Srinagar, Dec 19: Mughal road, connecting twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri with Shopian, was blocked due to stone-slide at Shakargah along the thoroughfare.
Quoting official sources, GNS reported that efforts are underway to clear the historic thoroughfare for traffic.
Meanwhile,authorities said that traffic was plying on Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with outside world. SSG Road was through for the traffic, they added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Argentina for winning the 2022 football World Cup – their third time.
“This will be remembered as one of the most thrilling Football matches! Congrats to Argentina on becoming #FIFAWorldCup Champions! They’ve played brilliantly through the tournament. Millions of Indian fans of Argentina and Messi rejoice in the magnificent victory!” Modi tweeted, also tagging Argentina President Alberto Fernandez.He also congratulated France, the losing finalists, for their spirited performance, tagging French President Emmanuel Macron, who was at the match.
“Congratulations to France for a spirited performance at the #FIFAWorldCup! They also delighted Football fans with their skill and sportsmanship on the way to the finals. @EmmanuelMacron,” Modi said in a series of tweets.
Argentina defeated France 4-2 in a thrilling final on penalties, after both the teams were locked 3-3 after extra time.
Srinagar, Dec 19: Sub-zero temperatures continued in Kashmir Valley with Pahalgam recording a low of minus 4.8°C on Monday.
Quoting a meteorological department official, GNS reporter that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.1°C against the previous night’s minus 3.2°C. While the mercury was 1.6°C below normal during this time of the year, it was five notches less that than this season’s lowest of minus 3.6°C recorded on Friday last, the official said.
Qazigund recorded a low of minus 3.2°C against minus 2.8°C on the previous night. The temperature was 1.6°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.
He said that Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 4.8°C against minus 4.5°C on previous night and it was 0.4°C below normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Kokernag recorded a low of minus 1.8°C against minus 0.7°C as on the previous night and it was 0.1°C below normal for the place, he said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 2.5°C against minus 1.5°C on the previous night, the official said. It was 2.3°C above normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at minus 3.5°C against minus 3.7°C on the previous night, the official said. It was 1.1°C below normal for the north Kashmir place, he said.
Jammu recorded a low of 7.4°C against 7.2°C on the previous night. It was 1.5°C below normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said. Banihal recorded a low of minus 0.4°C (below normal by 1.9°C), Batote 3.3°C (0.1°C below normal), Katra 7.8°C (0.2°C above normal) and Bhadarwah 1.2°C (0.8°C above normal).
Ladakh, Leh recorded minus 10.8°C while details regarding Kargil were not immediately available, the official said.The MeT department has forecast mainly dry weather for now and said that there was no major weather activity expected till December 25.
The main purpose of the campus visit was to expose the young students about the corporate culture and management education especially retail management, information technology, project management, entrepreneurship, human resource management and marketing management etc.
It was an excellent learning experience for all the students of Girls Higher Secondary School Bhaderwah. The students and faculty members of higher secondary deliberated on many topics with the faculty members of TBS, Bhaderwah Campus. When enquired about the admission process in TBS, the students came to know that, the business school has over 120 students in different programs including BBA, B.Com and MBA who are taught by highly experienced and qualified faculty members. They were happy to know that the department also has a Ph.D program with all specialisations of management.
Dr. Mohd Avais, HoD, TBS Bhaderwah Campus welcomed the staff & students. For executing the campus visit the students were divided into three batches by Dr Atif Qazi for better learning experience of the University Campus. Students were also oriented practically towards how the managerial activities are being conducted in the current business world and how time management is helping in carrier excellence.
The accompanying staff from from Girls higher secondary school bhaderwah were Mr Shahnawaz Khan from IT department and Mr Ranjeet Parihar from Retail department.
Overall the visit was conducted under the able guidance of Professor Rahul Gupta, Rector Bhaderwah Campus and Coordinated by all the faculty members of TBS, Bhaderwah Campus including Dr Mohd Avais (HoD), Dr Rohit Bhagat (Placement Coordinator), Dr Sunil Bhardwaj, Dr Umesh Choudhary, Dr Atif Javed Qazi, Mr Rajinder Kumar, Dr Raashidah Qazi, Ms Sonia Sharma, Dr Meenakshi, Dr Surekha, Mr Amit.
The event was very successful and declared close after group photographs.
JAMMU, Dec 17: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the Next of Kin of those who killed In Rajouri Firing.
“The incident in Rajouri is very unfortunate. Condolences to the bereaved families. The price of a life cannot be set in monetary terms but still I announce an ex-gratia relief of Rs five lakh for each affected family”, tweets Office of LG J&K.
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir pacer Umran Malik had a dream run in the last concluded IPL. Due to his antics with the ball in IPL 2022, the express pacer managed to earn his maiden call for team India.
Taking inspiration from Umran, as many as 14 J&K pacers have registered for the upcoming mini-auction. They form the two-third of the total 21 players from the union territory who are up for auction at the IPL-2023.
The likes of Mujtaba Yousuf, Basit Bashir Sharukh Dar, and Yudhvir Charak are some notable pacers from the J&K region participating in the IPL auction. Most of the seamers in the list have attended multiple trials and the likes of Basit Bashir and Sharukh Dar have already served as net bowlers for Punjab Kings and SRH respectively in the previous edition.
Shubham Khajuria, who was very impressive in both tournaments, attended a lot of trials and is likely to attract a bid for his exploits at top of the order. The very talented 23-year-old Vivrant Sharma too is an attractive package as the top-order southpaw can also bowl effective leg spin. For his all-round abilities, Abid Mushtaq, the left-arm spinner who can hit big, has already attracted interest from more than one franchise.
J&K players in the auction list: Shubham Khajuria, Vivrant Sharma, Mujtaba Yousuf, Abid Mushtaq, Yudhvir Charak, Basit Bashir, Rasikh Dar, Waseem Khanday, Avinash Singh, Aman Sharma, Fazil Makaya, Ateev Saini, Shahrukh Dar, Lone Muzaffar, Auqib Dar, Asad Jamil Ahmed, Aashish Bhatt, Gourav Koul, Rajeev Singh, Mohd. Wasim, Sampark Gupta.
JAMMU, Dec 17: The Jammu and Kashmir police have attached property of an LeT militant in Thathri area of Doda district after obtaining a court order for the same.
Quoting a police statement that the property, which has been attached, belongs to Abdul Rashid, an LeT commander operating from Pakistan.
The statement reads he went to Pakistan in 1993 for getting arms training with the intention to carry out subversive activities and after getting arms training, he infiltrated and remained active in District Doda.
“He along with other militants was found involved in number of attacks on civilians and security forces and other incidents of arson, blasts etc in the region. Apart from that, a number of youths of Doda were instigated and recruited by him to join militancy in the nineties,” it reads.
It reads he has also been declared as proclaimed offender by the orders of Court and presently he is operating from Pakistan and are alluring the youth of Doda through various means of social media and virtual mode to join militancy.
“He is involved in case FIR No. 23/1997 U/S 364, 302, 121 RPC, 7/27 Indian Arms Act. He was declared as absconder and subsequently proclaimed offender by the order of court. His warrant of attachment of property was forwarded by SSP Doda and consequently a team was constituted by District Magistrate Doda to execute the order and land measuring 04 Kanals and 2½ Marlas situated at village Khanpura was attached by a joint team of Revenue and Police,” it reads. (KNO)
By : Nayer Ahtisham
Bike stunts have become a common sight on the highways of Kashmir. Teenagers, eager to show off their skills, can often be seen performing daring feats on their motorcycles. These stunts range from simple wheelies to more complex manoeuvres, and they are performed with little regard for the safety of the riders or the other people on the road.
The problemwith these stunts is that they put the lives of everyone on the road at risk.
By performing these stunts on busy highways, the riders are endangering not
only themselves but also other drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. In
addition, many of these teenagers do not have a license to ride a motorcycle,
making their actions even more dangerous.
Thesituation is made worse by the fact that many of these teenagers are seeking
out high-powered bikes without licenses. These bikes are not only difficult to
control but also highly dangerous in the hands of inexperienced riders. The
combination of these factors has led to a rise in accidents and injuries on the
highways of Kashmir.
One teenagerwho was interviewed about the issue said that he and his friends started
performing bike stunts because they were bored and looking for something to do.
However, he admitted that their actions were dangerous and could have serious
consequences.
Thegovernment of Kashmir has taken notice of the problem and is taking steps to
address it. Authorities are cracking down on unlicensed riders and are working
to educate young people about the dangers of performing stunts on their
motorcycles. In addition, they are urging parents to take a more active role in
monitoring their children’s activities and to discourage them from engaging in
dangerous behaviours.
Some expertsbelieve that the rise in bike stunts is a result of a lack of recreational
opportunities for young people in Kashmir. With few places to go and little to
do, many teenagers are turning to dangerous activities like bike stunts as a
way to pass the time.
One solutionto this problem is to provide more recreational opportunities for young people
in Kashmir. This could include the creation of more parks and public spaces, as
well as the development of sports programs and other activities that would give
teenagers something constructive to do.
Anotherpotential solution is to increase the availability of motorcycle safety
training. Many of the teenagers who are performing stunts on the highways of
Kashmir have never received any formal training on how to ride a motorcycle
safely. By providing this training, authorities could help to reduce the number
of accidents and injuries on the roads.
Inconclusion, the problem of bike stunts in Kashmir is a serious one that needs
to be addressed. These stunts are putting the lives of both the riders and
others at risk, and the government is taking steps to address the problem. It
is important for everyone in the community to work together to ensure that
these stunts are not performed on the highways, and that the young people of
Kashmir stays safe. By providing more recreational opportunities and increasing
access to motorcycle safety training, authorities can help to reduce the number
of accidents and injuries on the roads.
The United States is launching the new Office of China Coordination to help manage competition between Washington and Beijing, the State Department said on Friday.
“Today Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken presided over the launch of the new Office of China Coordination, informally known as China House. China House will ensure the US government is able to responsibly manage our competition with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and advance our vision for an open, inclusive international system,” the State Department said in a statement. China House brings together a group of China experts from throughout the State Department to work on security, economic, technological, diplomatic and strategic issues, the statement said. Improved coordination will result in more consistent State Department policy, and better position the US to more deeply engage with allies and partners, the statement added.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said the Biden administration has launched the China House because the US recognizes the scale and scope and stakes of strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China.
“We launched China House because we recognize that the scale and scope and stakes of strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) require us to think, collaborate and act in new ways. It will be integrated departed wide center empowered to lead in the development and implementation of China policy,” he said.
“China House is the key part of Secretary Blinken’s modernization agenda that will help our diplomats meet the challenges of the 21st century,” he added.
Earlier in May, Blinken announced the creation of China House, calling it a department-wide, integrated team that would coordinate and implement US policy across issues and regions.
“I’m determined to give the State Department and our diplomats the tools that they need to meet this challenge head on as part of my modernization agenda. This includes building a China House – a department-wide integrated team that will coordinate and implement our policy across issues and regions, working with Congress as needed,” he had said.
Avoiding mosquitoes to protect against bites is always a good idea. But a new North Carolina State University study shows that the bacteria-ridden exteriors of mosquitoes may be another reason to arm yourself with a swatter.
The first-of-its-kind study, published in PLOS ONE, examined both the exterior surface and interior microbiome of mosquitoes found in homes in Africa’s Cote d’Ivoire – the Ivory Coast.
“When you’re exposed to mosquitoes, you worry about blood feeding,” said R. Michael Roe, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Entomology at NC State and co-corresponding author of the study. “Our hypothesis is that mosquitoes can physically transfer bacteria by landing on you or by defecating on household surfaces, like flies do.
“They may not, but no one has studied it before.”
Research collaborators at the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques collected 79 adult female Anopheles coluzzii mosquitoes from homes in a rice-producing province in Cote d’Ivoire. The mosquitoes were sent to NC State for analysis of the microbiome inside and on external body surfaces.
Some of the findings were surprising.
“We found greater bacterial diversity internally than externally, which didn’t match what has been found with blow flies, for example,” said Loganathan Ponnusamy, an NC State principal research scholar in entomology and co-corresponding author of the paper.
“At the same time, we found lots of external bacterial differences between homes, but not much difference internally between homes, which makes sense. Much of what is found internally relates to nectar or honey consumed as mosquitoes forage outdoors.”
The researchers also found – for the first time in the academic literature – fructobacillus, which is generally found in nectar sources like flowers and beehives, pointing to mosquitoes visiting those plants or nectar sources, said Kaiying Chen, an NC State postdoctoral researcher and first author of the paper.
Perhaps more ominously, the researchers also found large amounts of Staphylococcus and two variants of Rickettsia. The genus of these bacteria are associated with human and animal diseases.
“This is another risk,” Roe said. “Mosquitoes carry bacteria externally and internally and come into your home, possibly transferring pathogenic bacteria.”
The researchers hope to continue the work by exposing mosquitoes to a bacteria that would never be found on human skin and seeing whether the bacteria transfers to an artificial membrane. They then could perform the same test on human arms.