Eid sales remain below 50%; women, children reduce shopping significantly

Community leaders call for more balanced security arrangements

Transporters report 40-45% decline in Eid passengers; railways suspends eight trains

Bhatta Chowk contractor imposes additional Rs6k fee; traders charged up to Rs5k per large animal entry

Over 260 shops destroyed; goods worth Rs500m gutted

Soaring prices push sacrificial animals beyond reach of many households

Officials plan to privatise another 15k schools during summer vacations

Illegal practice narrows key drain from 350 feet to nearly 50 feet ahead of monsoon

Associations claim students study only 125 days/year amid growing holidays

Underground water levels dropped to nearly 800ft, many ageing tube wells dating back to 1990s have begun drying up