Fire engulfs School in Salamabad Uri
Baramulla : With surge in fire incidents in north kashmir’s Baramulla district, massive fire broke out in the High School Building at Salamabad. ‘Fire has engulfed the entire school building and locals joined by fire tenders rushed to the spot are trying to control the fire and douse the flames,”a local Mursasleen Khan said on […]
‘Shajkan’ is back in north Kashmir markets
Baramulla: Scores of women from North Kashmir’s mountainous areas nowadays can be seen selling the rare edible (Geopora arenicola and Sepultaria sumneriana) locally known as Kanpapar or Shajkan. These mountainous women, from past many years, sell Geopora on busy market pavements of north Kashmir’s Baramulla, Bandipora, and Kupwara districts. According to the people who are associated […]
Two houses gutted in old town Baramulla
Baramulla: With surge in fire incidents in north kashmir’s Baramulla district, two residential houses were gutted in Khawaja Shab old town Baramulla on Wednesday late evening. Witness said fire broke out from Kakroo Manzil later engulfed another adjacent house of Noor Din Gojree and damaged it partially at Khawaja Sahib Mohalla in Old Town Baramulla. […]
Students protest against R&B for not handing over building
GHS Chandanwari lacks accommodation
Uri: Students of Government High School (GHS) Chandanwari staged a protest demonstration at Chandanwari Uri on Tuesday against the Roads and Buildings Department (R&B) for ‘failing’ to handover the school building constructed by the department. The protesting students alleged that R&B has not handed over the school building to the school administration even after its […]
Fire destroys plywood cum furniture factory at Pattan
Pattan: In a fire incident, a plywood cum furniture factory was reduced to ashes night in north Kashmir’s Pattan area. Witnesses said that fire broke out in ‘Yakoot Plywood Factory’ late last night at about10.30 pm. Although, locals doused the flames and brought the fire under control, furniture worth lakhs was completely gutted in the […]
Fire destroys 7 structures; 20 cattle charred to death
Baramulla: In a devastating fire incident four residential houses and three cowsheds were gutted while as 20 cattle were charred to death at Lachipura Bijhama village of Uri in North Kashmir’s Baramulla. “As we saw fire flames engulfed the residential houses, we immediately rushed to rescue the family inmates and started firefighting operation. Soon a […]
Devastating fire destroys four houses, 20 cattle charred to death in Uri
Baramulla: In a devastating fire incident four residential houses and three cowsheds were gutted while as 20 cattle were charred to death at frontier Lachipura Bijhama village of Uri in North Kashmir’s Baramulla. Witness said four residential houses were completely destroyed and 20 cattle including goats and sheep were charred to death after three cowsheds. […]
Timber smugglers attacked forest official, injured him critically in Kupwara
Kupwara: Timber smugglers attacked a forest official who sustained critical injuries during the attack in Bumhama forests of Kamaraj Forest Division range Kupwara on Tuesday. The injured forest official was identified as as Ghulam Rasool Mir. The smugglers fled from the spot taking advantage of dense and desolate forests. The injured Mir said that smugglers […]
Two trucks seized selling the CAPD sugar in black-market; drivers arrested
Baramulla: While consumers in Kashmir valley face acute shortage of government subsidised sugar, police on Sunday seized two private trucks carrying the same sugar and arrested their drivers for selling the sugar in black market at Singpora Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Sources said a police party from police station Pattan found two trucks […]
Two trucks seized selling the sugar in black-market in Pattan, divers arrested
As consumer of CAPD face acute shortage of government subsidised sugar
Baramulla: While consumers in Kashmir valley face acute shortage of government subsidised sugar, police on Sunday seized two private trucks carrying government subsidised sugar and arrested their drivers for selling the sugar in black market Singpora Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Sources said a police party from police station Pattan found two trucks loaded […]
