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Bizarre! PHC operates from a Panchayat Ghar in Pulwama

Pulwama: Believe it or not, but it is true. A Primary Health centre (PHC) at Arihal village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district is functioning from a makeshift arrangement in a three-roomed Panchayat ghar. The move has deflated the tall claims of the local administration to strengthen the rural health care infrastructure. The residents said the […]

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A year on, completion of Pulwama-Sangam bridge nowhere in sight

Pulwama: A vital bridge on Pulwama-Sangam road in south Kashmir area is yet to see the light of the day despite passage of more than one year, causing multiple traffic snarls in several areas. Locals from Niloora Pulwama said that last year construction of a new bridge was started, however it hasn’t been completed yet. […]

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KV impact: Authorities lay water pipeline at Arigam village in Tral

Pulwama: The authorities of PHE department have laid the water pipeline to provide the potable water supply to the residents of Arigam village. The move comes days after this newspaper reported about the scarcity of drinking water supply and highlighted the plight of the residents. The residents said they were provided highly contaminated water from […]

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Chanchmarg area in Shopian gets road connectivity

Chanchmarg area in Shopian gets road connectivity

Shopian: The residents of Chanchmarg Pushwari and its adjacent areas in Rajpora area of Shopian district are rejoicing over proper road connectivity after the authorities macadamised a four kilometer road, connecting several villages. The area has got proper road facility after the passage of seven decades, the locals said. The residents said the PMGSY constructed […]

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Dearth of funds halts construction works of Sempora bridge

Srinagar: The construction of a vital bridge over Jhelum at Sempora in Srinagar outskirts is awaiting completion despite the passage of over five years. The locals said the bridge was sanctioned for the area some five years ago however, no work has been done on the project in the last several years. Shakeel Ahmad, a […]

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In a first, road connecting Bijbehara village gets macadamised

Anantnag: In a first of its kind, a road connecting Dadoo village in Bijbehara Tehsil of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district has been macadamised by the authorities. The move has put an end to the decades-long miseries and sufferings of the people living in the area. The residents of Dadoo village expressed their happiness after witnessing […]

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In a first, Kandi area in Pulwama gets road connectivity, locals overjoyed

Pulwama: The residents of Kandi hamlet in Rajpora Tehsil of Pulwama district have got the road connectivity for the first time and the locals of the area are overjoyed. Locals of the area said this area had no road connectivity till this year and they were suffering in absence of it. “We had to carry […]

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Electric snag hits functioning of PHC Sallar

Electric snag hits functioning of PHC Sallar

Will rectify issue in coming two three days: BMO

Anantnag: The electric fault at Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Sallar area of Anantnag district has badly hit the functioning of the health care institute, leaving the doctors and the patients high and dry. Locals said the electric fault at the hospital has left many services defunct due to which people visiting the hospital, particularly […]

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Middle school in Pulwama has three rooms for 9 classes

Pulwama: A Government Middle School in Kakapora Zone of Pulwama district is functioning from three rooms which has left the students at the receiving end. The residents of the area said that the building of the school was damaged during 2014 devastating floods following which an NGO constructed two makeshift rooms. “Now these two rooms […]

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Pulwama fruit growers protest over ‘stopping’ of fruit laden trucks

Pulwama fruit growers protest over ‘stopping’ of fruit laden trucks

Pulwama: The fruit growers in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on Wednesday staged a protest and demanded that fruit laden trucks should not be stopped at the National highway as it leads to the losses. The growers held a peaceful protest at Prichoo Pulwama and said that the crop gets boiled and damaged resulting in losses to […]

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