Stone Quarry Worker Dies After Falling From Cliff

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: In a tragic incident, a worker fell to death at a stone quarry in the Safapora area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday. An official said that a worker, Gulzar Ahmad Mir, son of Ghulam Mohammad Mir, a resident of Kondbal Safapora, who was working at a stone quarry lost his balance … Read more

Stone quarry ban leaves thousands of families in distress

[ad_1] Srinagar, Feb 20: The ban on stone quarrying in Jammu & Kashmir since 2016 has devastated thousands of households who relied on the business for a living. Although the Lieutenant Governor-led administration reduced sanctions on stone quarry activities in 2021 by allowing the owners to lift only piled-up loose material, those associated with the … Read more