Day: October 24, 2025

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*Animal and Sheep Husbandry Departments Extend Vital Healthcare Support to Livestock in Remote Areas*

*LIAQAT ALI KHATANA*

RAJOURI, OCT, 24:-In a concerted effort to safeguard the health of livestock belonging to the tribal and migratory communities, the Animal Husbandry Department Kalakote, in collaboration with the Sheep Husbandry Department Kalakote, organized a series of Veterinary Mobile Medical First Aid Camps across various far-flung areas of the region.

The initiative aims to provide on-the-spot medical assistance, vaccination, deworming, and treatment to animals accompanying nomadic groups migrating through the rugged terrains of Kalakote. These camps are being conducted under the supervision of senior officers and field veterinarians to ensure that the migratory livestock, a critical source of livelihood for the tribal population, remain healthy and disease-free during seasonal movements.

Teams of veterinary doctors and para-vets visited multiple locations, delivering medicines, offering expert consultations, and spreading awareness on animal health management and preventive care. The officers highlighted the government’s commitment to reaching every section of society, particularly those living in remote and hilly areas where access to veterinary facilities remains limited.

Locals and nomadic families expressed gratitude towards both departments for their timely intervention, stating that such field-based outreach programs play a crucial role in sustaining livestock health and the pastoral economy.

The departments assured that similar mobile aid camps will continue throughout the migratory season to ensure continuous veterinary coverage for all moving herds in the Kalakote subdivision.

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RAJOURI OCT, 24:-Residents of Gujjar Mandi locality in Rajouri have raised concern over a persistent water leakage from an MES pipeline that has led to massive water wastage, deterioration of the road surface, and inconvenience to commuters and pedestrians alike.

The leakage, continuing unchecked for several days, has eroded the bituminous layer of the road, creating slushy and hazardous conditions in the busy area.Upon receiving complaints, President of Beopar Mandal Rajouri, Rajesh Gupta (Bittu Shah), promptly intervened and took up the matter with the concerned authorities. He urged them to carry out immediate repair work to prevent further loss of potable water and protect the damaged infrastructure.

Following his intervention, officials assured that repair work would be initiated without delay to restore the water supply system and rehabilitate the affected road stretch.Local residents expressed gratitude to Rajesh Gupta for his swift response and proactive role in representing their concerns before the authorities. They emphasized that responsive leadership and timely coordination between citizens and officials are essential for maintaining civic amenities and ensuring public welfare.

Reaffirming his commitment to public service, Rajesh Gupta appealed to all concerned departments to conduct periodic inspection and maintenance of water pipelines to avoid such disruptions in the future. The incident serves as a reminder of the need for vigilant upkeep of public utilities and collective responsibility toward safeguarding community infrastructure and resources.

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BUDHAL OCT, 24:-BJP leader manzoor Ahmed Naik, has demanded the creation of a new Education Zone for Rajnagar Budhal to address the growing administrative and educational challenges faced by students and teachers in the region.

While addressing at Budhal, Naik highlighted that the existing Education Zone Koteranka is vast and overburdened, extending from Mandir Gala to Khania Dandote. The zone presently covers 173 schools, including 19 private institutions, with a total student enrolment of around 12,500 — the highest in the Rajouri district compared to other education zones such as Sunderbani, Lower Hathal, and Baljaralan, which have enrolments between 6,000 and 6,500 students.

Naik stated that he personally visited several far-flung areas of Koteranka–Budhal over the past year and found that many schools are located 4 to 5 hours walking distance from the nearest road. Due to poor road connectivity and difficult terrain, academic inspections have not been conducted in several of these schools for over a decade, as Zonal Education Officers remain overburdened and the region continues to remain outside the effective reach of governance.

He further pointed out that the hilly geography adds to the hardships of teachers and locals, who must travel over 20 kilometers from Budhal to Koteranka to carry out routine educational tasks such as result confirmation, fee submission, certificate countersigning, and leave approvals.

Naik also expressed concern that several schools in Budhal are managed by a single teacher, who often has to close the school to attend administrative duties at Koteranka, disrupting the education of students.

Reiterating his demand, Naik said that establishing a new Education Zone in Budhal would ensure better administrative reach, smoother delivery of public services, and improved educational governance. It would also help in addressing key issues such as infrastructure development, staff management (attach/detach system), teacher absenteeism, and repair of school buildings.

Naik further informed that he had submitted a formal resolution in 2022 demanding the creation of this new education zone, but unfortunately, no progress has been made so far.

He urged the Government of Jammu and Kashmir to take this long-pending public demand seriously and initiate steps for the creation of a new Education Zone at Rajnagar Budhal, which, according to him, will bring a transformative improvement in the educational system of the region.