Too late for introducing MIS scheme, say apple growers
Pulwama: Apple growers from different areas of south Kashmir have questioned the government’s move of introducing the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for the apple crop. The growers say that most of the produce has already been sold in different markets or stored in cold chains. “This year the apple produce in most of the areas […]
Staff shortage hampering work at Block office Lassipora
Pulwama: The acute shortage of staff at Block Development Office at Lassipora is hampering work and is giving tough time to locals and contractors, visitors to the office alleged. Sources said that the block office is working without a Block Development Officer and other staff members being deputed there permanently. “From last two years, there […]
Open deep well at Panchpora can prove a disaster, say locals
Anantnag: Residents of Panchpora Anantnag in south Kashmir on Tuesday staged a protest demanding construction of a boundary wall to cover a deep dug well that has been left abandoned. “The deep well was dug three decades back and was left unattended by the authorities,” Abdul Hamid, a local resident said. He said that 30 […]
Pestering power cuts trouble Pahalgam residents
Anantnag: Unscheduled power cuts in Pahalgam belt of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district are troubling the local residents. Locals residents said that even before beginning of the winter season, the power development department is resorting to unscheduled power cuts which is causing lot of miseries for the locals. They said that various far off villages are […]
Decades on, water supply scheme awaits completion in Shopian
Shopian: Sanctioned 60 years ago, a water supply scheme in south Kashmir is still lying incomplete due to which locals are facing lot of problems. A water supply scheme was sanctioned during the year 1960 in village Safanagri of Zainapora belt of south Kashmir’s Shopian district with the estimate cost of two crore rupees but […]
Poor network connectivity irks various villages in south Kashmir
Pulwama: Poor network connectivity is troubling the residents of different areas of southern Kashmir and locals have appealed concerned authorities to look into the issue. The locals from Padgampora Awantipora, Nowpora, Lassipora, Bhatnoora, Armulla and its adjacent areas in Pulwama district, Durpora, Awneera and its, adjacent areas in Shopian district, Wallerhama and its adjacent areas […]
After Covid lockdown industrial units resume business in Lassipora
Pulwama: After suffering huge losses due to lockdown various entrepreneurs running their units at Lassipora industrial estate in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district have resumed their activity though not fully. President of industrialists association SIDCO Lassipora Sheikh Nisar Ahmad said that like everyone, they too have suffered huge losses. “Since the abrogation of article 370 last […]
12 years on, PMGSY fails to complete works on 4 KM road in Tral
Pulwama: Even after lapse of over 12 years, the government has failed to complete a 4 km road under the PMGSY scheme in Tral belt of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Locals from Lalpora, Nagpathri, Origund, Wazul Kulnad, Zadikhuer, Wedar Mohalla and its adjacent areas in Tral area said that in 2012 a road link from […]