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Seven inches of snow buries claims of snow clearance of concern department Road remained closed, ambulance could reach to the village

Reyaz Rashid

Baramulla: Amid snowfall, a woman suffering from labour pain had to be carried on cot shouldered by neighbourers  about 3 kilometers from a remote village  Hamam of Doniwari Rafiabad to reach Dangiwacha hospital in  north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday as the road link remained closed due to accumulation of just seven inch snow.

According the locals, the pregnant woman, Fateeda Begum wife of Abdul Majid of Hamam Doniwari developed labour pain Sunday on early morning, her family members called local Asha who informed BMO Dangiwacha for ambulance services, the ambulance  could reach up to the village  as the road remained closed with accumulation of seven inch snow.

People alleged that the seven inch snow which accumulated on roads was not cleared by the administration due to no vehicle could ply on the road and the patient had to be taken to hospital on cot. They accused hospital administration of showing callousness in clearing the snow from the roads.

 “As her pain increased we decided to carry her in a makeshift cradle palanquin on shoulders trudging 3 kilometers amid snowfall and biting cold. Thank God we reached Ravoocha Rafiabad where a private vehicle was available and we reached Dangiwacha hospital where she delivered the baby at hospital,” said Abdul Majid, husband of the lady.

When contacted Block Medical Officer Dangiwacha Dr Irfan, he said , “We send the ambulance to bring the patients but it was slippery due to snow and the ambulance could not reach to the spot latter the patient got the private vehicles Jeep at Ravoocha  to reach the hospital and both mother and child are safe.”

These incidents illustrate how authorities have failed to provide basic facilities to people in remote villages and people who face medical emergencies have no other option than carrying the patient on their shoulders or in palanquins cradles.

Meanwhile, late in the evening, DC Baramulla Dr. G.N Itoo wrote on his fb wall, ‘Acting on the directions of Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, health department has launched Emergency Health Services Mobilisation Programme wherein a few critical patients more especially pregnant women of remote areas have been shifted to designated health centres well in advance while others shall be shifted tommorow morning. All the BMOs have been directed to arrange Ambulances for the purpose whereas people can call on 108 in case of any emergency. The move was taken In view of weather advisory issued by MeT department so as to avert any kind of exigency that may arise due to disruption in road connectivity due to snowfall.’

Says if there is any wrong, that will come to fore; BJP has appointed trainers who would train 500 workers in Kashmir for governance related issues

SNS KASHMIR

SRINAGAR, JANUARY 03 :

Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary (Organisation) Ashok Koul Sunday said BJP’s J&K unit has urged the J&K government to investigate the Lawaypora encounter and to find out whether any wrong has been committed.

Talking to reporters at party headquarters in Srinagar, Koul, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that BJP has urged the J&K government to order an inquiry to find out whether any wrong has been committed in Lawaypora gunfight. “If there is any wrong, that will come to fore. If there isn’t’ then its fine,” he said. “Police have already stated that it was investigating the case. Let’s see what comes out.”

Koul said that a training program is going on across the country and in Kashmir also training program will be started. “Under this program, we have identified trainers, who would train the newly elected people at the district, block and panchayat level about the governance related issues. Eight topics have come from Centre.

Eight trainers have been already trained, who will train almost 100 workers about governance related issues,” he said, adding that 5000 workers will be trained in the first phase after which people would trained at the district level. “Today we have set the ball for training rolling,” he said—(KNO)

One crore retrieved from scammers in 2020: SSP Cyber cell

SNS KASHMIR

SRINAGAR, JANUARY 4:

A resident from Ganderbal district lost 11 lakh rupees due to the negligence of his son which he had availed as loan from the bank for treatment of his chronic disease and has to undergo a surgery outside the state.

The whole amount was available in his son’s account who was trapped in currency trading.

SSP Cyber cell Kashmir Tahir Ashraf told news agency Kashmir Dot Com- (KDC), that scammers came in touch with his son through social media sites and motivated him, for which he was promised hefty returns and direct credit to his bank account.

SSP Cyber police said that “the matter was further taken up with the gateway authorities to ascertain the merchant details. The dedicated and expert financial team of cyber police station Kashmir succeeds in tracing the whole account and blocked the same which was being used to exchange into foreign currency. The gateway authorities were made to refund the whole amount into the complainant’s bank account.”

Cyber police station, Kashmir zone Srinagar time and again is advising the general public not to believe persons who call in the name of stock market trading or provide service by giving advice and making an investment in the share market to get abnormal profits within short periods. Trusting them, do not transfer any amount either online or in any other form as they are entirely fake. Community members have hailed the prompt action of Cyber Police Station Kashmir Zone Srinagar in tracing and saving the hard earned money of complainants

SSP Tahir Ashraf said that during the year 2020 Cyber Police Kashmir have saved around rupees one crore of gullible people which they have lost in various financial frauds. (KDC)

SNS KASHMIR

SRINAGAR, JANUARY 3 :

Justice Pankaj Mithal is being administered oath as Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court by Lieutenant Governor of J&K, Manoj Sinha at Jammu at 11.30 am, officials said.

Justice Mithal graduated in Commerce from Allahabad University in the year 1982 and passed L.L.B. from Meerut College, Meerut affiliated to Ch. Charan Singh University in the year 1985.

He enrolled as an advocate in Bar Council of U.P. in the Year 1985. Elevated as Additional Judge on 07/07/2006. Took oath as permanent Judge on Jul 02, 2008.

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Waseem Peerzada /KNO

BARAMULLA, JANUARY 03 :

As the heavy snowfall blocked many roads across Kashmir, the people in Takiya Yosif Shah Chandoosa area in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district had to carry a patient on a make—shift stretcher and cover almost 15 kilometers by foot to reach the hospital.

According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the roads continued to remain blocked in the village, thereby making the people especially patients to suffer.

The villagers were compelled to carry a patient on a make—shift stretcher as they had no other option due to lack of road connectivity following heavy snowfall, locals said.

The patient namely Mohammad Ashraf Sheikh had received injuries when he was walking on the road and slipped amid fresh snowfall, they said.

They said the patient was taken to Chandoosa Primary Health Care where doctors referred him to Baramulla hospital, adding that soon after reaching hospital, the doctors referred him to Srinagar’s B&J hospital for specialized treatment.

“Due to lack of road connectivity, the villagers had to carry the patient from the village to Baramulla hospital on a make—shift stretcher,” family told KNO.

They said that they had to cover almost 15 kilometers by foot to reach the hospital.

“We have many times brought the issue into the notice of district administration but they have turned deaf ears to our repeated pleas,” the locals said—(KNO)

SNS KASHMIR

SRINAGAR, JANUARY 03 :

All Kashmir University undergraduate examinations scheduled to be held on January 04, 2021 are postphoned in view of the inclement weather conditions.

New dates for the deferred examinations will be notified separately later, Controller of examinations Prof Irshad A Nawchoo said in a statement issued to Kashmir Despatch.

SNS KASHMIR

SRINAGAR JANUARY 03 :

JKCSF Chairman Abdul Qayoom Wani Sunday demanded a probe into the killings of three persons at an encounter site in Hokarsar area of Srinagar outskirts.

Wani showed serious concern over the delay in handing over the bodies of slain youth to the families who continuously have been demanding the bodies of their loved ones and the delay has made the lives of their families hell and that it was our moral obligation to raise this issue and also stress for open court inquiry for the incident so that truth surfaces out.

In a statement Wani said that the incident of killing of three persons in Hokersar area of Lawayapora in Srinagar needs a judicial probe as the families of the slain persons have refuted the allegations that they were militants.

Wani said that the reports quoting the families of the three slain youth say that two among them had left their homes in Pulwama on Tuesday morning for Srinagar to take admission in a tuition center.

“Then the circumstances in which the killings happened need to be thoroughly probed.” Wani said

He said that in the past too, unfortunate incidents of civilians being killed in fake encounters have surfaced not only in local but in international press.

Wani said JKCSF seeks a a time-bound inquiry into the circumstances leading to the killing of the three persons at the encounter site saying that justice must be immediately delivered by investigating the matter on impartial and fast-track basis.

‘Due to snowfall, we couldn’t reach on time’, Appeal authorities to reschedule examination for students who couldn’t appear

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SRINAGAR, JANUARY 03 :

Scores of aspirants, who were scheduled to appear in the examination for the recruitment of Banking Associate in J&K Bank alleged that they were not allowed to enter the examination hall.

The aspirants while talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that due to the fresh snowfall, they couldn’t reach the examination hall on time.

“We were earlier told that the examination will begin at sharp 10:00 AM, but yesterday evening, it was informed that the examination will start at 09:00 AM in the morning,” Yasir Altaf, one among the aspirants from Mattan Anantnag said.

He said as Kashmir received fresh snowfall, the roads were not cleared early morning, thus consumed their lot of time in reaching Srinagar headquarters of the bank, where examination is being conducted.

Altaf added that over a dozen aspirants are still waiting in the lawns since 10:00 AM and urge the authorities to allow them to appear in the examination.

“Authorities should consider rescheduling the examination for those students who couldn’t appear in the examination today,” he said—(KNO)

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GANDERBAL, JANUARY 03 :

At least 4 persons were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and turned turtle near Ganiwan area of Kangan in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday.

An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a passenger bus bearing registration No JKO1D 5574 carrying passengers while on way to Gund toward Kangan skidded off the road at Ganiwan, resulting in minor injuries to at least 4 persons.

He said that the police with the help of locals launched a rescue operation and the injured persons were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment—(KNO)

SNS KASHMIR

SRINAGAR, JANUARY 3 :

J&K Bank authorities has decided to conduct the written test for Banking Associate today as per schedule.
A top Bank Official Informed KNS that the examination for Banking associate will be held as per schedule.
Earlier KNS had reported that aspirants demanded postponement of examination due to closure of roads at various places across Kashmir.