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NPS employees in Education department devoid of salaries, again

Anantnag: Hundreds of employees of the Education Department, including teachers and some Class-IV employees, working under the New Pension Scheme (NPS) are yet to...

Arrested ‘hybrid militant’ killed during gunfight: Police

Second such incident in just over a month Anantnag: Police on Sunday said that a “hybrid militant” who was recently arrested and was in police...

Once pristine water body becomes dumping yard in Anantnag

Anantnag: The Aripath Nallah, a vital water body here in Anantnag district, has been turned into a dumping yard, which is causing immense damage...

No work done on water supply scheme in Anantnag, 14 years after it was sanctioned

NOC still awaited from two departments, funds also not enough ANANTNAG: Almost no work has been done on a Water Supply Scheme, here in Dachnipora...

Power curtailment schedule for Srinagar announced

Four-and-a-half hour cuts in metered areas, eight hours in non-metered areas Srinagar: After facing a shortage as well as erratic power supply for over a...

Road to ‘Tourist Village’ in absolute shambles

Children going to three schools via the road now 'being kept at home' Anantnag: Maintenance work on the road to Hallan village in Kulgam district,...

Two non-locals shot at, injured by militants in Anantnag: Police

Anantnag: Two non-local laborers were shit at and injured, by unidentified gunmen, late Saturday evening here in the Arwini area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag...

ZEO office in Anantnag asked to vacate from Education department-owned building

Anantnag: The Zonal Education Office in Anantnag is being asked to vacate a government accommodation by the authorities and ironically no one appears to...

Pakistani Jaish militant killed in Shopian gunfight: Police

Anantnag: A Jaish-e-Muhammad militant, who was a Pakistani national, was killed in a gunfight with government forces Friday in Shopian district of South Kashmir,...

For two decades, locals wait for new SDH building in Qaimoh

Anantnag: A year short of two decades since it was sanctioned, the Sub-District Hospital in Qaimoh area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district is yet...

11 years and counting, Qamarwari’s Cement Bridge far from completion

Qamarwari area is known to have the worst traffic snarls in entire Srinagar city Srinagar: Eleven years after work was first started on it, one...

Fire guts several structures in Anantnag village

Anantnag: A massive blaze engulfed and gutted more than four structures, including at least three residential houses, Saturday afternoon here in the Kapran area...

Wood burning by band-saw owners in Anantnag villages chokes air, sickens people

Anantnag: Over a hundred band-saws, operating in residential areas of at least three villages in Anantnag district, are causing massive air pollution as they...

Two non-locals shot at, injured in Anantnag: Police

Anantnag: Two non-locals, one from Nepal and another from Bihar, were shot at and injured Thursday evening here Anantnag district of South Kashmir, the...

‘Smart’ vending zones in Srinagar, to decongest city, seem like a scam to vendors

Srinagar: Hundreds of vendors in Srinagar city still await the completion of the promised “smart vending zone” under the smart city project, even as...

‘Fidayeen attack averted’, foreign militant among 3 killed in Awantipora

Another local Hizbul militant killed in Bijbehara; LeT commander Mukhtiyar Bhat, involved in killing of 1 ASI of CRPF & 2 RPF men, killed...

Open garbage dumps along NH-44 hurt eyes, nose, health, and Kashmir’s image of cleanliness

Anantnag: Open garbage dumping yards along the Srinagar-Anantnag stretch of NH-44, as also along the Bijbehara-Anantnag stretch of the old national highway, emanate foul...

Valley faces outages, even in metered areas as winter nears

Srinagar: With each passing day the power crisis across Kashmir is deepening with frequent power cuts and no adherence to the curtailment schedule. The...

Syed Meerak Shah Road project held up by funds ‘roadblock’ for 13 years

Srinagar: The planned widening and upgrade of Syed Meerak Shah Road, between Dalgate and Zakoora through old town Srinagar, remains a distant dream more...

Army soldier, militant killed in two separate gunfights in Kashmir: Police

Militant arrested alive from Baramulla encounter site, say police Srinagar: An army soldier and a militant were among two people killed in two separate ongoing...

Power scenario worsens in Kashmir ahead of winter

Unit holders, small-time industries affected by outages Srinagar: Winter is yet to arrive and the power supply in Kashmir has already gone from bad to...

Srinagar mini-secretariat project abandoned after dislocation of six-decade-old bus terminal

Srinagar: The work on Srinagar mini-secretariat in Batamaloo area of Srinagar has remained abandoned for more than three years with the resumption of work...

Illegal extraction of boulders continues in Brengi and Lidder of Anantnag

Anantnag: The illegal extraction of boulders from Brengi Nallah and Lidder River, here in Anantnag district, continues unabated despite a ban imposed by the...

Anantnag town residents irked over non-functional street lights

Anantnag: Much to the annoyance and inconvenience of people, street lights in many parts of the main town of Anantnag are defunct as the...

Two workers from Uttar Pradesh killed in Shopian: Police

‘Hybrid militant’ involved in the attack arrested within hours Anantnag: Two non-local labourers were killed in an explosion, caused by a hand grenade hurled into...

Militants shoot dead Kashmiri Pandit in Shopian: Police

Slain leaves behind wife, two minor kids Anantnag: A Kashmiri Pandit was shot at and killed, Saturday afternoon, by militants in Shopian district of South...

30 years after construction, school building in Anantnag yet to be taken over by administration

Contractor dies without getting paid for work, his family keeps the building safe Anantnag: A school building, completed almost three decades ago, is yet to...

Illegal fishing of rare ‘Brown Trout’ goes on unabated in Anantnag

Anantnag: Illegal fishing of Brown Trout, a rare breed of fish, goes unabated at Trout-Beats along Brengi Nallah, here in the Anantnag district of...

Two local militants of LeT killed in Anantnag gunfight: Police

Anantnag: Two local militants, affiliated with the Lashkar-e-Toiba, were killed Monday in a gunfight with government forces, here in the Anantnag district of South...

This 5 km stretch of old south Kashmir highway is a slum and a dumping yard

Anantnag: The Khanabal-Bijbehara stretch of the old National Highway has turned into a huge slum, where garbage is dumped in the open by municipal...

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