With temperature soaring orchards in Shopian villages go dry
Shopian: Due to continuous dry spell, the water level in most of the canals and water bodies is receding making it impossible for orchardists to irrigate their orchards in various parts of Shopian district. Locals from different areas of Shopian district including Babapora, Zainapora, Awneera and its adjacent areas said that water level in famous […]
Dilapidated Wahibugh-Arbal road irks residents
Pulwama: The Wahibugh-Arbal road in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district is in dilapidated condition making it inconvenient for commuters to travel on the road. Local residents said that the road from Wahibugh-Arbal via Tiken is in a very bad shape as the road has not been macadamised since the past 12 years. The dilapidated condition of […]
Village in Bijbehara area craves for drinking water facility
Anantnag: Even as the government has claimed to provide tap water to the entire households in Jammu and Kashmir by March 2022, various villages located in several townships are craving for potable water. Residents of Katoo village which is about 5 kms from Bijbehara area have alleged that tall claims of Jal Shakti Department are […]
CPWs in education department without salaries in Kashmir
Have informed higher-ups: Director
Anantnag: The contingent paid workers of education department hailing from different areas alleged that the department has been ignoring them as their wages have not been paid since the past two years now. The workers said that government has not released their salaries since 2018 due to which they are facing very tough times. “We […]
Soaring temperatures: Paddy fields dry up as water for irrigation purposes recedes
Pulwama: Paddy sapling on hundreds of canals of land are drying up as the soaring temperatures have meant that water levels have receded and no water is available for irrigation purposes in Gulzarpora, Renzipora and its adjacent areas in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Locals said that the paddy sapling that were sown last month have […]
Students at GDC Anantnag demand conduct of exams
Anantnag: The students pursuing various Bachelor level courses in the 2019 batch at Government degree college boys Anantnag have alleged that authorities are delaying their exams unnecessarily. The students said that they got admission in various courses in 2019 however, since then examination of just one semester was conducted and authorities are yet to conduct […]
Locals await completion of Bijbehara-Shopian road
Anantnag: Even after the elapsing of more than four years, the vital Bijbehara-Shopian road on which work was started in 2016 still awaits completion. The authorities have utterly failed to complete the work on the two lane highway while as the locals alleged that the work has been suspended almost a year back, thereby leaving […]
Villages on highway, yet no drinking water supply provided
Anantnag: A village in Bijbehara area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district located on national highway is yet to get drinking water supply. Residents of Hamzapora and Donipora villages located in between Bijbehara and Sangam said that despite living near the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, they are yet to get drinking water facility. “We are being deprived […]
No BPL ration cards for poor families in Kokernag village
Anantnag: Dozens of people families in Gawran area of Kokernag belt in South Kashmir’s Anantnag have been holding APL ration cards despite being residents of a backward area and living in miserable conditions. Families have alleged that many people in the area who are living above the poverty line but have been categorized in BPL […]