary, Amitpal and Manjeet Singth converted the penalty kicks into goals whereas from Nanak Nagar Club, Ranveet Singh, Gurpreet Singh and Amarjeet Singh netted goals. The matches were
officiated by Charanjeet Singh, Iqbal Singh, Dilbir Mehta, Daljeet Singh, GS Bakshi, MS Reen, Satbir, Karanjit, Kawaljit and Jaswant Singh. |
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545 inducted as BSF constables
Srinagar, November 24 A passing out parade was held at BSF Subsidiary Training Centre (STC), Srinagar. “The recruits successfully completed 38 weeks of rigorous basic training in which they were put through various dimensions and aspects of training, involving physical fitness and mental robustness, effective use of arms, map reading and maintaining utmost
discipline. Besides above, training has also been imparted in the field of engineering, field craft, minor tactics, anti-terrorism, counter-insurgency and commando operations,” a BSF spokesman said. The inducted constables included 320 from Bihar, 94 from Uttar Pradesh, 75 from Jharkhand, 24 from J&K, 11 from Maharashtra, seven from Orisa and 14 from other states. The Inspector General, BSF, KK Sharma, took salute at the passing out parade. He congratulated them on the completion of their training and wished them good luck for the future. He also lauded the role of officers and the training staff of STC in shaping these young men to shoulder the responsibility and rise to the expectations of the nation. |
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AP struggle against J&K on opening day of Ranji Tropy
Jammu, November 24 The day witnessed dismissal of as many
as 14 batsmen on a single day. AA Majumdar (60) and AG Pradeep (4) were the unbeaten batsmen on the crease. For J&K, Ram Dayal was the pick of the bowlers with the haul of two wickets while SS Sharma and MS Gupta shared a wicket apiece. Earlier, Andhra Pradesh skipper IR Singh won the toss and chose to field first. The decision proved to be an accurate one as the host team batsmen failed to negotiate the swing in the early morning session. As a result, the whole team skittled out for 153 runs in 50.5 overs. Ram Dayal Puniya was the top scorer with 31 runs while skipper Manish Dogra chipped in with handy 30 runs. Losing of wickets at regular intervals did the host team as it struggled to stitch a decent partnership throughout their first innings. Shahabuddin bowled a devastating spell for the visitors. He completed an impressive five-wicket haul by conceding just 53 runs in 14 overs. Vijay Kumar and RV Pawar bowled splendidly to scalp two wickets apiece. |
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Gujjars demand access to PoK shrines through Kupwara
Srinagar, November 24 ABGM president Ishfaq-Ur-Rehman Poswal said the route to Narda and Sharda could be thrown open via Jumagund village in the border district of Kupwara. Poswal said this after visiting Jumagund village near the Line of Control (LoC). He also urged the Central government, specially the Ministry of External Affairs, to take up the issue with Pakistan, saying the two pilgrim sites were very popular among both the Muslim and Hindu communities living on this side of the LoC. “By opening this route, not only people’s wish to visit these shrines will be fulfilled but development of the area will also be possible by bringing it in limelight which has been completely ignored by the successive governments in the state,” Poswal added. He urged the security agencies to start an on-the-spot recruitment drive at the ‘neglected pockets’ of the state like Keran, Jumagund and Karnah. |
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State government ignoring Pulwama district: PDP
Srinagar, November 24 A PDP spokesman said senior party leaders including Mohammad Khalil
Bandh, MLA of Pulwama, Syed Basheer, MLA of Rajpora, Zahoor Ahmad Mir, MLA of
Pampore, Mushtaq Ahmad Shah, MLA of Tral and Abdul Razaq Zawoora, MLA of
Shopian, had observed that Pulwama was being totally ignored by the state government in all fields of development. “People of the state in general and Pulwama district in particular are paying hefty amounts to get cooking gas cylinders. They have no roads, no electricity, no healthcare and no ration. It seems the government has come to a standstill and people have been left high and dry due to complete developmental inertia facing the state,” said the spokesman, while quoting the legislators. He added that the PDP leaders shared people’s concern as the present government had neglected them, thus increasing their alienation. |
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Five-year-old girl among 4 injured in road mishaps
Srinagar, November 24 Eighteen-year-old Sabreena and 19-year-old lfat, both residents of Tangmarg area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, were injured when a CRPF vehicle collided with a car at Margund in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir. A police spokesman said both the girls were shifted to a hospital where they were being treated and a case had been registered at the nearby Kangan police station. In Sopore, a 5-year-old girl was injured when she was hit by a tractor at Doligund village. The injured girl was shifted to a Srinagar hospital for treatment. A motorcycle hit one Sonaullah Gani of Sonarpur-Theeru village at Benhama Lar in Ganderbal district, the police said. The injured was shifted to a hospital for treatment and a case has been registered. |
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ADGP visits CTC Lethpora
Srinagar, November 24 Kumar today visited the Commando Training Centre (CTC), Lethpora and took stock of the pace of training being imparted to the recruits at the institution. He was accompanied by Deputy Inspectors General of Police, T Namgiyal and Sheikh Abdul Hamid during the visit. The ADGP stressed upon the cops to abide by the principles of professional policing and discipline. He said those under going training have to prove themselves true public servants and should prefer security and safety of the people at the stake of their own comforts. “Besides, they would protect the rights of the people and ensure justice for all, without any discrimination,” said ADGP. The ADGP asked the officers to impart training to the recruits in all fields of policing to make them able to take their professional assignments in a befitting manner.
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Missing girl found dead
Srinagar, November 24 The teenage girl, whose name has not been disclosed, was a resident of Rizan Gund village of Ganderbal. She had gone missing on November 22, the police said. The police said the girl’s body was recovered from the Sindh river near Goshipora village. The police has initiated inquest proceedings into the case under Section 174 of the CrPC and is investigating the exact cause and circumstances of the girl’s death, the police added.
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