The reconstruction of roads and bridges will require Rs1.106 billion of which Rs635.2 million will be needed for reconstruction of damaged roads and Rs470.85 million will have to be spent on rebuilding of the destroyed bridges, a report says. Besides, compensation for the damaged houses would cost Rs122.460 million, rebuilding of irrigation channels across the […]
Alhaj Muhammad Khan & S.N. Peerzada CHARUN/BOONI, July 24: The death toll from the flash floods that hit Mulkhow villages has increased to 22 people, a senior district governmet official in Chitral confirmed. He said 10 villages in the area had been washed away and tents were being arranged for the displaced people. The whole
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Nisar Ahmad Shah ZHITUR (GARAM CHASHMA), July 25: Zhitur Gol received a heavy flood on Friday eveing. As per initial reports, 30 houses, three vehicles and seven motorbikes were swept away. Two Jamat Khanas are also said to have been partially damaged. Moreover, a large area of riped crops, orchards and plants have also been
CHITRAL: Torrential downpour on Monday washed away link roads to various areas of Mulkhow including Kosht. Flooding in Bindu Gol also cut off the road which was being used as an alternative to the main road to Upper Chitral. As a result, the areas in Upper Chittal having over 200,000 population have been cut off
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Report Alhaj Muhammad Khan KURAGH, July 18: The flash flood in Kuragh left nine families at the mercy of river Yarkhun razing down their properties while the Charun stream has rendered one family homeless. The road link to nine families in Mulen Kuragh was cut off in Kalak near Gazlasht hanging bridge on one side
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Report Alhaj Muhammad Khan CHARUN, July 17: The exponentially high temperature for over a week in Chitral caused heavy and stormy rainfalls leading to flashfloods in streams ( gols) causing heavy destructions. The heavy flood in Charun and Kuragh and some other streams abruptly contributed to the rise in the level of the Yarkhun river.
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CHITRAL, July 16: After the torrential rains and flooding in streams and rivers, especially in lower Chitral, roads have been blocked in different points while houses, powerhouses and other infrastructures damaged. People coming to their hometowns to celebrate Eidul Fitr were reportedly facing trouble to reach homes. A massive flood in Charun Gol obstructed the
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Report S.N. Peerzada BOONI, July 2: The traders union of Booni has obtained a stay order from the local court against MNA Chitral Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin’s decision to shelve a project to install streetlights in the Booni bazaar. After granting the stay order till the next hearing of the case, the senior civil judge Booni
Private school teacher are destined to be used as tissue papers and working teachers of the school, may be traumatized as they are the least paid intellectual laborers ‘of the modern industrialized society in spite of their invaluable contributions to the society. The recent increase in the wages of teachers was a happy move, though
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By Zulfiqar Ahmad Former Principal Geoffrey Langlands was misguided by a groups bent upon hijacking the school by sidelining Carey Schofield, who had streamlined the school after hectic efforts. Sources said Ms Schofield had terminated the services of some teachers given their poor performance. But the sacked teachers misled the former principal whose students are
