Flouting govt orders: Cab drivers continue overcharging from passengers
Anantnag: Even after government ordered that drivers should desist from overcharging the passengers, the residents of various areas of south Kashmir have accused Sumo cab drivers of charging extra money from them while commuting. Passengers from various areas said that before covid-19 lockdown they used to pay Rs 100 as fare from Anantnag to Srinagar, […]
Anantnag village decries shortage of potable water
Anantnag: The residents of Kamad Village in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district are up in arms against the Public Health Engineering department for failing to provide drinking water to the residents. Locals said that they are facing lot of problems due to scarcity of drinking water in the area from last several years now. They said […]
Emergency hospital Qazigund lacks heating facility during winter chill
Anantnag: Despite the ongoing peak winter season the emergency hospital located in south Kashmir’s Qazigund area lacks proper heating arrangements. The absence of heating facilities is hitting the staff, patients and the attendants who are appealing the authorities to provide uninterrupted heating facilities at the hospital. Several staffers as well as patients at the hospital […]
Pesky power cuts troubling Anantnag residents
Anantnag: The residents of Anantnag are up in arms against the Power Development Department alleging frequent power cuts during the winter months. The locals allege that with the onset of the winter the villages are witnessing unscheduled power cuts and that too for long hours. The locals of Ara Koshipora and its adjacent villages took […]
Newly constructed health centre in Tral yet to become functional
Pulwama: A remote village in Aripal belt of Tral sub division lacks health care facilities as the newly constructed building for the health centre has been left in dilapidated condition. Locals said that they felt happy after a healthcare facility was setup in the area however, after the building was completed, the centre was never […]
Vital Rohmoo bridge awaits completion
Pulwama: Even though work on the vital Rohmoo bridge was started six years back but the authorities have failed to complete the civil works leaving the locals fuming. Local residents said that Rohmoo bridge was to be constructed on Romshi rivulet in the village which could not only have connected several villages but provided hassle […]
Bat industry craving for survival
Anantnag: Asia’s largest bat industry operating from south Kashmir’s Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir is facing lot of challenges as the government support offered to the entrepreneurs has been very minimal. Bat manufacturers of Halmulla- Chersoo area of south Kashmir said that despite getting the status of industrial area last year, the area is still […]
Mini secretariat building in Tral awaits completion
Pulwama: Even though work on the prestigious project of constructing a mini-secretariat in Tral area of Pulwama district started four years back the building is yet to witness completion. Sources said that the construction work has been stopped on the building due to shortage of funds. Sources said that mini-secretariat was sanctioned in the area […]
Decade on, vital bridge in Kapran awaits completion
Anantnag: Even after a lapse of over 10 days a vital bridge in Kapran belt of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district is awaiting completion as officials have failed to complete the civil works which had to be carried out. Locals from Khadar Kapran, the last village of Dooru Shahabad constituency of south Kashmir said that they […]
Tral village carving for basic amenities
Pulwama: Hajan village in Tral belt of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district is carving for basic facilities as the village according to the locals has been neglected on all fronts. Surrounded by Vasturvan mountain, the people in this beautiful village have been denied basic amenities even in the 21st century. Locals said that from last 70 […]
