Work on new health centre in Magam village ‘languishing’ since 2018

Work on new health centre in Magam village ‘languishing’ since 2018

BUDGAM: Incomplete construction work of the New Type Primary Health Centre (NTPHC) at Mazhama village in Magam Tehsil of Budgam district has left patients in the village and nearby areas struggling for healthcare, as the old sub centre of the health department here does not have proper facilities. Locals from the village said that due […]

Shunglipora Khag lolas demand culvert for keeping stream on course

Shunglipora Khag lolas demand culvert for keeping stream on course

BUDGAM: The locals and transporters from the various villages of the Khag Tehsil at Central Kashmir’s Budgam district demand that the government construct a bridge or culvert upon the Shunglipora main road as the stretch remains submerged in water after the onset of spring after snow starts melting and frequent rains . Tariq Ahmad Malik, […]

LeT militant killed in gunfight at Charar-i-Sharief

LeT militant killed in gunfight at Charar-i-Sharief

BUDGAM: One Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed in an overnight gunfight between government forces and militants at Charar-i-Sharief area in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, police said on Sunday. A cordon and search operation was launched in the area by the Police, Army’s 53RR and 181 Bn CRPF, police said. As the forces approached towards the […]

Sec 144 in 15 mega containment zones in Budgam

Sec 144 in 15 mega containment zones in Budgam

Busgam: The district administration Budgam has imposed complete restrictions on public assembly under Section 144 of IPC in 15 different areas that have been declared as mega containment zones to prevent the spread of Covid infection in the district. Zubair Ahmad, Nodal Officer at Covid-19 Mitigation Cell Budgam, told Kashmir Reader district Budgam now has […]

2 Budgam villages declared containment zones

2 Budgam villages declared containment zones

BUDGAM: District authorities in Budgam have declared two villages and one mohallah as Covid containment zones, where restrictions on public movement have been imposed for a period of ten days. Zubair Ahmad, Nodal Officer for Covid-19 Mitigation Cell Budgam, told Kashmir reader that the two villages and one mollah have been declared as containment zones […]

Govt building in Beerwah tehsil not used for 21 years

Govt building in Beerwah tehsil not used for 21 years

BUDGAM: Patwari Khana, the one “government building” in Gundipora Village in Beerwah Tehsil, has served no purpose since its construction 21 years ago, as the government did not utilise it and the abandoned building fell into disrepair over the years. Bashir Ahmad Wani, a resident of Gundipora Village, told Kashmir Reader that the building is […]

Three Jaish militants killed in Budgam gunfight: Police

Three Jaish militants killed in Budgam gunfight: Police

‘11 militants killed in last 7 days in Valley’ BUDGAM: Three militants of Jaish-e-Muhammad were killed while an Army officer received minor splinter injury in in an overnight gunfight at Zolwa area of Chadoora in Budgam district on Friday. With this encounter, the number of militants killed in the last seven days has reached 11 […]

Locals seek repair of 20-yr-old Panchayat Ghar in Beerwah

Locals seek repair of 20-yr-old Panchayat Ghar in Beerwah

BUDGAM: A Panchayat Ghar constructed by the government 20 years ago in Charan Gham village in Beerwah Tehsil is not functional as its doors and windows have all fallen into disrepair. Locals from the village told Kashmir Reader that people of the village used to discuss development related work with the panchayat body and government […]

A govt building abandoned by govt

BUDGAM: A government building constructed 17 years ago at Rathsun village in Beerwah Tehsil now stands in ruin, though the locals continue to call it the “Patwari Khana”. Ishfaq Ahmad Dar, a local resident, told Kashmir Reader that the government started construction work on the building 17 years ago and the construction was fully completed […]

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