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Smart cards to replace traditional ration books

SRINAGAR: Availing ration through traditional paperback ration cards will become history as the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumers Affairs department will switch over completely...

Goods stolen from car at Batmaloo

SRINAGAR: Thieves on Friday stole goods from a car near Doodh Ganga plaza in Batamaloo. The goods belonged to Irfan Ahmad Nagoo- who had purchased...

MeT predicts fresh wet spell

SRINAGAR: The Meteorological department on Wednesday predicted fresh bout of rains and snowfall in hilly areas on December 20. An official from MeT department told...

We lack handcarts SMC does not heed to our demands: Sanitation workers

SRINAGAR: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) sanitation workers said that the Corporation has failed to give them new handcarts as the old ones are...

Rates of essential item skyrocket with closure of highway

SRINAGAR: With the closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway from last three days, the rates of the essential commodities has skyrocketed in the markets especially vegetables. The...

Now underground cabling to connect grids in old city

SRINAGAR: The Power Development Department (PDD) has started first of its kind underground laying of 132 KV transmission line in Srinagar city that is...

Haphazard parking, street vendors block Srinagar roads

SRINAGAR: Roadside parking of vehicles and hawkers are choking arterial roads in Srinagar leading to massive traffic jams. The major areas affected by the problem...

Amid curbs, few NC workers turn up at Sheikh’s grave

SRINAGAR: A thin gathering of National Conference workers reached the grave of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah at Naseem Bagh on Wednesday to offer prayers on...

No LPG subsidy in Valley for last 4 months

SRINAGAR: Due to the prolonged internet blackout in the Kashmir valley, consumers are not able to receive the LPG subsidy for domestic connections in...

Disengaged contractual teaches seek continuation of services

SRINAGAR: All Jammu and Kashmir Contractual Teachers Association on Monday held a protest demonstration here demanding continuation of their services. These teachers are upset after...

TRC flyover turned into parking lot on Sunday’s, traffic disrupted

SRINAGAR: TRC Grade Separator flyover is being used as a parking place by the people on Sunday’s, who are coming for shopping. This flyover...

Srinagar butchers, chicken sellers to face hefty penalty for throwing animal waste on roads

SRINAGAR: Butchers and chicken sellers in Srinagar would have to pay a penalty for throwing animal waste on roads instead of using recommended bins...

For an attractive city, SMC to bring hording policy

SRINAGAR: To bring some semblance and make city more attractive the Srinagar Municipal Corporation is going to introduce a hoarding policy where business outlets...

Choppers to connect inaccessible areas in Kupwara, Bandipora in winters

Srinagar: The government has started helicopter services to two districts in Kashmir where vast network of areas remain inaccessible during winters. Kupwara and Bandipora are...

Rains dip temperature in Valley

SRINAGAR: Rains lashed plains while upper reaches in Kashmir Valley received a fresh spell of snow on Thursday. However, the 300 km long Srinagar-Jammu...

11,068 km roads cleared of snow across Kashmir, says MED

SRINAGAR: The Mechanical Engineering department of Kashmir said that it has cleared 11,068 kilometersof roads of snow across Kashmir valley recently. As per the officials...

Central Kashmir’s Mechanical dept lack manpower to clear snow

SRINAGAR: Central Kashmir’s Mechanical department is facing shortage of operational and maintenance crew to operate equipment’s for clearing snow along arterial roads in central...

Children’s Day not celebrated in Valley amid uncertainty

SRINAGAR: Children’s Day was not celebrated in Kashmir Valley due to the present conditions prevalent since August 5 when Article 370 was revoked. Children’s Day...

Heaps of snow on sidewalk in Srinagar causing inconvenience to commuters

SRINAGAR: A heaps of snow along the sidewalks at various locations in Srinagar city is causing inconvenience to the commuters, who say it is...

Kashmir journos protest internet ban

SRINAGAR: Journalists on Tuesday staged a sit-in to mark 100 days of internet ban that has severely hit media in Kashmir. Scores of journalists from...

Houseboat sector hit by shutdown

SRINAGAR: The continuous shutdown has hit houseboat sector, with owners saying they are suffering losses after the government issued advisory followed by lockdown in...

Khojee Diger prayers prevented

SRINAGAR: Police on Friday prevented people from offering traditional Khojee Diger prayers at the shrine of Hazrat Naqashband Sahib (RA) in Srinagar. Every year, on...

Kashmir transporters lose Rs 12 lakh daily

SRINAGAR: The valley transporters have suffered losses of over Rs 12 lakh daily since August 5 when the government abrogated the special status of...

Shutdown intensifies on EU MPs arrival in Kashmir

Srinagar: An intensified shutdown was witnessed Tuesday in Srinagar and other areas across Kashmir as a group of European Union parliamentarians arrived here on...

Courier companies hit by internet blackout

SRINAGAR: With the shutdown of internet services across Kashmir since August 5, courier companies have been hit, which according to them is taking a...

Class 10 examination begins today

Srinagar: Examinations for class 10 conducted by the J&K Board of School Examination (BOSE) will commence in Kashmir on Tuesday. A BOSE official said 65000...

Srinagar reports highest casualties in road accidents

SRINAGAR: Traffic accidents have killed 679 people across Jammu and Kashmir this year with the winter capital Jammu witnessing highest casualties. In Jammu where 877...

Transgenders to figure separately in Census-2021

SRINAGAR: The transgender community of India will figure separately in Census-2021 that is held by the office of registrar general and census, Government of...

Khomeini Chowk residents slam PHE for failing to repair leaking pipeline

SRINAGAR: The residents of Khomeini Chowk Bemina slammed Public Health Engineering (PHE) department for failing to repair the leaking pipeline on the main road,...

People unable to apply for Aadhaar amid internet blackout

SRINAGAR: People across Kashmir are unable to apply for Aadhaar and make corrections due to internet blockout from the last 80 days. The Aadhaar enrolment...

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