A spell of light rain/snow is expected at most places in Jammu and Kashmir between 26 and 28 December.
Moderate snowfall is expected at a few places (mostly in higher reaches).
As of now, there is no chance of heavy snowfall anywhere.
No continuous rain/snow is expected, so, chances of any good snow accumulation are very less in plains.
In some areas, it can be a single shower with no accumulation.
No major spell is expected during the next 10 days.
Regards: Kashmir Weather
Islamabad: Pakistan, Turkey, and Malaysia will set up a joint television channel to promote media links among them, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has said.
Chaudhry said that focal persons for media sharing have been designated and a joint media network will be developed, Radio Pakistan reported on Monday.
“Issues of extremism need to be tackled in Pakistan, Malaysia and other Muslim countries,” Chaudhry was quoted as saying.
In September 2019, Prime Minister Imran Khan had first announced that Pakistan, Turkey, Malaysia will jointly launch an English language television channel to correct misperceptions and confront the challenges posed by Islamophobia.
The three-nation channel would offer Muslims a dedicated media presence to help in “setting the record straight” on Islam and fighting the phenomenon of Islamophobia internationally, he had said.
Earlier this year, Pakistan and Turkey had announced that they are collectively bringing a period drama on the life of Salahuddin Ayyubi, a Muslim warrior and founder of the Ayyubid Dynasty in West Asia.
He also suggested that under the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) platform, a unit of scholars should be named to provide guidance on religious issues.
— PTI
Srinagar, December 24: A militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight with security forces in Arwani area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday.
Official sources told GNS that one militant has been killed so far in the gunfight. However the identity of slain militant is yet to be ascertained.
Earlier a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in the area . As the joint team of Police approached towards suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces triggering off an encounter.(GNS)
Srinagar, Dec 23 : National Health Mission (NHM) evoked sharp criticism by mentioning Srinagar’s Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences as ‘Shri Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences’ in its document on Hepatitis control program uploaded on its official website. After massive criticism on social media, the NHM put down the document saying “it was a typographical error.”
As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the document went viral on the social media sites where people were raising questions over the sudden name change of SKIMS by the government.
“This name-sake government is worthy only of this! Attending to whims of the fugitives, they think they can change anything on ground?,” a netizen tweeted.
Another person tweeted: “Where is Shri Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Srinagar in #Kashmir? Any idea! Was going through National Viral Hepatitis Control Program PDF booklet & noticed that Funds have been released this Institute for fighting Hepatitis-C. GMC Srinagar & Jammu too have 109.93 Lakhs,” tweeted another netizen.
National Conference spokesman Imran Nabi Dar also tweeted: “Shocking that the Govt document has resorted to such irresponsible and provocative distortion of J&Ks premier medical Institute SKIMS name. Fix responsibility. Correct it. Now!”
Reacting over the issue Mission Director, National Health Mission, Muhammad Yasin Choudhary initially termed the document as “fake and concocted” and said that SKIMS Soura is not a model treatment centre under National Viral Hepatitis control programme.
“This is a FAKE and CONCOCTED document. SKIMS Soura is not a Model Treatment Centre (MTC) under NVHCP (National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme) under NHM J&K. We clearly disown this piece of wrong information. @NHMJK5,” he tweeted.
However, he later while apologizing earlier tweet said that there was a clerical error at the Ministry’s end that entailed the wrong full form in the document that has been taken down.
“I apologize for the misinformed comment earlier. The erroneous document has been taken down. There was a clerical error at the Ministry’s end that entailed the wrong full form in the ppt. Request everyone to please do not assume any unjustified notions.@NHMJK5.” he tweeted later.
Meanwhile, Additional Chief Secretary Health and Medical Education Vivek Bhardvaj told KNO that there is no such proposal before the government and there was a typographical error in the presentation of 2018.
“Please check the facts. It’s a presentation of 2018 where a typographical error had been made. No such proposal,” he said—(KNO)
Srinagar, Dec 23: The government has asked the Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) to furnish the list of its teaching and non-teaching employees that have turned to be the ‘deadwood’ for the department.
Principal Secretary of School Education Department, B K Singh in an official communiqué issued to the DSEK has said, “The Department of Education has huge number of employees and many of them are not performing their duties to the level of expectations and desired results leading to large drop out and lower outcomes.”
“How a department having around 1.10 Teacher Student Ratio have such a result,” Singh questioned.
The news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has leant that Singh has said that “It becomes inevitable to identify the non working or dead wood in both teaching and non teaching faculty who have either emptied the schools in enrollment by mostly resorting to private coaching or side business or have created corrupt and malicious work culture in offices.”
“This has put the public at great inconvenience and has proven counterproductive to the growth of the department,” he said.
“In this backdrop the DSEK is directed to prepare a list of such employees as per the norms and furnish the list to this office within the 15 days for onward transmission to general administration for necessary action otherwise serious action under rules will be taken,” Singh said—(KNO)
Abu Dhabi: Ramadan is expected to begin on April 2, 2022, according to Egypt’s National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics.
The crescent moon of Ramadan will be visible on Friday, April 1, which is corresponding to the 29th of the Islamic month of Shaban. Accordingly, April 2, will be the first day of Ramadan, astronomers said.
The moon is expected to be visible to the naked eye at sunset on April 1, with fasting set to begin the following day, Saturday.
Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, is a time when Muslims across the world fast from sunrise to sunset.
The end of Ramadan, when the new moon is sighted, marks Eid Al Fitr, which is the start of the Shawwal month.
In the UAE, the moon-sighting committee will confirm the official starting dates for Ramadan and Eid Al Fitr.
Srinagar, Dec 23 : The health and medical education department Jammu and Kashmir has shortlisted 15 candidates for the post of director Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Soura Srinagar.
As per a communique, a copy of which lies with Kashmir News Service (KNS), the H&ME department had issued notification inviting online applications on prescribed proforma from Indian Nationals for the position of Director, SKIMS, Soura, for which 36 application were received.
The communique reads that subsequently, these applications were scrutinised vis-a-vis the prescribed qualifications and required experience by a Screening Committee, constituted for the purpose by the General Administration Department.
It reads that accordingly, the Screening Committee submitted its report to the General Administration Department, wherein it has shortlisted fifteen candidates for the same.
“Now, therefore, it is to inform all the above applicants that the interaction before the Selection Committee for the post of Director, SKIMS Soura will be held on December 28 at 11:00 AM in the Meeting Hall of Civil Secretariat in Jammu.”
It further reads that the applicants are requested to kindly make it convenient to be present at the scheduled venue, date and time along with their original testimonials, failing which they would not be considered for the personal interaction before the Selection Committee.
“They should be prepared to make a brief presentation before the Selection Committee on their vision about SKIMS institute and the way forward,” it reads. (KNS)
Those making jokes on cows, buffaloes forget livelihood of crores depend on them: PM Modi at Varanasi rally
Bandipora, Dec 23: Several areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall, while some parts in the plains were lashed by light rains on Thursday, officials said.
The higher reaches of Kashmir including the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in Baramulla, Gurez in Bandipora and Central Kashmir’s Sonamarg area experienced fresh snowfall early in the morning, the officials said.
They told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the historic Mughal Road connecting Poonch district of Jammu province with Shopian in south Kashmir has been closed for all kinds of vehicular traffic, owing to fresh snowfall in upper reaches of the area.
The authorities this morning also closed the 85-km-long Bandipora-Gurez road in north kashmir for vehicular movement after fresh snowfall at Razdan Pass.
“Due to fresh snowfall in Gurez and at Razdan Pass, the only road link connecting Gurez with the rest of the world has been closed for traffic movement,” the officials said.
Meanwhile, Sonamarg-Zojjila road was also closed after upper reaches of Zojila in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir received fresh snowfall.
“Snowfall in Drass and Sonamarg has led to closure of Sonamarg-Drass road,” an official said.
A local Meteorological department said that the present weather condition would likely to continue till next 24 hours.
“Another Snow spell of greater intensity is most likely during 26-27th, ” it said.
“Expect, Widespread light to moderate snow in plains of Kashmir, rain in Jammu and Moderate snow at scattered places of Ladakh especially Kargil Zanskar region. Light snow also possible at some places in Leh dist. (Mainly over Higher reaches),” the Met said—(KNO)
Srinagar, Dec 23: Security forces on Thursday claimed to have averted a major tragedy by defusing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
Official sources told (KDC) that an IED weighed approx 5 Kgs was detected by 50 RR, 183 Battalion of CRPF and SOG near Graveyard of village Wanpora in Pulwama, which was later destroyed by the bomb disposal squad.
A Police officer confirmed to KDC that an IED was recovered and later destroyed. A case under relevant sections of law is being registered in this regard and further investigation is on, he added. (KDC)