FCS & CA to intensify market checking during Ramadan

According to the Director Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), the department has put in place elaborate market checking measures to keep a check on profiteering, black marketing and hoarding during the holy month of Ramadan. For carrying out the drive effectively the district Srinagar has been divided into four zones wherein each zone […]

Mehjoor Nagar residents demand shifting of garbage containers

Residents of Mehjoor Nagar area have demanded to shift garbage containers from Mehjoor Nagar Bund to another feasible spot. A delegation of locals from the area said that due to the garbage containers a huge number of stray dogs are present near it all the time. A resident said, “It creates panic and poses threat […]

Minister reviews allotment of shops at Hazuri Bagh

Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday asked the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) to go for allotment of shops to dislocated shopkeepers at Hazuri Bagh Srinagar in a time bound manner. The Minster made these remarks during a meeting chaired by him to review allotment of shops and kiosks to beneficiaries by Srinagar […]

Higher Secondary Schools and Colleges in Srinagar city to remain closed on Wednesday

Officials today said that the Higher Secondary Schools  and Colleges in Srinagar city will remain closed on Wednesday. Deputy magistrate Srinagar Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone has said that the Higher Secondary Schools and Colleges in the district will be closed tomorrow. The schools and colleges across Kashmir have been shut for the last two days following the […]

Class work in GDC Kangan, BHSS Ganderbal to remain suspended on May 31

Class work in Government Degree College Kangan and Boys Higher Secondary School Ganderbal will remain suspended as a precautionary measure. According to a statement issued here, Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal said, that class work in Government Degree College Kangan and Boys Higher Secondary School Ganderbal shall remain suspended on May 31, 2017 (Wednesday) as a precautionary […]

Madras High Court stays Centre’s order on cattle slaughter

The Madras High Court Tuesday granted a four-week stay on the Centre’s decision to ban the sale of cattle meant for slaughter. The Madurai bench of the high court sought responses from the state government and Government of India on the issue, reports said. On May 23, the Centre passed a notification seeking to regulate […]

Tobacco ban would prevent 40% cancer cases: DAK

Seeking complete ban on tobacco products in Kashmir, the Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) headed by Dr Nisar-ul-Hassan on Tuesday said that the ban on tobacco products would prevent people from getting or dying from cancer. DAK President in a statement issued here while quoting the reports said that about 40 per cent of cancer cases […]

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