Truck driver from Shopian wins silver medal in Arm wrestling championship
Shopian: A truck driver from south Kashmir’s Shopian district has won a silver medal in an army wrestling championship held at Srinagar. Faheem Ahmad Chek (28) a resident of Nowgam in the Vehil area of Shopian district won the silver medal at Indoor stadium Srinagar where players from different states took part in the competition. […]
Naina Pulwama faces acute shortage of drinking water, allege locals
Pulwama: The residents of Naina village in Litter Tehsil of Pulwama district are facing acute shortage of drinking water as according to them the authorities have failed to provide water supply to the area. According to locals a water supply scheme was completed recently after around ten years of toil and wait, however, the area […]
Awantipora residents demand bus services to Srinagar
Pulwama: The residents of different areas of Awantipora hamlet of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district are demanding daily bus services from Awantipora to Srinagar. The inhabitants of Awantipora, Padgampora, Dangerpora , Reshipora, Larkipora, Malangpora and neighbouring localities said that though bus service is operational on national highway from Anantnag to Srinagar but Awantipora area residents are […]
Waghama-Bijbehara residents suffer as electric transformer develops frequent snags Locals demand upgradation, seek scheduled power supply
Anantnag: The residents of Waghama area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district alleged unscheduled power supply to the area. The residents said that the domestic electric transformer installed in the village develops frequent snags. The residents have blamed the PDD for failing in finding a permanent solution to the problem and said that their […]
Locals demand repairs on main Kakapora bridge in Pulwama
Pulwama: The main bridge on the river Jhelum connecting Pulwama and Shopian with Srinagar in the Kakapora area of Pulwama district is in shambles, locals alleged Wednesday. The residents of Kakapora area said that the bridge is full of potholes due to which people travelling on it are witnessing troubles. Rafiq Ahmad, a local resident […]
Reshipora Awantipora residents demand availability of potable water
Pulwama: The Public Health Engineering (PHE) department is supplying contaminated water in Reshipora Ullar area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, locals alleged Tuesday. The residents of the area said that they were first getting water from Renzipora Water Supply Scheme and later from Dogripora Water Scheme and quality of water was good though […]
Sedow Shopian residents rue lack of basic facilities
Shopian: The residents of Sedow village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district allege that their village is sans any basic facility even during these progressive times. Locals claim that despite living just eight kilometres away from district headquarters they have been left alone by the administration till date. They said that even in 21st century they […]
KV Impact: Authorities install 250 KVA transformer at Panjpora Bijbehara
Locals now receiving scheduled power supply Anantnag: The power development department has installed a 250 KVA transformer in Panjpora area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The residents of Panjpora were facing problems as the 100 KVA transformer installed in the area was developing snags frequently. The issue was highlighted by ‘Kashmir Vision’ and […]
Pinglena Pulwama residents demand potable water supply
Pulwama: The residents of Pinglena area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama are up in arms against the Jal Shakti department which according to locals has failed to provide drinking water facility to the area for the last one month. The residents of Astan Mohalla Pinglena said that they are suffering in absence of potable water facilities […]
Tiken Pulwama residents protest against proposed railway line
Demand intervention of higher ups Pulwama: The residents of Tiken village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district protested on Wednesday against the proposed railway line in the area. The residents of the area said that the government must either shift the proposed railway line or shouldn’t construct it as the project will leave hundreds of families […]