Higher Secondary School lacks basic facilities in Munad Kulgam

School working without Principal for past four years, allege locals  

Kulgam: Government Higher Secondary School Munad Guffan in Yaripora hamlet of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district lacks basic amenities like separate washrooms for female students and staff even as school is functioning without a Principal for past four years, locals have alleged. The residents of the area along with students of the school said that the […]

Zradihad Tral residents demand basic amenities in the area

Pulwama: The residents of Zradihad village in Tral hamlet of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district have demanded basic facilities in the area. Residents of the area have alleged that tall claims of Jal Shakti Department are getting punctured here as authorities have failed in providing drinking water facility to the area. They said that the pipeline […]

Saimoh Tral residents allege shortage of potable water

Tral: The residents of Gujjar Basti Saimoh in Tral hamlet of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district alleged severe shortage of potable water in the area. Accusing the authorities of ignoring their plights, the residents demanded immediate redressal of their genuine grievances. The residents said that acute water scarcity has hit their village since the last several […]

Sethar residents demand renovation works on play ground

Anantnag: The lone sports stadium in Sethar-Halmulla hamlet of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district is lying in dilapidated condition due to which players along with sports lovers are feeling dejected. Players from the area said sports ground at Sethar is the only stadium in the whole bat industrial area but it hasn’t been developed on modern […]

250 KVA transformer poses threat to Kamdulan residents

Shopian: The residents of Kamdulan village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district are up in arms against the PDD for installing a transformer along the bank of small nallah posing threat to locals. Locals said that electric transformer has been installed close to the ground, which adds to the danger as short circuits near the transformer […]

Six years on, vital bridge in Shopian awaits completion

Shopian: Even after a lapse of over six years, a vital bridge being constructed over Rambiara in Trenz area of Shopian district in south Kashmir is awaiting completion. Locals said that the construction of the bridge was started in 2017, however, since then authorities start work for some time and later leave it midway. They […]

Presence of leopard creates panic in Pulwama villages

Pulwama: Panic gripped Prichoo belt of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district after a leopard  was spotted in the area by locals on Monday. Locals from the area said that some people spotted the leopard in the area on Monday morning and accordingly informed the officials of the wildlife department. They said that presence of leopard has […]

People decry ‘unnecessary’ repair works on vital bridge on National Highway

Anantnag: Authorities in Sangam area of Anantnag are blocking traffic on national highway after two months for months together for want of repairing works on a bridge, locals alleged. The resident of Sangam and daily commuters said that a bridge near Sangam is repaired after every two months and the entire traffic is diverted through […]

Embankments of vital Vishaw river turning into dumping site

Anantnag: The embankments of Vishaw river have been turned into dumping sites in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Locals from different areas of Kulgam from where Vishaw is passing said that vendors, shopkeepers and even some locals are dumping waste near the banks of the river thereby causing immense damage to the water body. They said […]