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Kisan Mela 2015 concludes in Swat

Kisan Mela 2015 concludes in Swat

Posted by | Oct 9, 2015 | |

By Fazal Khaliq MINGORA: Large number of people from all walks of life flocked to the two day divisional Kisan Mela 2015 on the concluding day here on Thursday. People took keen interest in stalls displayed by the farmers from the seven districts in the Malakand division exhibiting variety of fruits and vegetables and cereal crops, honey and dry fruits produced in their areas. The main objectives of the Kisan Mela were to create a sense of competition among the farmers to grow more and teach them how to increase their income. “To create awareness and develop linkages between...

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Students to protest against missing teachers, books in Kalam

Students to protest against missing teachers, books in Kalam

Posted by | Oct 8, 2015 | |

KALAM: Students of the government boys higher secondary school, Kalam, on Wednesday warned to stage protest demonstrations against the unavailability of course books and science teachers in their school. Setting a three-day deadline the students said if the education department didn’t make available the required teachers and books they would block the Mingora-Kalam road and observe a sit-in till the fulfillment of their demands. Talking to reporters in Kalam, they said 2015 was coming to an end but they had not been provided their course books. They said no science teacher was available in the school and thus they...

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General bus stand evacuated from illegal contractors

General bus stand evacuated from illegal contractors

Posted by | Oct 8, 2015 | |

Mingora: Babuzai tehsil nazim Ikram Khan along with naib nazim and tehsil councillors and police personnel raided the general bus stand in Mingora city on Wednesday and evacuated it from illegal transport contractors. He also ordered the municipality staff to run the bus stand till the awarding of the new contract. He also ordered sealing of the illegal taxi stands near the bus stand and directed the district police to take stern action against those who operated illegal bus stand. Nazim Ikram Khan directed his staff to charge only Rs1,400 from the buses leaving for Karachi instead of Rs24,000...

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Faulty bills distribution sparks anger in Swat

Faulty bills distribution sparks anger in Swat

Posted by | Sep 24, 2015 | |

MINGORA: The local power and gas consumers complained against the faulty bill distribution system here on Wednesday, saying the utility bills were not delivered to them at their homes. The distributors left the utility bills of a locality either at a mosque or in a shop, said the residents of Amankot, Chinar Colony, Faizaabad, Saidu Sharif, Shagai, College Colony, Afsarabad, Mingora, Rang Mohallah, Qambar, Rahimabad and several other areas. “Both the gas and electricity bills are left at our village mosque where people go and collect them but several times bills are lost or torn, creating problems for people,” said...

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Walk to protect from Congo held in Swat

Walk to protect from Congo held in Swat

Posted by | Sep 23, 2015 | |

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: Officials of the district administration staged a walk here on Tuesday to create awareness of Congo fever prevention among local people. Led by Swat deputy commissioner Mahmood Aslam and district health officer Dr Syed Ali the participants were holding banners inscribed with ways to check spread of Congo virus. “Taking measures against the spread of Congo haemorrhagic fever virus is our collective responsibility. The virus is widely found in domestic animals. In the wake of Eidul Azha people must follow precautionary measures at the time slaughtering animals,” said Mr Aslam after the walk. He said that...

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