Vital bridge collapses in Budgam, many villages disconnected
Budgam, Aug 25: Several villages were disconnected from the district when a vital Mamat bridge collapsed here on Friday morning. The incident happened at around 6:00 am when a cement-laden truck was passing through it. However, no one was injured in the incident. According to truck driver, he was carrying extra 9 tons of load […]
Suspected militants thrash policemen in Budgam
Budgam: Three policemen were thrashed here at Ichgam by suspected gunmen after entering into minority picket on Friday afternoon. Local sources told ‘Kashmir Images’ that few militants appeared in Ichgam police post and thrashed policemen guarding minority community here. They said that it was a rifle snatching bid. However, there was not any weapon in […]
Drive against unexploded munitions begins at Tosamaidan
Locals welcome move, but fear it may end like 'Operation Fallah'
Tosamaidan (Budgam), Aug 20: Days after public outcry over the death of a teenager, the government on Sunday finally launched a sanitization drive to clear Tosamaidan from unexploded shells. A team from 53 Rashtriya Rifles, 118 Engineer Regiment and bomb disposal squad of Jammu and Kashmir Police are conducting the combing drive. On the first […]
Hundreds of unexploded shells still present at Tosamaidan: Locals
Say they should be involved in ‘sanitization drive'
Budgam, Aug 18: After a littered shell killed youth at Tosamaidan on August 12, the government said that fresh combing operation will be undertaken to clear the meadows from any unexploded shells that may still be littered there. But the locals are not impressed; they say that like previous such drives, this time around too […]
VOX POPULI: Reserved seats for women in public transport- And the truth is…!
The directions issued by the Traffic department for ensuring reservation for women in public transport, it seems, have been thrown to winds in the Valley as one could spot female commuters standing amidst huge rush in buses and minibuses. Any given day, one can spot women travelling in the local transport alongside men without either […]
Waheed Parra shot at in Budgam, police registers FIR
Handjan (Budgam: The Peoples Democratic Party youth leader, Waheed Rahman Parra was attacked by unknown gunman here in the Handjan area on Monday evening. However, Parra escaped unhurt. While confirming the incident, SSP Budgam, Tejinder Singh said, “We got a complaint from him (Waheed Parra) that his vehicle came under fire in Handjan area.” He […]
A decade on, Govt forgets to make toilet complex functional in Budgam
Budgam, Aug 13: The district administration Budgam has miserably failed to make a solo toilet complex functional, constructed a decade back, here in the township. The negligence of Municipal Committee Budgam (MCB) has literally turned the public toilet facility into a dumping site. Heaps of garbage could be seen littered outside the toilet complex; besides, […]
Police solves Yusmarg murder case
Budgam, Aug 11: Police in Budgam on Saturday claimed to have solved a murder case of a Charar-i-Sharief youth whose body was recovered from a dam in Yusmarg on July 10 after he was missing since June 24. In a press briefing here, SSP Budgam Tejinder Singh said that police have arrested three persons involved […]
60 students, 2 rooms, 2 teachers and no toilet facility…
Welcome to Primary School, Paz Mohalla, Budgam
Paz Mohalla (Budgam), Aug 09: The Government Primary School at Paz Mohalla, Raiyar Ich, in educational zone Khansahib, with 60 students on its roll from first to the fifth standard, is functioning from a two room building. Located on the Gurwait-Doodhpathri road, some 21 km from Budgam township, the students in this primary school remain […]
Sub-health centre in Beerwah village neglected, locals suffer
Hokhlatri (Budgam), Aug 08: Established in late 1980s, the sub-health centre in Hokhlatri village of Budgam’s Beerwah appears to have been abandoned by the health department as it remains locked for most of the days. The health centre caters to the people of Hokhlatri, Danas, Ramhuma, Kulhuma, Bagandar and Lasipora, but due its dysfunctionality, the […]
