Family Forgetfulness
“Don’t shift to Ward 3” reads the green Medical Record Department (MRD)file of Naveed, 22, a patient at Institute of Medical Health and Neuro-Sciences (IMHANS), Rainawari, Srinagar. Ward 3, is a closed ward where the male patients without attendants are kept.
Son of a State Forest Corporation employee from Baderwah (Doda), Naveed was first admitted to IMHANS on January 3, 2014, for drug-induced psychosis. Three months later, his condition had improved. Records make a mention of his Mental Status Examination on April 17, » Read more about: Family Forgetfulness »
Gender Crisis
In Srinagar’s Basant Bagh, the door of a modest home’s room has not been opened since the onset of militancy. Seemingly claustrophobic, the 6 x 3 ft room resembles a torture cell. It has the lone inmate, Muhammad Sultan Dar, known locally as Sul Maam, a septuagenarian transgender.
Reduced to a corner where he cooks, it needs a serious effort to get Sul Maam’s attention. “Bea Chusow Goub Bouzaan (I am hard of hearing),” Sul Maam said, » Read more about: Gender Crisis »
38 die in fire incidents in 2017
Thirty-eight persons lost their lives while property worth Rs 64.33 crore was destroyed in a total of 2914 fire incidents which involved 1888 structures across Kashmir last year.
The official documents reveal that the property worth Rs 582 crores was saved during the rescue operations by Fire and Emergency Services in Kashmir in 2017.
“The total number of fire calls received by the department in 2017 was 2917, out of which 39 calls were fake. » Read more about: 38 die in fire incidents in 2017 »
Kashmir largest trout producer
Jammu and Kashmir has over 513 units of trout farms of with Kashmir alone accounting for 404 units making the valley as the largest trout fish producer in India having
The Valley also consumes 482 tonnes of fish every year.
Muhammad Hussain Wani, Senior Project Officer of fisheries department said that the demand for quality fish is increasing in Kashmir due to high protein and low-fat food that provides a range of health benefits.
“The demand for fish has increased in Kashmir as they have become health conscious and want to make many preparations,” said Wani. » Read more about: Kashmir largest trout producer »
Kashmir is more than you watch on TV
Solo women travellers who enjoyed their stay and trips to Kashmir at every turn of the road defy all negative portrayal of Kashmir.
Many women have enjoyed their solo trips to Kashmir over the past few years.
A solo traveller, Kanika Gupta, on a social travel platform Tripoto writes in her blog titled ‘How Safe is Kashmir’ writes: “Kashmir is everything that you read in the papers and see in the news channels, but oh it is so much more.”
“We can write songs about their hospitality, » Read more about: Kashmir is more than you watch on TV »
Kashmiri transgenders are a tormented lot!
Rafeeq Ahmad looked like a male but loved to dress up as a woman due to which she had to face harassment and social discrimination since childhood. Rafeeq’s plight is shared by hundreds of other transgenders of Kashmir valley.
Transgenders are part of the society, but unlike men and women they don’t get the same treatment or respect. They are denied the rights and opportunities other genders avail.
As the 52-year-old transgender, Rafeeq says: “I wanted to study but the society never provided me with the liberty to do so.”
Transgender is an umbrella term for persons whose gender identity, » Read more about: Kashmiri transgenders are a tormented lot! »
Students for better services at College canteen
Srinagar: Students of Women’s College, M.A Road, complain that the hygiene at the college’s canteen was very poor.
The students allege that mice could be seen roaming inside the canteen raising question mark over the safety of the food available in the canteen.
“We often go to the canteen. Last week we witnessed rats going around the premises,” said a group of students from arts department.
However, the canteen proprietor dismissed the complaints of the students as “false”. » Read more about: Students for better services at College canteen »
Women’s College library goes high tech
Srinagar: The automation of library in Government College for Women, M.A Road has started, 67 years after its establishment.
Officials said that the automation was need of the hour as it would reduce manual work and save time.
Librarian of the college, Umaira said that from now on all the data related to books will be accessible through computers.
She said that they would access the books through OPAC (online public access catalogue facility) in the library, » Read more about: Women’s College library goes high tech »
Students demand proper dumping yard in Women’s College
Srinagar: Students are aghast over lack of a proper garbage dumping space at Women’s College, M.A Road, Srinagar.
There is no closed dumping yard in the college and the garbage is piled in open outside the zoology department.
The students face a lot of problems owing to the stink it creates and water logging on rainy days.
“Many a times we are forced to bunk our classes to save ourselves from the strong smell coming from the garbage. » Read more about: Students demand proper dumping yard in Women’s College »
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