Shopian residents demand separate mechanical division, cite post-snowfall hardships
Say absence of dedicated division and poor infrastructure forces people to wait for days for road clearance Shopian: Residents of south Kashmir’s Shopian district have renewed their long-pending demand for a separate Mechanical Division, stating that the lack of adequate machinery and infrastructure leaves the area paralysed for days after every snowfall, causing immense hardship […]
Agricheck Pulwama untapped jewel with tourism potential
Locals say the area is looking like a winter wonderland currently Pulwama: Nestled roughly 15 kilometres from Pulwama town, C.B. Nath Agricheck is gaining attention from residents and travellers alike for its scenic beauty and potential as a tourist and picnic destination. Despite its natural allure — including gentle slopes, lush fields, and verdant pockets […]
Bhatnoor Tral residents demand better facilities at Health Centre
Pulwama: The lack of basic healthcare facilities at the Batnoor health centre in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district has once again come under sharp criticism after a critically ill patient had to be carried on a charpoy from his home to the Batnoor bus stand amid heavy snowfall, before being shifted to the […]
Locals pool resources to build road in Anantnag’s Hapatnad
Seek govt support for construction of safety walls Anantnag: In a striking example of community resilience, residents of Gujjar Basti in Nag Bal Hapatnad area of Anantnag district have taken it upon themselves to construct an internal road through crowd funding. The initiative comes after years of repeated pleas to authorities yielded no concrete results, […]
Years on, Bijbehara Trauma hospital remains defunct: Locals
Residents decry official apathy, say patients have to be rushed to distant hospitals Anantnag: Years after its construction, the trauma hospital at Bijbehara continues to remain largely non-functional, sparking growing resentment and anger among local residents who say the facility has failed to serve its very purpose. The hospital, strategically built along the busy National […]
Ranipora Anantnag residents demand playground, cite safety risks for children
Anantnag: The residents of Sonach Brah Ranipora in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district have demanded the construction of a playground or mini stadium in their village, saying the absence of basic sports infrastructure has put children’s safety at serious risk and deprived youth of healthy recreational opportunities. Locals said that despite having a large number of […]
Bathnoor Tral residents protest over week-long internet disruptions
Daily life has come to a standstill, say locals Pulwama: The residents of Bathnoor, a small hamlet in the Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, are facing severe hardship due to prolonged internet and mobile network disruptions that have persisted for more than a week, badly affecting daily life, education, healthcare access, and livelihoods, […]
Danter Anantnag cries for attention as basic amenities remain a distant dream, allege locals
Pulwama: Several localities of Danter, an area located on the outskirts of Anantnag town, continue to reel under acute neglect as basic civic amenities remain either inadequate or completely absent. Residents of Safapora and Haiderpora, in particular, allege that despite being close to the district headquarters, their area presents a grim picture of underdevelopment, causing […]
Lalpora Tral residents grapple with acute water crisis as Nagbal spring dries up
Locals say tanker service inadequate; demand urgent intervention from authorities Pulwama: The residents of Lalpora area in Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district are facing an acute water crisis after the drying up of the Nagbal spring, the primary source of drinking water for the locality. The situation has left hundreds of households struggling to […]
Faulty LT line, dilapidated poles damage transformer in Zahid Bagh Pulwama
Residents demand immediate upgrade Pulwama: The residents of Zahid Bagh area in Litter tehsil of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district have expressed strong resentment over frequent damage to the local electricity transformer, blaming it on the poor condition of the Low Tension (LT) line and worn-out electricity poles. The recurring faults, they say, have not only […]