Female skier suffers minor injury in Gulmarg
Gulmarg: A female skier from Mumbai suffered a minor injury on Wednesday while skiing in Gulmarg. According to reports, Afreen Jaffer daughter Mohammad Jaffer Umar, 34, was injured after failing to maintain her balance while skiing. As soon as she was reported to have fractured her left leg, the rescue patrol team of the tourism […]
Water scarcity hits Tangmarg
Tangmarg: The residents of Sheikh Mohalla and Shams Colony Ferozpora are facing an acute shortage of drinking water. The locals said that due to the accumulation of frozen water in the taps, the supply of water has stopped. “We are melting the snow to meet our water needs,” they said “Jal Shakti Department should supply […]
Bridge connecting Drang with Tangmarg town closed for traffic
Tangmarg: The iron bridge that connects Drang with Tangmarg town has been closed for traffic after a plate of the iron bridge broke off. “As the bridge is not accessible to vehicles, people who are sick are facing difficulties in crossing it,” said locals. “We request the concerned authorities to start repairing the bridge as […]
Residential houses, drug store, dental clinic gutted in Tangmarg blaze
Former MLA Gulmarg hails firemen, locals for saving the congested village
Tangmarg: In a massive fire, five structures were completely destroyed in Chandilora village in Tangmarg of district Baramulla Thursday night. Reports said that fire broke in the residential house of one Ghulam Rasool Hajam, due to short circuit, at around 11:45 pm on Thursday night and spread in a jiffy to adjacent structures. The locals […]
Young member of Civil Society Kahipora, Tariq Ahmed Lone, passes away
Tangmarg: A young member of Civil Society Kahipora who was injured in a road accident in Tangmarg passed away on Friday morning after spending 28 days in a coma. According to the locals, 26-year-old Tariq Ahmed Lone son of Ghulam Mohammad Lone, a resident of Kahipora Tangmarg, remained at the forefront of the welfare work […]
Leopard spotted in Machipora Tangmarg; rescued after hectic efforts
Elderly person injured in the melee
Tangmarg: A leopard was caught after hours of hectic operation by police and wildlife department in Merchipora Tangmarg village after the wild animal mauled an elderly local in the village. Locals said that a leopard was spotted atop a tree by the villagers of Merchipora on Wednesday morning. “As people gathered around the tree, the […]
Molvi Peer Mohammad Maqsood, Imam and Khatib of Baba Payam-u-Din Reshi (RA) Shrine, passes away
Tangmarg, Dec 13: Molvi Peer Mohammad Maqsood, Imam and Khatib of Baba Payam-u-Din Reshi (RA) Shrine, a resident of Hajibal Tangmarg, passed away at the age of 95 in the intervening night of 12-13 December. Various sections of the society expressed grief over his demise. Molvi Peer Mohammad Maqsood was born in 1925 and initially he […]
Authorities demolish illegal structures, retrieve land in Gulmarg
Gulmarg: Following the directions of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, authorities on Monday demolished a number of illegal structures at tourist spot Gulmarg. The Baramulla administration constituted a team, headed by ADC Baramulla Ahsan Mir, on the directions of Jammu and Kashmir High Court after a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was submitted regarding illegal constructions, […]
Two-storey shop, house gutted in fire incident in Turk Batpora
Tangmarg: In a horrific fire incident in Turk Batpora in Tangmarg, a two-storey shop and a house were reduced to ashes. As soon as the fire broke out in the shop, the locals along with fire service officials, police and 29 RR military unit managed to control the fire after a great effort. According to […]
Two residential houses damaged in fire incident in Hard Madam Tangmarg
Tangmarg: A single-storey residential house, located in Hard Madam Tangmarg, belonging to Bashir Ahmad Pala son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Pala suffered heavy damage in a fire incident on Tuesday. According to locals, another house belonging to Ghulam Hassan Pala son of Abdul Ahad Pala was partially damaged in the fire incident. “As soon as the […]
