The project is being executed by the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department Anantnag: Ten years after it was sanctioned, the 50-bedded Sub-District Hospital (SDH) in Pahalgam in Anantnag district is a long way from completion. Only one of the two basements of the building has been completed by the executing agency. The construction of the […]
Yatra suspended due to inclement weather Anantnag: At least twenty pilgrims undertaking the Amarnath Yatra were injured in a road mishap along NH-44 here in Qazigund area of south Kashmir on Thursday. Three of them were injured seriously and shifted to hospital in Anantnag for specialised treatment. The Yatra was also suspended on Thursday due […]
‘200 people fell sick a day ahead of Eid’ Anantnag: Uncovered water storage and lack of a filtration system at Gulab Bagh water supply scheme in Hillar Shahabad in Anantnag district have been triggering repeated disease outbreaks in more than half a dozen villages – the latest being on Saturday wherein more than 200 people […]
‘No pilgrim stranded as of now; more than 15,000 pilgrims evacuated’ Anantnag: With the retrieval of a few more bodies, the death toll in Friday’s Baltal mishap, caused by flash floods, has reached 16, while 35 others have been injured and 40 people still remain missing – even as the rescue operations continue. Only around […]
40 missing, rescue underway, yatra suspended till further orders Anantnag: At least 13 pilgrims have died and more than 40 others are missing after a cloud burst hit the Baltal base camp of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, and caused flash floods in the area that washed away dozens of tents. Identities of the deceased pilgrims […]
Anantnag: Two newly recruited militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba laid down their arms amid a gunfight with government forces in Kulgam district of south Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. The militants are locals and have been identified as Nadeem Abbas Bhat, and Kafeel Mir, both residents of Qaimoh area in Kulgam district. “They are being questioned now,” […]
Soil scientist at SKUAST says cloud cover and rains could have hampered photosynthesis, nutritional supplement required Anantnag: Apple farmers here in south Kashmir districts are worried at the premature fall of apples from trees well ahead of the usual harvesting season. Hundreds of orchard owners in Kulgam and Shopian districts have been reporting the problem […]
Anantnag: The slow pace of work on the second phase of the flyover at Lasjan Bypass, on the outskirts of Srinagar city, is creating a serious traffic mess at the most critical junction of the NH-44. The flyover has been under construction for more than a decade now. It was sanctioned to improve traffic flow […]
Anantnag: A policeman was shot at by unidentified gunmen Sunday evening here in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The attack happened while the entire Anantnag district is under unprecedented security cover for the Amarnath Yatra. The policeman has been identified as constable Firdaus Ahmad, a resident of Hugam village in Srigufwara area of […]
Srinagar: A workshop was organized on Saturday for the “caregivers” of dementia patients on management and psychosocial support at ExpectCare Mental Health and De-addiction Clinic, here in the Hyderpora area of Srinagar. This was the first-ever such workshop conducted in Kashmir despite a high prevalence of the condition, including many diseases like Alzheimer’s. The condition, […]