Elderly receive old age pension from the bank in Banihal, Jammu & Kashmir
In Banihal, old couples said they came to the bank in Jammu & Kashmir to get their entries done and they received Rs 6000, Rs 3000 each in their entry books for Eid from the government. They are very happy that the government is giving Rs 1000 monthly. They said they will buy stuff for […]
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme bringing positive transformation in Pulwama, J&K
Mahila Shakti Kendra Pulwama holds awareness programmes on the government’s ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ schemes that empower women in the real sense. Organiser of the Mahila Shakti Kendra in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir said, the main intention was to put a stop to the practice of killing girl children. The second intention was to empower […]
Muslims perform last rites of Kashmiri Pandit in village Wussan, Ganderbal
The whole Muslim community is grieving over the death of an 80-year-old Kashmiri Hindu Pandit Avtar Krishan in village Wussan in Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. Although everybody has to die, we are with them in grief and happiness said Sheikh Bashir, a local resident of Wussan. The whole Muslim village including 2,200 people were present […]
Macadamised road in Banihal brings relief to vehicle owners
We have been travelling on this road for 20 years in Banihal, Jammu and Kashmir. Our vehicles were taking the brunt of the bad road conditions. We had to spend Rs 11,000 per month to repair our vehicles, said vehicle owners in Baihal. A stretch around 1300 metre was not done. The locals are thankful […]