Leopard declared man-eater, orders given to kill BUDGAM: The body of the 4-year-old girl, who was carried away by a leopard from near her home in Housing Colony Ompora in Budgam district on Thursday evening, was recovered from a nearby nursery of the social forestry department on Friday morning. Her family said that she was […]
BUDGAM: Deputy Commissioner of Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza, on Friday suspended the Range Officer of Wildlife Department Ompora, Budgam, after the body of the 4-year-old girl was recovered in the nearby forest nursery on Friday morning. As per the official order issued by the Deputy Commissioner, pending an inquiry, the Range Officer, Suhail Qazi, was […]
1,529 domestic animals affected in past one month: Official BUDGAM: An outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in domestic cattle and sheep in various villages of Budgam district has caused widespread panic. The disease has affected domestic animals particularly in villages of Beerwah and Khan Sahib tehsils. FMD is caused by a virus and […]
SRINAGAR: Another 49-day-old infant who had received routine immunisation vaccination on Wednesday at Primary Health Centre (PHC) Soibugh in Budgam district died a day later on Thursday. On Wednesday, a 45-day-old infant who had received the same Vaccination at PHC Soibugh had died at GB Pant Hospital in Srinagar where the baby was referred to […]
BUDGAM: A 45-day-old baby in Budgam district who received normal immunisation vaccination in the Primary Health Centre Soibugh has died. Dr Mehmooda, Block Medical Officer, told Kashmir Reader that the normal immunisation vaccination was given to eight babies in the Primary Health Centre. “The baby of Rafiqa, who was 45 days old, also received the […]
BUDGAM: Three children died after falling into a water trench on Tuesday evening at Narwara village of Beerwah in Budgam district. The children were playing when they fell into the trench near their home. They were immediately rushed to the Sub-District Hospital Beerwah where doctors declared them dead. Block Medical Officer Beerwah Dr Javaid Ahmad […]
Budgam: Authorities in Budgam have asked people to apply for permission for holding marriage ceremonies online. This according to officials has been done after the rise of the positive cases in the district, and ease delivery of such permissions for those who want to hold functions in the times of pandemic. Those seeking the permission […]
BUDGAM: Despite the government having spent Rs 2 crore on construction of the Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Pethzanigam village in Khansahib tehsil, this PHC has not started functioning as the two landowners who provided their land are demanding employment for their wards in government jobs. Residents of Pethzanigam village told Kashmir Reader that the […]
Budgam: One person died while another got injured after receiving an electric shock during work bandsaw mill on Saturday at the Sonpah village in Budgam district , An official from the Police Station Beerwah told the Kashmir Reader that two persons have received the electric shock at the Sonpah area as they were working in […]
Budgam: Ten sheeps have been killed in a leopard attack after it entered a cattle shed during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday at Khaipora village of the Khansahib tehsil in Central Kashmiri’s Budgam district. Bashir Ahmad, Block officer from the wildlife control Chadoora told the Kashmir Reader that during the intervening night of […]