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Kashmir’s 700-year-old papier mâché craft dying

Kashmir’s 700-year-old papier mâché craft dying

Srinagar, Aug 05: The 700-year-old art brought by Hazrat Shah-e-Hamdan (RA) to Kashmir is on the verge of disappearing as very few people are associated with it. Paper moulding is an art or craft that involves moulding raw paper pulp into aesthetically pleasing objects and this Kashmiri art form, while similar to the well-known papier […]

2,272 water bodies ‘not in use’ in J&K, Ladakh: Census

2,272 water bodies ‘not in use’ in J&K, Ladakh: Census

Srinagar, Apr 24: About 2,272 water bodies in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are “not in use” due to several reasons including dried up and destroyed beyond repair, Ministry of Jal Shakti census report has revealed. Ministry of Jal Shakti released the first ever census of Water Bodies in convergence with the 6th Minor Irrigation […]

66 Percent Women In JK Anaemic, Says Govt Report

66 Percent Women In JK Anaemic, Says Govt Report

  SRINAGAR: Majority of women in Jammu and Kashmir are anaemic, said statistics published in the latest ‘Women and Men in India 2022’ report by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). According to the report released recently, 66 percent women in Jammu and Kashmir have anaemia, including 25 percent with mild anaemia, 38 percent […]

13 humans lost lives, 106 injured in man-animal conflict during 2022: Reveals Data

13 humans lost lives, 106 injured in man-animal conflict during 2022: Reveals Data

Srinagar January 17: Around 1,666 incidents of human-animal conflict were reported in 2022 while 13 also lost their lives and 106 were injured as frequency of man-animal conflict has increased in the recent years perhaps due to people moving closer to forests and animals coming out into residential areas. According to data, the Wildlife Department […]

In six years, SKIMS registers 27,727 cancer patients

In six years, SKIMS registers 27,727 cancer patients

Srinagar, Jan 09: In six year, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura have registered over 27,000 patients ailing with cancer disease. Besides, the institute has witnessed 1833 deaths due to different types of cancer. During this period, the institute has also issued 64,504 Out Patient Department (OPD) cards issued by the department of Nephrology. […]

Paddy land in Kashmir shrinking fast

Paddy land in Kashmir shrinking fast

  Srinagar, Sep 09: Land under paddy cultivation in Kashmir is on decline as around 30,000 hectares of land has been lost since 2013. Official documents revealed that 2012-13 the land under paddy in Kashmir was 162,309 hectares while the production was 621.64 metric tons with the yield of 38.3 quintals per hectare. In 2013-14, […]

Kashmir witnesses male baby boom in past 3 years

Kashmir witnesses male baby boom in past 3 years

Srinagar, Aug 26: In last three years, around three thousand more male baby births have been reported at Lal Ded Hospital, Kashmir’s lone tertiary care maternity hospital in Srinagar. Top health officials said that around 34,500 male baby births were reported at LD hospital in last three years while as the number of female baby […]

Hepatitis C among drug abusers on rise in J&K

Hepatitis C among drug abusers on rise in J&K

Srinagar, Jul 28: The use of drugs mainly heroin is leading to a scary increase in Hepatitis C cases in J&K as around three among four drug users are Hepatitis C positive in Kashmir. Dr Yasir Rather Professor, Department of Psychiatry GMC Srinagar  said that “we screen every patient for Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B and […]

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