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Valley reels under hot weather
Docs warn people against dehydration in Ramadan
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Protests against ‘erring’ doctor spread, health services affected
Sports will soon be part of school curriculum: Minister
Gool inquiry an attempt to repeat Shopian farce: PDP
Residents condemn frequent power cuts during holy month
CUK’s journalism department launches international journal
JKPC, AIP flay Mufti’s statement
NC will win 2014 elections: Tanvir Sadiq
Attack on
differently-abled girl
Girl ends life, another drowns
1 killed, 9 hurt in mishaps
Shab-e-Qadr holiday on August 6
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Valley reels under hot weather
An official of the Meteorological Department said Srinagar and Kupwara recorded the maximum temperature at 35.4 and 35.8 degrees Celsius, respectively. Till now, Srinagar had recorded the hottest day of this summer season yesterday at 34.6 degrees Celsius. The MeT official said temperatures at most of the places in the Valley were five to six degrees above normal. Director, MeT office, Sonam Lotus said July month usually remained hot with temperatures usually hovering around 32-33 degrees Celsius mark. While light showers have been forecast at isolated places of the Valley during the next 24 hours, Lotus said respite from the heat wave was likely from the first week of August. He said rain was predicted from August 1. Other places in the Valley too recorded above normal day temperature. Qazigund, the gateway town to Kashmir, recorded the maximum temperature at 33.3 degrees Celsius, while tourist resort Pahalgam in south Kashmir saw a high of 30.2 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature in Srinagar, Qazigund, Pahalgam and Kupwara was recorded at 23.8, 21.3, 19.0 and 21.9 degrees Celsius, respectively. The MeT official said night temperature in the summer capital was 5.8 degrees Celsius above normal. People in the Valley have been observing around 16 hours long fast this Ramadan - longest in the last three decades. Meanwhile, Leh and Kargil districts of Ladakh region too witnessed above 30 degrees day temperatures. While Leh saw a high of 32.4 degrees Celsius, Kargil recorded the maximum temperature at 34.0 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature in Leh and Kargil as per the MeT official was 11.9 and 17.0 degrees Celsius, respectively. |
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Docs warn people against dehydration in Ramadan
Srinagar, July 29 With more than half of the Ramadan month is over, doctors said cases of dehydration were increasing due to hot weather conditions. The Valley witnessed the hottest day of the season on Sunday at 34.6 degrees Celsius. Doctors said people should at least drink 3-4 litres of water to avoid dehydration during the evening and pre-dawn meals (iftaari and suhhor). “It is necessary to maintain an optimum PH balance in the body. Drinking optimum amount of water is highly recommended,” said Dr Shuaib Alam, a general practitioner. He said Kashmiris should do away with the routine intake of high carbohydrate and fat-rich foods. Rather, attention should be paid on consuming protein-rich light diets, he said. “It is usually expected from people to overeat during the permissible hours of fasting. But, that usually leads to putting on weight. Avoid excessively fried foods .Intake of caffeinated drinks and soft drinks should be kept to minimum,” he said. One of the common myths which circulate among people is that eating loads of pre-dawn meal will alleviate hunger pangs and thirst, but doctors say eating excessive food at that time may lead to indigestion and dyspepsia. "You will feel discomfort, heartburn or nausea during fasting hours the following day if you eat in excessive amount at ‘suhoor", said Dr Humaira, a physician at SMHS Hospital. The doctors said eating a lot of iron-rich foods like green leafy vegetables as lettuce, spinach, lentils and salads at the time of breaking the fast was ideal. “Break the fast with dates and a glass of water for a heavy rush of energy. Traditional food like rice, chicken soup, meat balls or vegetables is fine later,” said Dr Humaira. Abdul Raouf (15) said he planned to stay up late at night during Ramadan. Sana Beigh, a housewife and mother of three, said: "My entire lifestyle changes during Ramadan. I divide my time between cooking for my family, praying and reading Quran." |
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Protests against ‘erring’ doctor spread, health services affected
Kupwara, July 29 Sources said the doctor had been attached to the office of the Chief Medical Officer, Kupwara, and an inquiry had been ordered into the allegations levelled against him. The protesters demanded termination of the doctor’s services. They threatened to suspend work in government-run hospitals across the Kupwara district and lodge protests, if the doctor was not terminated from his services. “He calls female paramedical and nursing staff worms and often abuses them. He has no respect for others. If he is posted at some other health centre, he will continue using abusive language. We will not call off protests unless he is terminated,” said Abdul Ahad Qureshi, chairman of the Health Employees Coordination Committee. “The doctor provoked some of his supporters against the Block Medical Officer, Zachaldara, demanding that the doctor should not be transferred from the health centre,” he added. The protesters including the nursing and paramedical staff boycotted work in the sub-district hospital, Kupwara, and many other health centres in support of their demand. Patient care has been badly hit due to the strike by the medical staff. “We will continue protests unless action is taken against the erring doctor. He should be terminated from his services so that no doctor dares to resort to unbecoming conduct with his subordinates or juniors,” said Shafiqa Akther, a nurse. On Friday, nursing and paramedical staff of various PHCs suspended their work demanding action against Dr Teli, who they alleged often misbehaved with them. |
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Casual labourers’ bid to gherao civil secretariat foiled
Srinagar, July 29 Talking to mediapersons, JKCLU president Mohammad Shafi Bhat said the government had failed to release their wages despite repeated protests in the past. He said the authorities concerned had promised that their wages would be released in the first 10 days of this month but they were still waiting for the same. Bhat threatened to hold protests on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr along with their families if the government failed to release their wages before Shab-e-Qadr. He regretted that they were being forced to hit the road in protest even ahead of the festive occasion. After protesting at the Press Enclave, the JKCLU members attempted to take out a procession towards the Civil Secretariat. However, the police foiled their bid by resorting to cane charge and by spraying coloured water from water cannon near Jehangir Chowk. Several protesters were also taken into preventive custody while a few others sustained injuries during the police action. |
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Sports will soon be part of school curriculum: Minister
Srinagar, July 29 Chairing the 129th meeting of the standing committee of the J&K Sports Council here today, the minister said, “Strengthening of sports infrastructure in the state is my priority and I want that stadiums particularly indoor stadiums are constructed in every block of the state as youth here have limited recreational facilities available and that too for a limited season.” He said, “Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sanctioned a package of more than Rs 700 crore for the state to strengthen its sports infrastructure." He said Astroturf was being laid at TRC grounds, Srinagar, and at Baramulla. He said MA Stadium, Jammu, was also being upgraded to hold national level events. In the meeting, the committee approved the setting up of the district sports councils for coordinating and managing sports activities in the districts. These councils would have representation from the Youth Services Department, Sports Council and the district administration. In another major decision, the committee fixed age and tenure for the office-bearers of the sports bodies. “Any office-bearer cannot hold a post beyond two terms of four years each before going through a cooling period of four years. No person beyond 70 years of age can be an office-bearer of any sports body,” the committee approved. The committee also approved engagement of equal number of coaches in Srinagar and Jammu on contract basis. It also set up a sub-committee comprising two joint secretaries and two members of the council to rationalise the number of coaches and identify the trained coaches willing to train youth in the state. The committee also approved strengthening of the engineering wing of the Sports Council to speed up its working. Consultant, Finance Department, Ravi Mangotra, Secretary, Youth Services & Sports, Parvez Malik, Secretary, Sports Council, Dileep Thusu, and members of the standing council were present in the meeting. |
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Awami mulaqaat
Srinagar, July 29 The Chief Minister mentioned drip irrigation, distribution of quality planting material, coverage of feasible areas under cultivation of disease resistant and early maturing, varieties of apple, stone fruits, almond, walnut and other nuts in the temperate zone and citrus fruits in sub-tropical areas and said the focus was on the production of quality fruit and its smooth marketing. Omar said horticulture was responsible for generating substantial livelihood for the people and strengthening of economy. He said this sector offers great promises for the investors. He urged upon the educated youth to venture upon in horticulture sector under the MSME programme for which package of incentives were available to them. Talking to a deputation of fruit growers from Shopian in his Monday Awami Mulaqaat here, the Chief Minister said a modern fruit market at Shopian would not only give considerable fillip to the handling and marketing of fruit from this area but ensure remunerative returns for horticulture produce. Speaking to a deputation of Beopar Mandal, the Chief Minister said trade and commerce activities nurture economy and his government was determined to help grow and expand trade, industries and commerce in the state. He said qualified youth were being provided various incentives to get engaged in trade, commerce and industrial activities to earn respectable livelihood and provide opportunities to others in this regard. During his interaction with a deputation of the All J&K Mochi Traders Federation, the Chief Minister said inclusive and equitable development was the benchmark of the development policy of his government. He said weaker sections were being focused for holistic development under various programmes. As many as 74 deputations from all across the state and concerning various organisations and associations, besides scores of individuals met the Chief Minister in today's Awami Mulaqaat, presented their memoranda and sought his intervention in redressal of their grievances. |
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Gool inquiry an attempt to repeat Shopian farce: PDP
Srinagar, July 29 The PDP president said the Chief Minister’s comments on Gool killings were not just irresponsible, but a deliberate attempt to shield the guilty. “It reminded one of the sequence of events in the Shopian tragedy where the death of two unfortunate women was ultimately closed as a case of drowning and the prosecution launched against lawyers, doctors and those who sought justice against the deceased,” she said. “One fears a similar course of events is being followed in the Gool killings which might ultimately end up in action against the victims.” She said people who protested against the killings and demanded justice were already being harassed and persecuted. “In the entire Chenab valley, the police is raiding the houses of people who participated in the protests, filing cases against them and arresting them. One hopes that the killings were not attributed ultimately to wild animals and people like the local Imams prosecuted for the atrocities committed by the men in uniform,” she said. Mehbooba said there were tell tale signs of anarchy in the entire state. |
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Residents condemn frequent power cuts during holy month
Anantnag, July 29 Sources said residents of Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian districts, particularly the rural areas, had been left high and dry in this scorching heat. They said the power cuts had been a part and parcel of the winter season in Kashmir and they got used to it, however this year, frequent power cuts had become a norm in the summer months as well. “The heat is unbearable and at this time, a majority of the people in Kashmir are fasting; this is the height of insensitivity from the authorities,” said Shabir Ahmad, a teacher from the DH Pora area of Kulgam district. Ahmad said the power cuts were most prevalent during the evening and wee hours. “These are the times that are most important during Ramadan,” he said. Woes of the people hailing from the towns are more or less the same, they too rue the frequent power cuts. “We live in metered area and were promised 24-hour electricity supply when the metres were installed. Now that a miserable schedule has been issued for the power supply, at least that should be followed,” said a resident of Bijbehara town in Anantnag district. People living in the rural areas of Pulwama and Shopian districts have similar tales to tell. “After long woeful power cuts during winters, we looked forward to summer for better power supply and it turns out to be even worse,” said Rauf Ahmad, a resident of Shopian district. Power officials, however, maintained that the power supply had been good throughout the south Kashmir region. “Barring some rural areas, we have been supplying power to good effect,” said a senior official at the PDD. |
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CUK’s journalism department launches international journal
Srinagar, July 29 The IJCSR is an independent international journal published from the DCJ for all academicians and scholars of communication, media studies and social science. "It is a biannual, peer-reviewed journal, having 15 senior mostprofessors, from various academic backgrounds, in its editorial and advisory board, and some of them based internationally. The IJCSR aims at publishing original, cutting-edge manuscripts of academic scholarship related to communication, social science and their multi-disciplinary approaches," said Shahnaz Bashir, coordinator, DCJ. Shahnaz is one of the executive editors of the journal. Since there is dearth of quality interdisciplinary communication studies' journals from south Asia, the journal encourages critical, constructive research in the world with a special focus on the third world. "The IJCSR is established as a means to disseminate findings of media academics and social scientists to, in turn, stimulate further research in communication, media and social science, and integrate various fields of understanding around them," Shahnaz added. The journal has also called for submission of papers from academics and scholars. A detailed notice regarding this can be found on the website of the Central University of Kashmir.
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JKPC, AIP flay Mufti’s statement
Srinagar, July 29 Asserting that statements emanating from the traditional mainstream faces of Kashmir were either aimed at exploiting the separatist sentiment or tarnishing the image of separatists, a JKPC statement said. "The J&K Assembly is an institution mandated to address the grievances of the people of the state. Mufti has been a part of the mainstream politics for decades and was also the Home Minister of India. It is for him to answer why for decades he could not use his clout, power and influence to resolve the Kashmir issue," the statement added. Addressing party workers here, Rashid said, "Unless and until Kashmiri leadership does not come out of their vested interests and form a joint strategy, India will not recognise them even as a party to the dispute." |
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NC will win 2014 elections: Tanvir Sadiq
Srinagar, July 29 "We will win the elections based on the performance of the National Conference-led state government. Our actions will speak loudly for us," Sadiq said in a statement. Sadiq said people delivered a verdict in 2009 and they would deliver the verdict again in 2014 with a resounding and thumping mandate for the National Conference. "Our report card is before the people and they will judge us by our performance. We will ask the people to go through our performance and give their verdict in next elections in 2014," he said. Sadiq said the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lives in a fool's world if it thinks of winning a majority of seats in the next elections. Sadiq warned the opposition of total extinction in the 2014 elections. |
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Attack on
differently-abled girl
Srinagar, July 29 Mehbooba Mufti visited Shameema, a resident of Batmaloo, at the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS)
hospital where she is being treated. Condemning the act, Mehbooba said the perpetrators of the crime had crossed all limits and behaved in the most inhumane way by setting the helpless and differently-abled girl on fire. “Unfortunately there is an impression that the police is going soft on this case which would extend a terrible message to the society,” Mehbooba said. She said, "This is a case in which exemplary punishment should be given to the culprits." |
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Girl ends life, another drowns
Srinagar, July 29 The girl, a resident of Tutigund village of Kupwara district, reportedly committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance at her home, the spokesman said. She was shifted to the sub-district hospital, Handwara, where she died. The police had registered a case and investigating the cause and circumstances of the girl’s death, the spokesman said. In another incident, a 10-year-old girl, identified as Sakeena of Ladoora village, drowned in the Jhelum river while she was taking a bath near Sopore town. The body of girl was fished out from the river and handed over to her family, the spokesman said. |
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1 killed, 9 hurt in mishaps
Srinagar, July 29 Habibullah Dar, a resident of Budgam district, succumbed to his injuries at the SKIMS hospital here, the spokesman said. Dar was injured in a road mishap on July 27 near JVC Hospital. A car turned turtle near Baba Reshi crossing in north Kashmir resulting in injuries to five people who were travelling in the car. All the injured were shifted to the SKIMS hospital for treatment, the spokesman said. In central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, an Army vehicle hit a motorcycle near Power House resulting in injuries to three people, the spokesman said. All the injured were shifted to a hospital for treatment. A tipper collided with a motorcycle at Bijbehara town in south Kashmir resulting in injuries to motorcyclist Manzoor Ahmad, a resident of Redwani. The injured was shifted to a hospital, the spokesman said.
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Shab-e-Qadr holiday on August 6
Srinagar, July 29 Meanwhile, arrangements for Jumat-ul-Vida (last Friday of the fasting month), Shab-e-Qadr and Eid-ul-Fitr were reviewed in a high-level meeting held under the chairmanship of Shalindera Kumar, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir. During the meeting, the IGP (Traffic) said special management programme swould be put in for hassle-free traffic movement on the auspicious days. The Divisional Commissioner directed for providing proper parking space at Poloview, Residency Road and Hari Singh High Street to ensure smooth plying of traffic at these vital trade markets.
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