SHOPIAN: A wild brown bear was caught at Pinjora village of Shopian after eleven days of tiresome efforts by the three control room wings of wildlife department and villagers. An official said that six teams comprising of 10-15 men were deployed on Saturday caught the animal by firing four darts, each 10 milliliters – which […]
BARAMULLA: Police on Saturday handed over two youth to their families who were arrested while trying to cross LoC. SSP Baramulla Abdul Qayoom on Saturday handed over both the youth to their families after all legal formalities. While talking to media, SSP Baramulla said that both the boys hailingfrom south Kashmir district were intercepted by […]
People hold protest, demand action against doctor’s
BARAMULLA: People from GundIbrahim village of Pattan on Friday staged a protest here against the doctors posted in SDH Pattan after death of a new born due to “negligence” of doctors in the hospital. Protesters said that a pregnant lady namely Safeena wife of Shafaat Ahmad Dar was admitted in the hospital at 8am on […]
SHOPIAN: Farmers in south Kashmir’s Shopian hope bumper crop this year and rise in market rates after sufficient snowfall and rains – which according to them will compensate heavy losses suffered by horticulture sector last year. Heavy snowfall in upper reaches is being considered a positive sign as the snow on mountains maintain the water […]
PAMPORE: The residents of Lethpora village in Awantipora demand relocation of high tension line passing through residential area- which they said is threatening their lives. Manzoor Ahmad, a local said high tension supply line was laid through Lethpora village many years ago. He said that the department used wooden poles to erect the supply line. […]
BUDGAM: The New Type Primary Health Centre (NTPHC) at Chewdara village in Beerwah Tehsil of Budgam district is working without a doctor from last seven months forcing patients to visit other hospitals. This is the only health centre for seven villages of Beerwah tehsil including Chewdara, Ohangam, Mirpora, Wanhiuma, Chak, Machama and Dragar having population […]
JAMMU: Pakistani troops shelled forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, a defence spokesperson said. The unprovoked small arms firing and mortar shelling in Degwar sector started around 1330 hours, prompting befitting retaliation by the Indian Army, he said. Officials said mortar shells […]
JAMMU: In a significant move towards meeting the aspirations of people, the government has stepped up its public outreach initiative by involving Administrative Secretaries in the process of public grievance redressal mechanism, which was earlier restricted to the Advisors to the Lieutenant Governor. Under the fresh move, Administrative Secretaries have also been tasked with holding […]
BARAMULLA: At least 97 electric transformers have been damaged across district Baramulla this winter – which has outraged the residents who slam the authorities for increasing their miseries. The official sources in the power development department said that 33 transformers have been damaged in sub division Baramulla, 26 in Sopore, 19 each in Tangmarg and […]
SHOPIAN: Livestock farmers in Shopian are facing shortage of fodder as according to them the fodder they were stocking was damaged because of untimely snowfall in November. Farmers said that they used to use stored fodder by the end of December till April, but this year they ran two months short of the fodder as […]