Leopard mauls elderly in Pampore

PAMPORE: Presence of a leopard has created panic among residents of Pamporeand an elderly resident of Khankahbagh area was mauled. Locals informed that a leopard has been roaming in the area for past couple of weeks. “In a video captured in CCTV camera, the leopard was seen roaming on a road near EDI complex,” a […]

Pampore locals demand probe in damages to power equipment at receiving station

PAMPORE: People on Monday carried protest rally from the main town to Tehsil office Pampore against frequent breakdown in 6.3 MVA transformer at PDD’s Pampore receiving station. The rally was jointly carried out by Civil Society Pampore, Auqaf Committee Pampore , Falah Behbood committee, traders and other prominent resident groups. Latter, the representatives met with […]

Several delegations call on BJP leader, project demands

PAMPORE: A number of delegations from different villages in Balhama area of Srinagar called on Er Aijaz Hussain, national youth vice president of BJP to seek his intervention in mitigation of their grievances. Delegates from Khonmoh, Zewan, Panthachowk, Balhama, Zewan and Wuyan Pampore villages said that they turned the attention of the vice president towards […]

Shutdown, protests in Pampore against PDD

PAMPORE: A shutdown was observed on Friday at Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district against frequent breakdown of transformer. Over 300 residents assembled at Tehsil office Pampore and staged a peaceful protest against Power Development Department (PDD). They raised slogans against PDD. Their representatives held a meeting with Tehsildar Pampore Ishtiyaq Mohi-ud-Din, AEE STD Arshid […]

Pampore villagers slam admin over non-clearance of snow

PAMPORE: The residents of various villages in Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district have accused mechanical engineering department for failing to clear snow on different roads and link roads. Villagers from Ladhoo, Shaar, Wahab Sahab and adjoining areas informed that many roads and link roads in their area are still closed due to snow. […]

Bilal Abad colony Khrew without portable water

PAMPORE: Bilal Abad Colony (Pal Mohalla) at Khrew area of Pampore is without portable water for past couple of months. The residents told Kashmir Reader that they used to get drinking water through a supply line which was laid years ago. “The old supply line got rusted and the pipes cracked., resulted in leaking due […]

PDD receiving station at Pampore ransacked

PAMPORE: Some unknown persons attacked power development department’s receiving station at Pampore on Monday evening and ransacked its office. An employee of PDD receiving station Pampore told Kashmir Reader that a miscreants appeared in their office on Monday evening at around 6:30. He said that they were furious with power supply in the area. “We […]

Pampore reels under darkness

PAMPORE: The residents in Pampore area have been irked by frequent power outages they have been witnessing alleging that the power department is not following any schedule.. The residents from Pampore and adjoining area told Kashmir Reader that they face frequent power cuts, alleging that power is snapped several times in both metered areas as […]

BJP youth vice president calls on LG

Raises issue of public importance

PAMPORE: Vice President youth BJP, Engineer Aijaz Hussain called upon Lieutenant Government of J K, Girish Chander Murmu to draw his attention towards various public issues. Aijaz told Kashmir Reader that he raised the issue of 10+2 contractual teachers with LG and urged that their services be regularised. He told that he apprised LG about […]