Militant affiliated with Zakir Musa group killed
Pulwama: Security forces on Wednesday killed a militant in an encounter in a forest in Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Branpatri forest area of Tral on Wednesday morning following information about the presence of militants in the area, a police spokesperson said. […]
Pulwama School with highest roll in education zone lacks basic facilities
Pulwama: A government primary school in south Kashmir’s Pulwama village might have attracted the highest number of students in the education zone, however, the dearth of basic facilities at the institution is forcing many students to quit the school at an early age. With over 80 students on roll, Government Primary School at Khan Mohalla […]
Bijbehara youth goes missing, family appeals for ‘homecoming’
Anantnag: It has been three weeks now that Mohammed Rafeeq Drangay son of Ghulam Nabi Drangay, a 24 year old youth who is the sole bread earner for the family has gone missing from his home in south Kashmir’s Bijbehara area. The family has appealed their son to come back fearing that he might have […]
In protest, locals plant paddy saplings on potholed Yaripora-Kulgam road
Kulgam: Residents of several villages of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday morning staged protested against the local administration for failing to repair the vital Yaripora-Kulgam road. Residents of Kanipora village chose a unique and creative way of exposing the failure of authorities to repair the road as they planted paddy saplings on the road […]
PHC Litter functioning sans basic facilities
Pulwama: Lack of basic healthcare facilities is hampering the patient care at Government Primary Health Centre (PHC) Litter in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district forcing people to cover long distances for treatment. The health centre caters dozens of villages with the nearest sub-district or district hospital being at least 15 kms far from Litter, However, due […]
‘Upgraded’ Tral High School operating from three classrooms
Tral: A recently “upgraded” High School in Machama area of Tral belt in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district having an enrolment of around 200 students is working in three rooms much to the inconvenience of the students. Locals said that school lacked also lacked in rest of the infrastructure as well. The school, they said, has […]
Suspect in Lethpora attack killed during encounter
One army man killed, three others sustain injuries during firefight
One army man killed, three others sustain injuries during firefight
Five youth go missing in south Kashmir, three join militant ranks
Pulwama: Despite a surge in the number of encounters and subsequent killing of militants reports about youth joining the militant ranks in south Kashmir are pouring in. Reports said that at least five youth from Pulwama have gone missing this month who have been identified as Irshad Ahmad Dar son of Mohammad Yousuf Dar resident […]
This Shopian village has no potable water
Shopian: Kumdalan village barely 10 kms from main town Shopian is yet to get drinking water facility with locals being forced to consume contaminated water of a local canal. The village comprises of over 300 households. Locals from the village alleged that the government had “ignored the area completely and left it without any drinking […]
