‘If damaged beyond repair, it will severely impact every sector of life in Kashmir’ Urbanisation, unabated encroachment and flow of sewage are the reasons the river Jhelum is getting polluted, experts said. Jhelum which originates from Veerinag in south Kashmir and traverses through Srinagar before entering into Wular Lake is an important source of irrigation, … Read more
A man from Kerala is training walnut farmers in Kashmir safe climbing skills.A well-known rescuer Shameer Karimba is teaching people how to climb tall poplar trees using special equipment.Talking to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), he said that he is providing free training to local harvesters and farmers in Kashmir safe tree climbing.“I am not … Read more
The surge in wild animal attacks has caused fear among the residents of twin districts of north Kashmir including Kupwara and Bandipora.On August 29th, a tragic incident occurred when a minor boy named Zaid Bashir, the son of Bashir Ahmad from Nesbal Sumbal in Bandipora district, lost his life due to a leopard attack in … Read more
The Asha workers of different blocks in Ganderbal, on Tuesday staged a protest in Qamaria Park here to press for their demands.As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the protesting Asha workers demanded a pay hike from Rs 2000 to Rs 26,000, saying that they are getting a meagre honorarium despite working with dedication.The … Read more
For years, Pooja Verma, a doctor from Maharashtra has been travelling solo to many countries. However, she couldn’t make a visit to Kashmir, which was in her bucket list for long, due to the negative publicity related to the valley. Earlier, this year when she heard that Kashmir received record breaking tourists, she also made … Read more
A group of girls from central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district have launched a trekking group ‘Valley Adventurous Club’ to “explore the valley”.Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Taiba Jan, founder of the group, said the main mission of the club is to “prevent girls from falling to depression and social evils” and to discover … Read more
‘Process going on, 2nd phase to be started from next month, cabling work being done simultaneously’ Amid the installation of smart meters across the Valley, the government on Monday said that at least 26000 consumers have switched to prepaid mode so far in the valley.“The process to switch the smart meters into prepaid mode has … Read more
Heavy exports of walnuts from Californian, Chinese and Chile continue to affect the walnut industry of the valley, which is currently witnessing a low demand for this dry fruit nationwide. It is the peak time for harvesting of walnuts across the valley. The growers, however, claimed that there is a low demand for the walnuts … Read more
Around 600 transit accommodation flats are being constructed by the district administration in South Kashmir’s Kulgam, officials said on Saturday.An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the construction work of transit accommodation at Vessu, Mirhama and Chowgam villages of Kulgam district is in full swing.“13 blocks having 208 flats are being built … Read more
Say there was good demand but inclement weather, diseases hit the industry The inclement weather in spring months coupled with outbreak diseases have badly affected the apple production in Kashmir, the distressed growers said.The apple growers from various areas of the valley told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that those associated with traditional Kulu … Read more