Decayed walnut trees pose threat to students, teachers at Pulwama School

Pulwama: The dried and decaying walnut trees in the premises of Aripal high School in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district are posing a threat to teachers and students. Students and teachers at the school said that due to winds, the branches of the dried walnut trees keep falling which can prove fatal at times. “The administration […]

Hospital in Kulgam village awaits completion

Kulgam: Even after the lapse of more than 12 years, the construction works at the Sub-district hospital in Kulgam await completion despite the availability of funds for carrying out the works. Locals said that the hospital was sanctioned in year 2008 and was scheduled to be completed in three years but even after more than […]

Larnoo residents protest shortage of teaching staff at middle school

Anantnag: Residents of Hallan Larnoo area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday staged a protest against School Education Department for failing to provide teaching staff to Govt Middle School Hallan Larnoo. The residents raised slogans against education department and said that the future of their children studying in the school is dark as authorities […]

Administration locks decade’s old Sumo stand in Khanabal

Drivers stage protest, demand justice

Anantnag: The district Administration Anantnag closed down the decades-old taxi stand in the Dak Bungalow area of Khanabal, leaving hundreds of drivers jobless, various cab drivers alleged. The drivers also staged protest and demanded intervention of LG and other higher ups in this regard. Sources said that on Friday, around 6 PM the officials of […]

Tral village residents seek construction of bridge

Pulwama: The residents of Deedarpora and Jawaharpora in Lam Aripal belt of Tral sub division in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district have demanded construction of a bridge over a local nallah. The residents of Deedarpora and Jawaharpora said that they are facing lot of problems in absence of bridge in the area. The residents of Deedarpora […]

Two years on, traffic signal lights lying defunct in Anantnag town

Anantnag: It has been more than two years that the traffic signal lights installed at a cost of lakhs of rupees have been lying defunct in main town Anantnag, locals alleged. To avoid frequent traffic jams and to ensure observance of traffic rules, the district administration had installed traffic signal lights at busy Khanabal and […]