Budgam: The market for Kashmiri shawls has been badly affected since the nation-wide lockdown was imposed. Artisans and traders say they are unable to sell any shawls locally or to export them to markets outside Kashmir. People from Budgam district who do business in Kashmiri shawls say it is the main source of employment in […]
BUDGAM: The sowing season has started across Kashmir valley amid the coronavirus lockdown. The sowing season in Kashmir usually starts in the month of April and the harvest takes place in September. In the month of April, farmers prepare the fields before sowing the seeds. The preparation involves, especially for rice sowing, the ploughing of […]
Srinagar: Srinagar-Jammu highway has been opened for vehicular traffic on Saturday after it was suspended due to shooting stones. Superintendent of Traffic Police Rural Kashmir, Manzoor Ahmad Mir told Kashmir Reader that stranded essential commodities vehicles were allowed to move towards Srinagar. “Due to the fair weather condition and better road condition, only essential commodities […]
BUDGAM: The sowing season has started across Kashmir valley amid the coronavirus lockdown. The sowing season in Kashmir usually starts in the month of April and the harvest takes place in September. In the month of April, farmers prepare the fields before sowing the seeds. The preparation involves, especially for rice sowing, the ploughing of land, […]
SRINAGAR: Traffic on Srinagar- Jammu highway has been suspended due to shooting stones between Ramsoo – Ramban. Only essential commodities vehicles are allowed to move on highway. An official from the traffic control unit Ramban told Kashmir Reader that the traffic has been suspended due shooting stones. “Nearly 350-400 Jammu bound vehicles are stranded on […]
One way traffic from Jammu to Srinagar on highway
SRINAGAR:The Meteorological Department on Friday forecast light to moderate rains for plains and light snowfall for the upper reaches of the Kashmir valley for the next 24 hours. Deputy Director of the Met Centre Srinagar, Mukhtar Ahmad told the Kashmir Reader that the said weather conditions were expected to prevail from Friday afternoon till […]
SRINAGAR; Anganwadi workers and helpers working in the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) have demanded release of their honorarium and proper protection kits if they are to distribute dry ration to the doorsteps of beneficiaries of ICDS. The workers and helpers of Anganwadi centres from various areas of Kashmir Valley said that a few days […]
SRINAGAR: The Meteorological Centre has forecast a spell of light to moderate rain for plains areas and thunderstorm, hail and light snowfall for upper reaches from Monday afternoon to Tuesday afternoon at many places in Jammu and Kashmir. Deputy Director of the Met Centre at Rambagh, Mukhtar, told Kashmir Reader, “The day temperature during these […]
SRINAGAR: Prices of almost essential food items, especially vegetables, fruits, oil and flour, have sharply increased in the markets of Kashmir. People are blaming the administration for failing to keep a check on prices of essential commodities during the lockdown period. People from various districts in Kashmir said that since the lockdown was imposed, vegetable […]
SRINAGAR: Traffic resumed on the Srinagar- Jammu highway on Thursday morning after landslides disrupted it yesterday. An official from the Traffic Control Unit Ramban told Kashmir Reader that landslides which had blocked the highway at Chanderkote and Dogipoli had been cleared. He said that vehicles carrying essential commodities from Srinagar towards Jammu were allowed to […]