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Doctors, paramedics in Anantnag terrified as protective gear comes in trickles

Anantnag: Hospitals here in Anantnag district are facing an acute shortage of essentials like Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), face masks, hand sanitisers and infra-red...

‘People in south Kashmir treating lockdown as holiday’

Anantnag: Even as the administration is trying its best to impose a lockdown, people here in south Kashmir do not seem to be mindful...

South Kashmir villages yet to be sterilised amid corona threat

Anantnag: While there has been some activity, vis-à-vis cleanliness and sanitization of public places in view of the COVID-19 outbreak in major towns of...

Sadoora Bridge in Anantnag yet to be rebuilt after 2014 floods

Anantnag: Putting people living in dozens of villages on either side of it to severe inconvenience, the Sadoora Bridge on the outskirts of Anantnag...

4 LeT militants from Kulgam district killed in Anantnag

Anantnag: Four militants from Kulgam district, all affiliated to the Lashkar-e-Toiba and all with the same family name, were killed in a gunfight with...

Not a single day of sale since ‘modern’ Trout Fish centre opened in Anantnag

Anantnag: Inaugurated in 2018, after expenditure of more than 50 lakh rupees, the supposedly modern and hygienic Fish Sale Centre here on the outskirts...

2 laborers killed, 2 injured at army’s ammunition depot in Anantnag

Anantnag: Two laborers were killed and two of them were injured in an explosion at army’s ammunition depot in Khundroo area of anantnag district,...

Plunder of sand, boulders from Anantnag’s Brengi Nallah continues unabated

Anantnag: Despite several media reports, and right under the nose of the authorities, an entrenched mafia has been plundering the Brengi Nallah and some...

Work under PMGSY on Dialgam road creates a civic mess

ANANTNAG: Sluggish pace and poor quality of work on the vital Dialgam-Laalan road, here in Anantnag district, has been causing severe inconvenience to the...

9 years on, DIET complex in Pampore far from completion

Pampore: Nine years have passed since work began on the District Institute of Education Training (DIET) for Pulwama district in Pampore. But work has...

Superficial maintenance of Pampore Sports Stadium irks locals

PAMPORE: Much to the dismay of general public and sports enthusiasts, Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council has been carrying out only superficial maintenance of...

Kammad Govt High School left out of upgradation process

ANANTNAG: Kammad Government High School, one of the oldest, has been left out of upgradation process by the government, which has dejected students, faculty...

Vital bridge in Pulwama washed away 6 yrs ago, still to be rebuilt

PULWAMA: Rebuilding work on the vital Rohmoo Bridge in Pulwama district, washed away in the devastating floods of 2014, remains far from completion as...

Project to widen Sonwar-Pampore road stands ‘nullified’

Anantnag: Four years after the J&K revenue minister announced on the floor of the state assembly that the narrow Sonwar-Pampore stretch of the national...

2 Lashkar militants killed in Anantnag

Anantnag: Two local Lashkar-e-Toiba militants, one of them Naveed Bhat alias Frurqan, a category A++ militant active since July 2018, and Aqib Yaseen Bhat,...

Put to halt in 2018, work on Sempora Bridge over Jhelum yet to resume

Pampore: After work was stopped in early 2018, allegedly due to some political interference, the construction of a bridge over Jhelum River on the...

After massive spending water woes of Anantnag villagers yet to go

Anantnag: Despite crores being spent on multiple water supply initiatives, several villages in south Kashmir’ s Anantnag remain completely devoid of potable drinking water. Besides,...

After massive spending water woes of Anantnag villagers yet to go

Anantnag: Despite crores being already spent on multiple water supply initiatives, several villages in South Kashmir’ s Anantnag remain completely devoid of potable drinking...

Sand mining vandalising Jhelum banks along Bijbehara

Bijbehara: The sand miners, here in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district, have been brazenly vandalizing the Jhelum River with illegal use of heavy machinery...

R&B abandons upkeep of old Srinagar-Anantnag highway

Anantnag: The roads and buildings department which is responsible for upkeep of old Srinagar-Anantnag highway has abandoned its job leaving the road in shambles. Vast...

Solid waste management in south Kashmir held up due to Swachh Bharat Mission

Anantnag: It’s been five years and still no bid has come for the only proposed Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) unit in the entire...

Abandoned Munsif Court in Pampore still a haven for drug peddlers

Pampore: The abandoned building of Munsif Court Complex here in Tanchi Bagh area of Pampore continues to be a haven for drug addicts and...

Work on Tral mini-secretariat resumes after series of stop-starts

TRAL: Construction of a new mini-secretariat building in Tral, Pulwama district, has recently resumed after a string of hold-ups that have hobbled the project...

Militant killed in Bijebehara shootout

Anantnag: A militant was killed and an army soldier was injured in a brief exchange of shootout at Arwini area of Bijebehara in south...

16 years on, District Hospital Qaimoh nowhere near competition

KULGAM: Sixteen years after it was sanctioned and more than 12 years after the work began on it, the Sub-District Hospital in Qaimoh area...

Sanctioned in 2004, industrial estate in Qazigund still not functional

Anantnag: Much to the dismay of entrepreneurs and industrialists, the industrial estate in Qazigund remains a distant dream even as 15 years have passed...

Stray animals on Srinagar-Qazigund highway increase risk of accidents

Anantnag: Animals straying onto unfenced stretches of Srinagar-Qazigund has turned the highway accident prone putting lives of commuters in peril. The newly constructed highway was...

Internet shutdown hits FastTag implementation in Valley

Anantnag: With internet suspended in Kashmir, National Highway Authority of India’s (NHAI’s) “FastTag” initiative, for national highway toll payments is yet to take off. The...

Roadside parking in Anantnag town triggers traffic jams

ANANTNAG: In absence of proper parking space here in Anantnag town, some vital roads - some of them leading towards hospitals - remain choked...

Pampore hospital without ENT specialist, patients suffer

PAMPORE: The Sub-District Hospital in Pampore area of Pulwama district is without Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) specialist since last more than six months...

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