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Paving a way for good education

 
/ February 14, 2023

The Primary School in Deegam, Shopian, is 5 kilometres away from the district headquarters. That school lacked the required  teaching staff, with 30 students, they had only one teacher. The Community Correspondent Basharat Amin highlighted the issue with the Education Department officials. The  parents of children emphasised that there should...

The Student Teacher Ratio and School Area needs improvement

 
/ November 24, 2022

In this video of UPS Manwan Awoora school, Kupwara, Kashmir, the community correspondent Pir Azhar shows us that there are nine classes for 250 students, and due to lack of space, the lower primary classes are held outside in the open. Also the school has only 7 teachers. 

The Sinking Houseboats of Kashmir

 
/ November 23, 2022

Houseboats are a major tourist attraction in Kashmir. History says that this tradition started in the 1800s and since then it has created a unique heritage in the tourism industry.

Sandeep Singh: Empowering Local Kids Through Boxing in Ramban

 
/ October 8, 2022

Sandeep Singh Chib, a National Level Boxer and a Coach started providing free boxing training 2 years ago to budding male and female boxers in Ramban, Jammu and kashmir.

Qaleen Baafi: Diminutive Art

 
/ August 25, 2022

Kashmir carpet is  famous throughout the world. Germany is the largest consumer of Kashmiri carpet, the country’s cold winters make it an ideal destination for the use of Kashmir Shawls, rugs and carpets. Kashmiri carpets are considered to be the finest carpets in the world second only to Persian carpets.

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IMPACT: Proper Electricity Infrastructure Installed in This Shopian Village

 
/ August 17, 2022

It took 4 years of constant follow up of Community Correspondent (CC) Basharat Amin with the Electricity Department to install the high-tension electric wires from makeshift poles to proper ones in Manloo area of Shopian District, Kashmir.

Shopian Village Struggles for Clean Drinking Water

 
/ July 20, 2022

The ‘Heff Khuri’ village of Shopian, Kashmir Valley is a microcosm of the water shortage issues the whole Kashmir is facing now. The villagers over there are dependent on smaller streams for a long time now, for their drinking water.

Irregular Rains Damage Cherry Orchards In Kashmir

 
/ July 15, 2022

In this video, the Community Correspondent Basharat Amin talked to a few Cherry farmers in Shopian district of Kashmir specifically asking them about the effects of unusual rains in their orchards.