Fire destroys eleven shops in Handwara
HANDWARA, JANUARY 09: At least eleven shops were destroyed in a midnight blaze in Handwara town of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district last night. According to reports, fire started from one wooden shop during the midnight of Wednesday from Madina Market in Handwara and soon engulfed the nearby wooden shops and damaged them completely. “I received […]
Fire guts ten shops in Handwara
Handwara: In a midnight blaze, at least ten shops were gutted in Handwara town main market in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district last night, official said on Wednesday. According to reports, fire started from one wooden shop during the night and soon engulfed the nearby ten shops and damaged them completely. “The cause of fire was […]
Netizens flay PDD for being careless towards safety of its laborers
Lineman fixing high-tension line amid snowfall reveals hazardous work conditions of PDD field staff
Sopore, Jan 06: The photo of a lineman working atop an electricity pole amid heavy snowfall (on January 05) without any safety gear has gone viral, revealing the deadly work conditions that are the mundane reality of PDD’s linemen in Kashmir. The image of a 39-year-old casual laborer of Power Development Department (PDD) on top […]
Sopore shuts to mourn 1993 killings
Sopore, January 06: A complete shutdown was observed in north Kashmir’s Sopore town on Sunday to pay tribute to more than 60 civilians killed by the government forces on this day in 1993. According to local reports, all shops and other business establishments remain closed while as the private and public transport remained off road. […]
Tussle between govt depts, MC Sopore over snow clearance work in Sopore Town
R&B and Mechanical department did not carry out snow clearance work in town, allege locals
SOPORE, JANUARY 05: With Kashmir valley receiving a fresh spell of widespread snow on Friday, the road connectivity all across the region remained mostly affected on Saturday. Meanwhile, the residents of Sopore town alleged that the local administration did not bother to clear the snow from the roads and thereby the residents were left at […]
Sopore youth goes missing! Parents urge him to return home
Sopore, Jan 01: Parents of a 20-year-old missing youth in north Kashmir’s Sopore town on Tuesday made a vehement appeal to him to return home. ‘Kashmir Images’ uploaded a video on its official Facebook page on Tuesday in which the father and mother of the missing youth, Amir Rasool Kaboo, who hails from Arampora Sopore, […]
Authorities fail to identify land for SRTC yard in Sopore town
Sopore, Dec 31: Leaking roofs, rusted pillars, destination boards smeared by dust and grease, broken slabs, vendors, lack of public comfort facilities… all depict the poor condition faced by commuters at the Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) yard in north Kashmir’s Sopore. The building in which the JK SRTC office functions is […]
Mother gives birth to stillborn baby; kin allege negligence of doctors at SDH Sopore
Sopore, Dec 27: Family members of a woman who gave birth to a “stillborn baby” on Thursday alleged medical negligence of doctors at sub-district Hospital (SDH) Sopore for the death of the baby. However, the health officials have denied the charges. Speaking to Kashmir Images, brother of the women, Zahoor Ahmad, said: “On 27th December […]
06 yrs on, Maharajpora-Sopore Bridge construction work makes little headway
SOPORE, DEC 25: Six long years have already passed since the construction work on Mahrajpora-Sopore Bridge in north Kashmir’s Sopore Town started but little headway has been made since then towards its completion. The bridge, 205 meter long and to be built on 4 pillars with 9 piles, is being built at the estimated cost […]
Questioning ‘winter vacations’ for higher classes
The policy of the Higher Education Department to, regularly, announce winter vacations has always been appreciated as well as criticized by the general masses here. While on one hand people blame it to be a bad policy for the reason that despite the valley witnessing massive shutdowns and Hartals, the Department was glued to its […]
