Shopian youth goes missing, family appeals for his return

Shopian: A 22 year old youth from south Kashmir’s Shopian district has gone missing as his family has appealed him to return back to his home. Basit Ahmad Bakshi son of Mohammad Ismail Bakshi resident of Ramnagri village of the district, according to his family went to Shopian main market to get medicines for his […]

Dilapidated condition of Qaimoh-Pahloo road irks residents

Road will be macadamised in coming days: Official

Anantnag: The dilapidated condition of important Qaimoh-Pahloo road in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district is annoying the local residents. While showing concern over the deplorable condition of the road, the residents of Qaimoh, Motalhama, Chadder, Khrewan, Bhan, Gund, Mirpora, Ashmuji, Kantchowa, Bemdora, Checkpora, Brazloo, Pahloo and its adjacent areas said the road is in very bad […]

Absence of internet: Exemplar teacher walks four kilometers daily to teach students

Anantnag: A government school teacher from south Kashmir’s Anantnag district walks four kilometers daily to reach to his students and provide them education despite the schools being shut due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ghulam Rasool, the teacher posted at Primary School Wehnard village, falling close to tourist spot Pahalgam has no internet facility and the […]

Prayers in mosques continue to be suspended on 14th Friday

Srinagar: The congregational and individual prayers in mosques and shrines remained suspended for the 14th week due to lockdown to prevent spread of COVID-19 in the Kashmir valley, where shops and business establishments reopened from Saturday last under strict guidelines in Srinagar. However, in some areas people in small groups wearing masks and properly maintaining […]

Unlock 0.1: Covid-19 cases may show upward trend in days ahead, says Div Com

Srinagar: The number of positive cases for deadly Coronavirus may possibly go up after the re-opening of markets across the Srinagar district, divisional administration said on Monday. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, P K Pole said that the positive cases of COVID-19 would possibly witness a surge after the people have come out to resume their business […]

Covid-19 positive doctor flees from Delhi, risks lives of co-passengers

Sgr Admin orders filing of FIR

Srinagar: District administration Srinagar has ordered police to register an FIR against a doctor for allegedly hiding his COVID-19 positive status and travelling to Srinagar in a GoAir flight from New Delhi three days ago. A resident of Parraypora Srinagar, the doctor had been declared positive for COVID-19 infection in New Delhi, officials said. Despite […]

Four youth go missing in Shopian

Will be given a chance to return back, say officials

Shopian: Four youth belonging to South Kashmir’s Shopian district have gone missing since the past twenty days, family sources said. The youth who have gone missing include Nadeem Ul Zaman Malik (21) son of Abdul Hamid Malik of Heffkhuri Chitragam, Wakeel Ahmad Naik (21) son of Mohammed Yaqoob Naik of Rakhpora in Kachdoora belt, Shayak […]

Kashmir Cherry loses its sheen amidst Covid-19

11,000 metric tons of Cherry will fetch least returns for growers

Shopian: After suffering massive losses for the apple produce this year, growers now fear for more looses as Kashmir witnesses the cultivation of its cherry crop. The growers say that Covid-19 has cast a shadow on Kashmir’s first crop which is expected to cross 11,000 metric tonne mark this year. Growers said that due to […]

CPWs in RDD without salaries from last one year

No contingent paid worker working in RDD, says Director RDD

Pulwama: Contingent Paid Workers(CPW) working in Rural development department in Kashmir are without salaries from the last one year due to which they are facing lot of problems. The workers said that government has not released their salary over the past one year due to which they are facing ‘very tough times’. They said that […]