Kahara | |
|---|---|
Village/Tehsil | |
 Kahara village in Doda district, J&K. | |
  Kahara Kahara in Jammu and Kashmir, India | |
| Coordinates: 33°05′38″N 75°52′12″E / 33.093945°N 75.869891°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Doda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Kashmiri, Bhalessi, Bhaderwahi, Sarazi, Gojri, Bhalessi |
| Languages | |
| • Official Language | Urdu |
| • Spoken | Kashmiri, Gojari, Bhadarwahi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 182203 |
| DDC Member | Mehraj Din Malik (Aam Aadmi Party) |
Kahara is a village and tehsil in Doda district, Jammu, India. It is situated between mountainous cliffs 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Thathri on Thathri-Gandoh road.[1]
About[edit | edit source]
Kahara is a hilly area in the Doda district, with several villages including Joura Kalan, Joura Khurd, Budhi, Kunthal, Shamdlian, Jia Halaran, Halaran, Kencha, Tanta, Malanoo, and Batogra.[2]
Kahara was part of Thathri tehsil as a block. It was separated as a new tehsil in 2014, and now it is part of the subdivision Thathri.[3]
Route[edit | edit source]
Kahara is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Thathri on the Thathri-Gandoh road, which links with National Highway 244 at Thathri.[4]
Famous Personalities[edit | edit source]
- Bashir Ahmed Sirwal, from Malanoo, Kahara, was a renowned educator, social activist and a committed congressman.[5][6]
Disasters and tragedies[edit | edit source]
On April 25, 2019, a landslide hit a minibus near the Piyakul area of Kahara resulting in 5 deaths and several injured passengers.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Kichloo, Muzaffar and Kumar, Sudesh and Sharma, Neeraj (June 2020). "Breeding site records of three sympatric vultures in a mountainous cliff in Kahara-Thathri, Jammu & Kashmir, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 12 (9): 16166–16169. doi:10.11609/jott.5537.12.9.16166-16169. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Save Forests, villagers appeal minister". JK Monitor. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ↑ "TDF demands Delimitation of Assembly seats before Assembly elections". The Northern Herald. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ↑ "Dilapidated condition of Thathri-Gandoh road irks people". Daily Excelsior. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ↑ "Ghulam Nabi Azad condoles Bashir Ahmed Sirwal demise". KNS Kashmir. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ↑ "Azad condoles demise of Sirwal". Greater Kashmir. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ↑ "Five killed as landslide hits minibus in J-K's Doda district". Hindustan Times. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.