Hard to cope up with social distancing, say ‘Red Zone’ residents
Pulwama/Shopian: In an attempt to control the spread of the novel coronavirus, the government has imposed restrictions across the entire Jammu and Kashmir. Besides, schools are shut, religious services have been suspended, sporting and tourism events postponed and all business activities stopped in order to contain the spread of the deadly covid-19. Pulwama and Shopian […]
Lockdown proving a dead bolt for small time farmers
Our produce gets spoiled amid closure, says farmers
Pulwama/ Shopian: Vegetables farmers are badly hit by the lockdown and restrictions imposed by the government to avoid the spread of covid-19. Marginal and small time farmers who make their living by cultivating vegetables in different areas of Kashmir say that they are worried as the vegetable produce gets spoiled as nobody is willing to […]
Covid-19 lockdown leaves people craving for electricity
Dozens of transformers awaiting repair of transformers cry hoarse
Anantnag: Dozens of faulty transformers are waiting for repair in different PDD workshops in South Kashmir but there is no body to repair them due to lock down amid the scare and fear of covid-19. There are at least two dozen damaged transformers at PDD division Pulwama, Awantipora and Tral but there no body among […]
Two dozen sheep killed in leopard attacks in Pulwama, Anantnag
Pulwama: Around two dozen sheep were killed during the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday in a leopard attack in South Kashmir’s Anantnag and Pulwama districts. Official sources said that wild animals barged into the cowsheds in Bellow Pulwama and Watnad Naibasti Anantnag and killed 9 and 15 sheep respectively. Locals from Bellow village said […]
Crumble: Poultry Industry becomes latest victim of COVID-19
Due to lockdown, no feed available for chickens: Poultry Farmers
Pulwama: The poultry industry has been hit hard by the outbreak of covid-19 as rumours about the spread of coronavirus through consuming chicken spread far and across in Kashmir valley. Poultry farmers say that the sales have dipped by 80 percent as the prices of poultry products have fallen by miles leading to the financial […]
Volunteers offer helping hand, prepare protection kits for medicos
Pulwama: With the rising cases of Covid-19 being reported in Jammu and Kashmir and medicos facing shortage of protection kits including , volunteers of a charitable society in Bijbehara in south Kashmir have started making gowns that will be distributed among doctors and paramedical staff in the district. Chairperson of the society Nuzhat Sultan said […]
IPRPs in JKRLM without wages from last 10 months
Pulwama: The Internal Professional Resource Persons (IPRP’s) who are working under poverty reduction programme under Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihood Mission (JKRLM) are without salaries from the last 10 months. The resource persons said that the administration is not caring for them and letting them suffer for month’s altogether. Notably, the IPRP’s are contributing to […]
Coronovirus lockdown likely to hit horticulture sector
August clampdown, snowfall had earlier created havoc, say growers
Pulwama: The coronavirus spread is creating ripples on the economic front and Kashmir’s horticulture Industry is likely to fall victim to the deadly virus as growers predict heavy losses in the coming months. “The horticulture Industry in Kashmir valley was yet to come to terms following the August 5 clampdown and the untimely snowfall. We […]
Different salaries for same grade posts in Samagra, allege employees
Pulwama: Resentment is brewing among the various employees of Samagra scheme as according to them different salaries are paid to employees despite working on grade posts. Contractual employees of the Samagra scheme including Assistant Engineers, Assistant Programmers, Junior Engineers, Auditors, DEOs , Computer Assistant and Orderlies have alleged that there is discrimination over salary of […]
