Student protests rock Budgam town
Budgam: Hundreds of girl students on Wednesday held a protest demonstration in the Budgam township. The girl students led a protest march from Girls Higher Secondary School Budgam to the main chowk Budgam, where dozens of boys joined them. Students were demanding hanging of killers of Kuthua’s eight-year-old slain girl. Protests were going on when […]
PMGSY constructs road in Budgam but fails to compensate the land owners
Chadoora (Budgam): The inhabitants of Branwar and Jabbed villages in district Budgam are on protest from last 14 days against the government for not compensating for their land that was used for constructing road under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). “Government officials had assured us that we would be given compensation for our land, […]
Work on Nasrullahpora bridge goes at snail’s pace, people aghast
Nasrullahpora (Budgam): The slow pace of work on the bridge at Nasrullahpora, Budgam has taken a heavy toll on the movement of people here, who frequently get stuck in traffic jams for hours. Residents of Nasrullahpora, Waterwani, Waterhail, Hoklitri, Kakinmaran, Gariend and other villages told Kashmir Images that their daily commuting has become miserable due […]
Protest in Budgam against civilian killings
Budgam: On the call of joint separatist leadership, people here in the township protested against recent civilian killings in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. After Friday prayers, people came out of Imam Bargah and held protests demonstrations, eyewitnesses said. While addressing the gathering, Aga Syed Akeel, a Shia cleric said, “Freedom is our right and we […]
Shia Muslims in Budgam observe martyrdom anniversary of Imam Musa Kazim
Srinagar: Thousands of Shia Muslims here on Thursday commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of seventh Shia Imam, Imam Musa Kazim, by holding day long ceremony. The gathering was organised by Anjuman Sharie Shian (ASS), here at central Imam Bargah. While remembering the contribution of Imam Musa towards Islam, speakers urged people to follow Imam in letter […]
Budgam township gets contaminated water
Locals allege flow of insects in water, officials say, will look into the matter
Budgam: People here in the township are up in arms against Public Health Engineering (PHE) department for supplying them with contaminated water. “PHE is supplying us impure and contaminated drinking water without caring for our health and wellbeing,” locals alleged. Aggrieved residents told Kashmir Images that they often find insects with the water being supplied […]
No endoscopy in Budgam hospital from last 3 years
Budgam: Due to the government apathy, not a single endoscopy procedure has been conducted in Aga Syed Yousuf Memorial (ASYM) district hospital from nearly three years. Hospital sources told Kashmir Images that the endoscopy machine is lying defunct since July, 2015. They said that thousands of patients could not be treated for gastroenterology related disorders […]
One injured of electric shock
Budgam: One person sustained serious injuries due to electric here in the township on Friday. Identified as Mohammad Yousuf Mir of Chana Mohallah Budgam, .the injured was immediately shifted to Aga Syed Yousuf Memorial District Hospital for treatment. Hospital sources said that Mir has received severe injuries after coming in contact with a live wire. […]
CMO Budgam served with a ‘warning letter’ over illegal appointments
Budgam: Just days after allegations of illegal appointments of ‘Helpers’ surfaced in the health department of the Budgam district, the Jammu and Kashmir government issued a warning letter to Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Budgam saying that henceforth, the CMO will be held responsible in case of any illegal appointments in the department. Sources in the […]
Six decade old Budgam school shifted to inaccessible area
Villagers predict increase in student dropouts
Budgam: The people in several villages of Budgam district have expressed strong resentment against the education department for shifting the Boys High School (BHS) Shogapora to Jawalapora village, which according to them is a remote and inaccessible area. They told Kashmir Images that hundreds of students from villages like Patwaw, Jahama, Heewador, Hillmission, Sandipora, Tilampora, […]