BOONI: Two persons riding a motorcycle fell into Yarkhun river from the broken Mastuj bridge early on Sunday. One of the motorcyclists was recovered by Rescue 1122 Upper Chitral while the other is still missing. The missing man was identified as Shehzad Hussain, a jawan of Pakistan Army. The two bike riders were going to […]
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Traffic restored through alternate routes at Kari, Mroi and Koghuzi; work underway at Nerdeth where it is opened for pedestrians only. KP govt releases Rs20 million each to Lower and Upper Chitral districts; emergency imposed till Aug 15. River erosion creates breach on side of Mastuj bridge. Shehzad Hussain, an official of Pakistan Army, fell
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CHITRAL: Floodwater has entered the powerhouse located at Singoor village, said the office of the deputy commissioner Chitral Lower. As a precautionary step, power supply from the facility has been suspended. Officials from the district administration and other departments are at the site and trying to protect the premises and equipment from damages. Rivers and
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CHITRAL: Flooding in rivers and streams has blocked the main road connecting Lower and Upper Chitral at different points. According to the office of the deputy commissioner Chitral Lower, the Chitral-Booni road is blocked at Kari, Koghuzi and Nerdat Gol. Overnight rain and floods damaged bridges at these points and the road was blocked for
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CHITRAL: While rivers and streams are in a very high flood across Chitral, a man set out to collect firewood from the waters and got stuck in the middle of River Chitral in front of Ayun. After being alerted by onlookers, Rescue 1122 Lower Chitral reached the spot and save the man from drowning. Rescue
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Irshadullah Khan On the instructions of Deputy Commissioner Upper Chitral Khalid Zaman, an initial assessment was carried out of the damages to properties in the recent floods in the villages of Pavur and Miragram No. 2 of Yarkhun valley on Friday. According to a statement, Assistant Commissioner Shah Adnan vilalges teh two villages and distributed
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CHITRAL: The labour court held a camp court in Chitral on July 21, in which it fined employers for allegedly paying ‘insufficient’ wages to the employees. When Chitral News approached the affected employers and interviewed the employees belonging to hotels, restaurants, shops, petrol pumps etc, both sides said none of them had lodged any complaint
CHITRAL: Two persons died and three others sustained injuries in a road traffic accident on Chitral-Booni road near Kuragh on Saturday. Rescue 1122 Upper Chitral said an official vehicle carrying five people was going to Kosht from FC headquarters Chitral when it met with the accident at Karak in south of Kuragh. The emergency service
MERAGRAM (YARKHUN): At about 5am on Friday, a flash flood in a dry nullah wiped out almost half of the Meragram No 2 village. However, fortunately, the local people managed to fee to safety. When the flood in Darkot Gol struck the village, there was no rain but the locals suspected cloudburst or lightning over
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CHITRAL: In an effort to boost girl students\’ participation in sports, Chitral University and the Karishma Ali Foundation have joined hands to promote recreational activities for girls on the campus. A memorandum of understanding was signed at a ceremony attended by the renowned footballer and head of Karishma Ali Foundation, Karishma Ali, and the Vice
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