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Landslide-hit road risks
commuters’ lives in Bla
Kandi (Baramulla), July 31:
The dilapidated ChandoosaDodhbugh road, hit by a landslide five months ago here is
putting lives of commuters at
risk as the motorway still is
waiting for its repair.
The 15 km stretch passing
through Shumlaran, Chandoosa, Sultanpora, Dodhbugh
and Nowgam villages was hit

by a massive landslide in
March this year near Darul
Uloom Shulamlaran Kandi
is posing threat to life of the
commuters. This stretch is an
alternate link to Baba Reshi
shrine and Shranz Waterfall
near Tangmarg.
Locals said that despite on
spot visit by Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, the road
has not yet been taken for
repairs. A teacher Muham-

Unemployed
youths appeal CM

1 dies, 6 hurt in road mishaps

Srinagar, July 31: Youths
trained in physical education
and sports Thursday urged the
government to appoint them
on ReT pattern. A delegation of
unemployed youth told Greater
Kashmir that they were promised implementation of the
scheme by authorities earlier. “We urge the authorities to
adjust us as Rehbar-e-Taleem
teachers as promised before
by former sports minister Haji
Nissar Ali in 2008,” they said.

Srinagar, July 31: One person
dies while six others were
injured in different road accidents across Kashmir today.
A Xylo (JK01P/3509) hit
and injured a pedestrian Irfan
Ahmad Sheikh son of Ghulam
Hassan of Chougam Shopian
near Army camp Shopian. He
was shifted to District Hospital Shopian where he succumbed to his injuries.
Meanwhile, a vehicle
(JK01R/8913) hit and injured

ALTAF BABA

PHE daily wagers seek regularisation
Srinagar, July 31: Engaged in 1994, daily-rated workers of
Public Health Engineering Department Thursday sought
regularization of their service.
On Eid-ul-Fitr, hundreds of the workers also held a demonstration outside the residence of Chief Minister Omar
Abdullah to press for their long-pending demand.
“We have been working since 1994 in the department and
still we have not been regularized,” a delegation of employees
told Greater Kashmir. “That was the reason we protested on
Eid since we had no support at all.”
Around 1400 such workers are working in the department
and their monthly salary ranges from Rs 4000 to 5000.
“We are left-out people,” the employees said. “Under SRO
64, we want regularization of our services. The Chief Minister
has assured us that the demand will be met,” they added. GKNN

Woman kills self in Ganderbal

Srinagar, July 31: A woman (name withheld) resident of
Ganderbal allegedly took some poisonous substance at her
home. She was shifted to Sub District Hospital Ganderbal,
where she was declared brought dead. Police registered a
case in this regard.

2,605 pilgrims pay obeisance
Srinagar, July 31: As many as 2,605 devotees paid obeisance
at the Cave shrine today. With this, a total of 3, 55,664 pilgrims
have paid obeisance at the Holy Cave since the commencement of Amarnath Yatra this year.

Bear injures woman in Bandipora
Srinagar, July 31: A bear attacked and injured a 50-year-old
lady, Zaveera Begum wife of Muhammad Hussain Khan of
Kukapora, Bandipora. She was shifted to District Hospital
Bandipora for treatment.

mad Shafi who had uploaded
a photograph of the road on
the social networking site
Facebook depicting its tragic
scene said the district administration has turned deaf ears
towards the problem.
At many places, the road is
without parapet walls making
it vulnerable to accidents.
The road connects the far
flung areas of Kandi with
Tehsil headquarters.

Hanan Qayoom Shah son of
Abdul Qayoom of Abi Guzar
near Abi Guzar Bund here.
He was shifted to SMHS Srinagar for treatment.
In another accident, two
motor cycles (JK03A/0296) and
(JK05/8077) collided at Kani
Bathi Kenoosu, Bandipora,
resulting in injuries to three
persons who were shifted to
SKIMS Soura for treatment. A
van (JK01B/0223) collided with
a motor cycle (JK13A/5457) at

“The condition of this
road is so bad that it takes us
more than four hours to reach
Baramulla,” the residents of
Kandi said.
For school going children,
the road has become a source
of inconvenience, often reaching school late.
The locals appealed the
authorities to undertake
immediate repairs of the road
to avoid any mishap.

Nagbal, Pakherpora, resulting
in injuries to the motorcyclist
Irfan Ahmad Dar son of Nazir
Ahmad of Drabgam, Pulwama.
The injured was shifted to
Bone and Joints hospital Srinagar for treatment.
In another accident, a
vehicle (JK09/3693) hit and
injured Abdul Aziz Khan son
of Akbar Khan of Awoora at
Maqam Trehgam. He was
shifted to District Hospital
Kupwara for treatment.

Rahmoo
residents
protest against
water scarcity
SHOWKAT DAR

Pulwama, July 31: The
inhabitants of Astanpura
area of Rahmoo here in
south Kashmir staged protest demonstration against
the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department
against lack of potable
water supply.
Reports said the residents took to streets and
shouted anti-PHE slogans.
The protesters, mostly
women, blocked the Pulwama-Rahmoo-Charisharief
road for several hours to
press for their demand.
The protesters alleged
that eversince installation
of water tank in the area,
the water was supplied
only for 10-days as the
PHE employees provided
several illegal connections
on the main line which
has created trouble to the
whole village.
Meanwhile, the AEE,
PHE Pulwama Fida Hussain Rizvi assured protesters that the water tank in
the area would be made
functional.

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