Reaching their fields a struggle for farmers in Beerwah village

Reaching their fields a struggle for farmers in Beerwah village

BUDGAM: Despite the government providing funds for development works through the Block Development Department, the farmers in Chewdara village in Beerwah tehsil here are still waiting for a few culverts and a proper road to connect their agricultural lands and apple orchards. The farmers said that they have agricultural land as well as apple orchards […]

Leopard attacks sheep flock in Beerwah, 7 dead, many missing

Leopard attacks sheep flock in Beerwah, 7 dead, many missing

BUDGAM: A leopard has killed seven sheeps during the intervention night of Thursday and Friday at the Arwah village of the Beerwah tehsil in central Kashmir Budgam district. The local residents from the Arwah village told the Kashmir Reader that seven sheeps have been killed by the leopard during the intervening night of Thursday and […]

Drying of vegetables begins in Kashmir for long winter ahead

Drying of vegetables begins in Kashmir for long winter ahead

BUDGAM: With farmers having started the harvest in their paddy fields, and fruit growers picking apples from the trees in their orchards, the women in Kashmir’s villages have also started the traditional process of drying vegetables for the winters. I various villages of Budgam district, women can be seen drying vegetables in the sun. Kashmir […]

Man injured by bear in Budgam

Budgam: A 65-year-old man got injured after the bear attacked him on Tuesday at Pethzanigam village of the Khansahib Tehsil in central Kashmir Budgam district. The injured person has been identified by the wildlife officials as Ali Mohammad Wani Son of Ghulam Qadir Wani, 60 years of age resident of Pethzanigam village of Khansahib Tehsil. […]

Lack of Digital X-Ray, Ultrasound at SDH Beerwah troubles patients

Lack of Digital X-Ray, Ultrasound at SDH Beerwah troubles patients

BUDGAM: The unavailability of digital X-ray and digital ultrasound facilities at Sub District Hospital (SDH) Beerwah is putting patients through a lot of difficulties. Many patients have no option but to go to private clinics and pay high rates for the tests. Javed Ahmad, a patient, told Kashmir Reader that he suffered an injury in […]

Beerwah locals, cab operators demand early macadamisation of key routes

Beerwah locals, cab operators demand early macadamisation of key routes

BUDGAM: The people and drivers from the Beerwah tehsil in Central Kashmir Budgam district demand the Roads and buildings department to carry macadamisation in the Beerwah -Budgam road as well as cab stands in the Beerwah town. The locals and drivers from the Beerwah tehsil told the Kashmir Reader that due to the bad condition […]

Man-eater leopardess captured alive by wildlife officials in Sebdan Budgam

Man-eater leopardess captured alive by wildlife officials in Sebdan Budgam

BUDGAM: The leopardess who mauled to death the 10 years old boy at Haran Village has been captured alive by the Wildlife department during Saturday night time at Dooru Seban area in Central Kashmir Budgam district. The locals from the Sebdan area told the Kashmir Reader after they have seen the roaming of the Leopards […]

Leopard cub caught in Sebdan Budgam

Leopard cub caught in Sebdan Budgam

BUDGAM: The wildlife department on Friday captured a leopard cub alive in Sebdan area in Central Kashmiri’s Budgam which is four kilometres away from the Haran village where 10 years old boy was mauled to death by the leopard on September 17 this month. The locals from the Sebdan area told the Kashmir Reader that […]

Civilian injured in militant attack on forces in Budgam

Civilian injured in militant attack on forces in Budgam

BUDGAM: Police on Tuesday said that militants fired upon security forces on operational duty near Lassipora village in Khag area of Budgam district. In this firing incident, one civilian named Bilal Ahmad Rather, resident of Charihar, received injury in his leg, police said. “The injured is in stable condition and the adjacent area of the […]