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Makhama residents protest against power department for not restoring electricity

SRINAGAR: The residents of village Makhuma from Tehsil Beerwah of Central Kashmiri's Budgam district on Monday held a protest demonstration here in Srinagar against...

Srinagar’s air pollution surges significantly during winters

SRINAGAR: Quality of air in Srinagar has been alarmingly deteriorating during winters; data collected from air monitoring devices installed across city have depicted. According to...

Weather to remain dry for a week: MeT

SRINAGAR: After light rains lashed Kashmir on Thursday, the weather department has predicted a dry spell ahead for next six days. Rains lashed Srinagar and...

ICDS employees stage protest over pending honorarium

SRINAGAR: Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) department helpers on Thursday held a protest in Srinagar demanding release of pending honorarium. The protestors from various...

MeT predicts rains, snow in Valley

Srinagar: Rains lashed Kashmir on Wednesday as Meteorological department predicted light snow in upper reaches and rains in plains for next 24 hours. Director MeT...

Contractual lecturers protest, demand regularisation

SRINAGAR: All J&K 10+2 contractual lecturers association on Wednesday held a protest here in Srinagar demanding regularisation of their services. Scores of lectures from various...

BBA students stage protest, demand re-exam

SRINAGAR: The 6th-semester students of Bachelors of Business administration (BBA) of Kashmir University on Tuesday held a protest here demanding re-examination of “Materials Management”...

CPW of education dept demand wages as per new act

SRINAGAR: Contingent Paid Workers (CPW) of the education department from all the districts of Kashmir on Monday held a protest here in Srinagar demanding...

Budgam villagers slam PDD over unscheduled power cuts

BUDGAM: Several villages of Beerwah Tehsil of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Saturday expressed their strong resentment against Power Development Department (PDD) over unscheduled...

MeT predicts wet spell from Feb 11

SRINAGAR: The Metrological department on Thursday predicted fresh spell of rains and snowfall from February 11 even as Kashmir reeled under intense cold. An official...

2 militants, CRPF soldier killed on Srinagar outskirts

Srinagar: Two militants and a CRPF soldier were killed on Wednesday in a brief shoot-out on the outskirts of Srinagar. The third ‘militant’ who...

Tens of thousands dead, injured in J&K road accidents this decade

SRINAGAR: A thousand people have died every year in road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir in the last decade. According to J&K Traffic Police data,...

Health centre in Beerwah without doctor for 7 months, patient care affected

BUDGAM: The New Type Primary Health Centre (NTPHC) at Chewdara village in Beerwah Tehsil of Budgam district is working without a doctor from last...

Khidmat Centres’ body stage protest, demand permanent job policy

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Khidmat Centres association on Tuesday held a protest here in Srinagar demanding permanent job policy in J&K Bank. Scores of protesters...

Kashmir experiences light snowfall

SRINAGAR: Fresh snowfall started in the Valley on Saturday with meteorological department predicting improvement in weather today. In Srinagar and elsewhere, light snowfall in the...

Mercury dips in Kashmir ahead of snow forecast

Srinagar: Mercury plummeted in Kashmir on Monday ahead of weather department’s forecast for a fresh snow spell in the Valley. In Srinagar, an acute cold...

JKPCB asks businesses to register for e-waste management & handling

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Pollution control board (JKPCB) have asked all establishments units dealing with electrical and electronic items to seek permission from...

Pesticide products by Sumitomo Chemicals banned

SRINAGAR: Pesticide products manufactured by Sumitomo Chemicals India Pvt Ltd has been banned by Central Insecticides Laboratory Faridabad. The products are with batch numbers LVSH0S0250...

Doodh Ganga nallah blocked at various places, residents vexed

SRINAGAR: Doodh Ganga nallah has been blocked by waterlogging at various points due to recent snowfall – with locals saying that it has caused...

‘Rs 4 lakh fine recovered from erring traders in Srinagar for last nine months’

SRINAGAR: Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumers Affairs (FCS&CA) has recovered a fine Rs 4,70600 from erring traders from April last year to...

Fire damages building at Karannagar

SRINAGAR: The top storey of a building along Batamaloo Karan Nagar Road was damaged in fire that erupted in its third storey. The building that...

GDC falls short of vital components to fix teeth

SRINAGAR: The Government Dental College is facing the short of key components that are necessary to conclude the procedure of root canal carried on...

Stranded vehicles cleared on Srinagar-Jammu highway

SRINAGAR: After three days of closure, stranded vehicles on Srinagar-Jammu were allowed to proceed towards their destinations on Wednesday. The strategic highway was shut for...

Contractors of PDD also demand money for their works

SRINAGAR: All J&K Permanent Daily Labours (PDL) and Temporary Daily Labours (TDL) along with Employees Union of Power Development Department (PDD) on Monday held...

Outcry over open drainage at Batamaloo market

SRINAGAR: Open drainage at SDA Jehlum plaza in Batamaloo here has caused inconvenience to the commuters and traders who slammed the authorities for disrupting...

Acid victim’s family holds protest, demands action against perpetrators

SRINAGAR: Family members of acid victim - Mohammad Yaseen Bhat held a protest here on Friday demanding action against perpetrators. Three masked men had thrown...

Budgam Anganwadi workers without honorarium for 10 months

BUDGAM: Anganwadi workers and helpers here said that they are without honorarium for ten months “while the department of Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS)...

Roadside parking ban: Regal Chowk auto stand drivers express anguish over fine

SRINAGAR: Regal chowk auto stand drivers have expressed anguish over fine imposed by the traffic department in the saftermath of High Court directions banning...

Traffic jams reduce in city centre after roadside ban on parking

SRINAGAR: With High Court passing directions to Divisional Commissioner Kashmir to ban roadside parking in Srinagar, the traffic police department has started taking strict...

SMC to penalise residents for mismanaging solid waste

SRINAGAR: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has implemented new rules in which the Corporation will fine the violators of Solid Waste Management (SWM) rules...

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