Sterlite Power kicks off tree translocation to ‘reduce’ ecological damage
Indore: In a bid to minimize the ecological damage caused by axing trees coming under power transmission lines and towers, Sterlite Power, India’s leading integrated power transmission developer and solutions provider, has finally got gigantic tree transplanting machines and skilled surgeons who are apt at carrying out green operations of transplant trees instead of cutting […]
HASK establishes another skill training center for needy and poor girls in Uri
Manzgam Zehanpora: In a bid to provide tailoring skills to poor and orphan girls under vocational training cum rehabilitation scheme (VTCRS) programme, Human Aid Society Kashmir (HASK) – a north Kashmir based social organization- established one more cutting and tailoring center for poor and needy girls of far off Manzgam village of Zehanpora area in […]
Snowfall damages fruit orchards in north Kashmir
Growers say 30% trees damaged
Baramulla, Feb 10: The recent spell of snowfall has inflicted large-scale damage to apple orchards in north Kashmir leaving farmers in despair. “November snowfall caused huge losses by damaging unplucked apple crop, and now past week’s snowfall has hammered final nail in the coffin as orchards suffered massive damage with large number of tress ripped […]
Scores of Boniyar villages reel under darkness
Baramulla: Scores of villages of Boniyar Tehsil in frontier Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district are reeling under darkness as 6.3 MVA transformer of grid station Peerinaya Boniyar developed some technical snag. Residents of the affected villages alleged that PDD authorities have failed to restore power supply to more than half a dozen villages […]
15 residential houses damaged in Baramulla, scores suffered partial damage due to heavy snowfall
Baramulla: At least fifteen residential houses were completely damaged and scores of residential and non-residential structures suffered partial damage due to heavy snowfall in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. In frontier Boniyar area, three houses were damaged after their rooftops collapsed due to heavy snowfall. “House of Haleema Begum, widow of Manzoor Ahmed Malik […]
Snow wreaks havoc in north Kashmir, damages three residential structures
Baramulla: At least three residential houses, an under construction power transmission tower, scores of trees and electric poles were damaged by heavy snowfall in different areas of north Kashmir’s Baramulla and Bandipora districts. Locals of Chuntpatrie Babarashi told Kashmir Images on phone that a house belonging to one Bashir Ahmad Wani son of Mohmmad Asdullaha […]
Police rescue pregnant lady in Rafiabad
Baramulla: While a woman was ferried on makeshift cradle in Baramulla, another pregnant lady was rescued by police after they quickly responded to desperate call of family from upper belt village Kangroosa in Rafiabad area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. Villagers told Kashmir Images on phone that due to heavy snowfall all roads […]
Fitness trainer from Uri committed suicide: Police
Family rejects police version
Baramulla, Feb 06: Police in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday claimed to have solved the mysterious death of a fitness trainer who was found hanging in a building near his gym in Azad Gunj area on December 18, 2018. The death of Azim Nazir of Uranbuwa Boniyar, who had been working as a fitness […]
Anganwadi Workers stage protest in Tangmarg, boycott election training
Demand release of their election duty wages
Baramulla: Scores of Anganwadi Workers of ICDS projects of Tangmarg and Kunzer under the banner of Anganwadi Workers Welfare Association Tangmarg on Tuesday staged strong protest demonstration at Tehsil office Kunzer against government demanding payment wages of their election duty during UBL/Panchayat elections 2018 like other employees. The workers raised slogans in support of their […]
‘NRSS 29 project, executed by Sterlite Power, to augment state’s power transmission capacity’
Power transmission project commissioned two months ahead of its deadline
Srinagar: While Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched several development projects in state, PM dedicated 400 KV Double Circuit Jalandhar- Amargarh (Sopore) power corridor – a 414 km long Northern Region Strengthening Scheme 29 (NRSS 29) – Rs 3,000 crore project commissioned by Sterlite Power —one of India’s largest power transmission sector players to […]
