Between two fires-Hundreds of students of Uswa Public School in a fix in Capital

Bureau Report

ISLAMABAD, March 02: According to a regional media sources,about 150 students of Uswa Public School Skardu, are in a fix in Islamabad, the country's capital. According to the details, about 150 students were taken to Islamabad on pretext of better tuition facilities against huge amounts by the school and college administration. Yet, the journey proved a wild goose chase as neither there was proper qualified teaching faculty nor food and accommodation facilities. It was latte disclosed to the students that they will have to rely on the teachers accompanied them from Skardu.
Students have alleged the school and college administration for taking huge amounts against the fake promises. The report further says that about 4000 rupee have been charge with a promise to provide quality tuition and boarding facilities which have turned distant dream for those fell victim. The most of students belong to middle class families who have been stuck in confusion how to get return.

Source: www.voiceofhunza.blogspot.com

600 houses posed to danger; authroties should take additional step breach in water blockade says Juthal Notables

Beauru Report

NAGAR, Juthal, March 01: The population of the settlement would forced to the street if the authorities do not take additional step to expedite work on breach of blockage water. These views were expressed by the notables from Juthal village.
Talking to our correspondent, notable of Juthal village expressed their concerns over safety measures in case of outburst of blockade water at Hunza river adding about six hundred houses will be affected. They said that authorities have neglected the population saying government will be held responsible in case of any carnage in future." In case of failure of authorities to release water to the end of March, people will come on the roads to record protest," they added.

Source: www.rdstimes.blogspot.com

Hunza-Nagar recieves heavy rainfall; land sliding at some places

VoH Report

HUNZA,Nagar, March.01: Hunza and Nagar along with other areas of Gilgit-Baltistan received heavy rain fall on early Monday night. The drizziling started at 4:00 A.M that later turned into heavy rain pour.
All areas in Gilgit-Baltistan region are under sever cold wave for last six weeks.According to meteorological department, about .041 ml rain fall has been recorded. Some analysts says this is because of climate change that resulted into more cold in winter and hotter in summer than few years ago. The alluvial valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan are portraying a picture of mid winter as the snow fall continued on mountains and high altitude. There are reports of land sliding at some places in the region.

Protest against neglegance and arrest of youth

Monitoring Report

GILGIT, HUNZA, Feb.28: A large number of youth, senior ciitzens and civil society members from Upper Hunza came out to streets in Aliabad and Gulmit Hunza to protest against the use of state force against peaceful protest and negligence of government towards the difficulties face by the people of Ayeenabad, Shishkat,Gulmit and outskirts following water blockade. According to details, on appeal of Save Gojal Coordination Committee, people assembled at Aliabad and Gilgit to record protest against the arrest of three youth said the students of Karakorum International University. The both were arrested on protest following the refusal of Chief Secretary to meet the delegation. Protesters at both places chanted slogans against Chief and home secretary. According to more details, a delegation from Upper Hunza wanted to meet home secretary Usman Yunus who refused to do so. Later police baton charged those protested against the negative behavior and detained youth in their custody. Similarly, protesters at Gulmit who marched on Karakorum High Way demanded removal of Chief and Home secretary Gilgit-Baltistan. They protesters and slammed the false claims of government of providing wheat as relief package to people of Gojal, Upper Hunza