News Topic:J&K Roads & Building Department
Kashmir
ACB chargesheets 10 in ₹7.12 lakh Kupwara bridge embezzlement case
ACB has chargesheeted 10 people, including two retired executive engineers, over an alleged ₹7.12 lakh embezzlement linked to the Lastiyal-Kalaroose bridge in Kupwara.
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Kashmir
Traffic restored in Beerwah after flash floods washed away Sukhnag diversion
Vehicular traffic through Beerwah town in central Kashmir's Budgam district was restored on Saturday after remaining suspended for four days.
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Education
Pulwama’s young students endure scorching heat as school construction stalls
For more than a year, young students at Government Upper Primary School (UPS) Chewakalan in Pulwama have been forced to study in sweltering, makeshift tin sheds.
Kashmir
Pulwama residents demand immediate repair of vital Tahab bridge
The residents of Pulwama district have demanded immediate repairing of the vital Tahab bridge on the busiest Pulwama-Sangam road.
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Controversy arises over felling of trees for public parks in Bandipora
Roads and Buildings Department Sumbal in northern Kashmir’s Bandipora district has invited tenders to axe scores of walnut and mulberry trees to make public parks.
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Kashmir
Pulwama: Residents’ appeal for road repair goes unanswered, frustration mounts
The road from Dalipora to Chatapora via Industrial Estates in Pulwama has become a symbol of neglect and frustration for the local population.
Kashmir
After tragedy, construction work on vital Gandabal bridge resumes
Days after a boat capsizing incident at Gandabal area of Batwara, the authorities in Roads and Building Department have started the construction work of the bridge.
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Kashmir
Contractor stops work on vital bridge in Pulwama
Lack of interest on part of a local contractor to execute work is the biggest hurdle in making a vital bridge over Romshi stream motorable in Pulwama district.
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