RReT grade-lll teachers demand release of pay, perks
Say that they have not received salary for past 14 months
Pulwama: Regularized Rehbar-e-Taleem Grade-lll teachers in Jammu and Kashmir are going through tough times as authorities have failed to release their salaries since the past 14 months now. “We are going through tough times given the delay in release of our salary and this has subject us to psychological torture,” said a Grade-lll RReT teacher. […]
Undue advantage: Illegal extraction of minerals goes unabated in Pulwama, Shopian
Pulwama: Illegal extraction of sand, stones and boulders from water bodies is going on unabated in Pulwama and Shopian districts of South Kashmir. Sources and witnesses said that when authorities are busy in dealing with Covid-19, various contractors and locals use machines to extract sand, stones and boulders during late evening hours from Ranbiara rivulet […]
Covid-19 turns a remote village in Shopian a ‘hotspot’
Shopian: A remote village in Shopian region, Hirpora is attracting attention these days. The village known for its potato crop has emerged as one of the hotspots for COVID-19 as eight more persons from the village tested positive for the deadly coronavirus on Tuesday. With eight new cases, Hirpora village which has a population of […]
COVID-19: Farmers cultivating peas are a worried lot
Pulwama: Vegetable farmers who have sowed peas in their fields are a worried lot as the lockdown following the coronavirus pandemic has meant that they will get least buyers for the produce. Farmers from different areas of Kashmir said that they were earning good amount by growing peas as commercial crop but this year covid-19 […]
Four youth go missing in Kulgam
Anantnag: Four youth from South Kashmir’s Kulgam district have been reportedly missing from last one month and it is likely that missing youth have joined militant ranks, police sources said. They said that the missing youth have been identified as Bilal Ahmad Bhat, Shahid Ahmad Bhat, Mushtaq Ahmad Itoo and Nadeem Ahmad Rather. Official sources […]
Pulwama youth goes missing, family appeals for return
Pulwama: It has been three weeks now that Aadil Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Mohammed Bhat, a 22 year old youth has gone missing from his home in Kakapora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Aadil Ahmad Bhat was a 6th semester Arts student at Government Degree College Pulwama. He according to his family went […]
Fighting coronavirus: Two Shopian students developed website to help admin fight COVID-19
Shopian: With an aim to helping out the administration to fight the COVID-19 scare, two computer science students have developed a website where persons can report their and others travel history. The website also provides options for volunteers to register themselves and can be contacted whenever the administration needs them. Abdul Rouf, B. Tech in […]
