Hundreds converge at Ashmuqam, participate in traditional ‘Zool’ ritual
Aishmuqam: Hundreds of devotees on Saturday thronged the holy shrine of Sufi saint Sakhi Zainuddin Wali (RA) in Aishmuqam where they performed the traditional ‘Zool’ ritual. The ritual is being performed by devotees as a mark of respect for the saint as it is held to mark the beginning of the agricultural activity after a […]
Frequent traffic jams make life difficult in Sangam, Bijbehara
Anantnag: With number of vehicles increasing every day, the traffic management is becoming a daunting task for the authorities in Main Chowk Sangam and main Town area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The mismanagement of the traffic and callous attitude of drivers and commuters has left Sangam and Bijbehara in continued mess, often […]
Meet Asrar ul Haq who released his first book “Breeze” on Friday
Pulwama: Hailing from a remote Tral Bala village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, a young writer created history of sorts when he released his first book on Friday. Asrar ul Haq son of Sheikh Abdul Rashid resident of Tral bala (Upper town Tral) released his book ‘Breeze’ at a function organized at ‘Future Vision Model […]
Locals, tourists suffer as vital Aishmuqam-Pahalgam road in shambles
Blacktopping this year, say officials
Anantnag: The vital Aishmuqam-Pahalgam road in south Kashmir, which has not been macadamised by the authorities since 2007, is giving tough time to commuters. The dilapidated road is causing inconvenience to the residents as well as the tourists who visit the famous tourist spot, Pahalgam in the district. “It takes more than an hour to […]
Strengthening democracy: Five months on, 28 Sarpanchs in Pulwama yet to take oath
Pulwama: Even after five months have elapsed after the Panchayat elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir, around 28 Sarpanchs have failed to take oath of office in various areas of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. These Sarpanchs who had put their lives at risk to contest elections are in a dilemma as the Panchayat bodies […]
Top JeM commander among two militants killed in Shopian
Shopian: Two militants were killed in a brief shootout with government forces in Gahind area of South Kashmir Shopian district on Saturday morning. An official said that a joint of army’s 34RR and SOG launched a cordon and search operation in an orchard at Gahind area of Shopian following credible inputs about the presence of […]
Three years on, damaged health centre awaits repairs
Pulwama: Damaged three years ago after a huge tree fell on its premises, authorities have failed to repair a health centre in Tral area of Pulwama district. Locals in Amlar-Nowpora village in Tral said that three years ago a tree fell on the health centre leaving the building completely damaged. Since then, a local alleged […]
Source water ‘diverted’ by authorities, canals in Tral areas turning into dumping sites
Pulwama: With authorities allegedly diverting the source water to them, at least six canals flowing through many villages of Tral have dried up and are instead being used by locals for dumping garbage. Residents of Dadsara and its adjacent areas in Tral alleged that the local Irrigation Department “has diverted all the source water of […]
5 months on, Pulwama village awaits snowfall compensation
Pulwama: More than five months since the untimely snowfall damaged orchards across the valley in November last year, district authorities in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district have failed to compensate the orchardists of Zahidbagh village. While orchardists from neighbouring villages had received the compensation “months ago”, the aggrieved orchardists from Zahidbagh complained that authorities had failed […]
