Vox popli: Challenging status, abusing power!
‘Tampering with Article 35-A shall have severe consequences’
The state of Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing uproar over the petition filed to scrap Article 35-A of Indian Constitution. The petition challenging the Article is to be heard before Supreme Court on Aught 6. This is an article that was added to the Constitution through a Presidential Order under title ‘ The Constitution (Application […]
Advocate duo file PIL against ‘pay disparity’ between police and other government employees
Ganderbal Jul 31: Ganderbal based Socio-political activists, Advocate Altaf lone and Sheikh Javiad, have filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the J&K high court against pay disparity between police and other government employees that according to them has got reflected in the recent 7th pay commission. One of The petitioner Sheikh Javiad said, “Police […]
Two decade-old demand of a concrete bridge at Ganderbal falls on deaf ears
Ganderbal, July 29: Two decades have already passed but no funds were earmarked by the successive governments for construction of a vital bridge over Nallah Sind in Wayil, Ganderbal. Residents here said that they have been demanding a concrete multilane bridge over Nallah Sind from last two decades. They said that as of now a […]
Casual labourers lock PDD sub-division Ganderbal, demand regularization
Ganderbal, July 27: Scores of PDD daily wagers today locked the PDD sub-division transmission office here to protest against the department for delaying the process of forwarding list of daily wagers, who they aid have served the department for more than seven years. The protesters alleged that the officials of the PDD department are deliberately […]
Depots in Ganderbal run short of timber
Ganderbal, July 25: Various depots in Ganderbal are without timber from last many years despite of recovery of more than one lakh cubic feet of timber from ranges of Ganderbal forests. Sources said that number of depots which include Gutlibagh, Babawayil, Wailbala, Nuner, Sehipora, Urpash, Arch,Manigam are without timber and the residents of these areas […]
Illegal quarrying costs one more life in Gandebal, authorities pass the buck
Ganderbal, July 20: A laborer lost his life while quarrying in Kondbal hillock on Wednesday as the authorities have miserably failed to curb the illegal quarrying in the area which is posing a constant threat to scores of others laborers. According to a police official, the laborer Bashir Ahmad Mallah, a resident of Kondba Manasbal, […]
Karate Championship kick-starts in Ganderbal
Ganderbal Jul 17: A two-day District Ganderbal Karate Championship kick started today at Vijay memorial educational institute here. Sanjay Verma President of Ganderbal Karate association inaugurated the championship. On the first day, the competitions were held for Sub-Junior and Junior boys and Girls categories .Players of 12 schools and 2 clubs fought it out today. […]
Ganderbal Karate championship to kick-start from Tuesday
Ganderbal 16 Jul: The third district Gandebal Karate championship will kick-start from 17 July at Vijay memorial Educational institute here. According to Sanjay Verma,tht president of Ganderbal Karate association, more thann five hundred players have enrolled for the championship. Mujahid Yaqoob General Secretary, Ganderbal Karate association said, “The championship is going to be one of […]
Eight years on, construction of Ganderbal bus stand still incomplete
Ganderbal, 14 July: Eight long years have already passed but the construction work of bus stand in Ganderbal town is yet to complete. Official sources said that construction of bus stand was started in 2009 by Ganderbal municipal committee but there has been very less progress in the construction work. They said that Municipal committee […]
Vox Populi: Kashmir at the brink of another flood ?
Kashmir continues to face perpetual flood threats ever since the disastrous floods in 2014 which remains, by and large, one of the worst floods ever. It has been observed that just a few days of constant rains tend to create flood-like situation and people are left at the mercy of heavens in such situations. Kashmir […]
