SRINAGAR: The valley transporters have suffered losses of over Rs 12 lakh daily since August 5 when the government abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The transporters are observing spontaneous shutdown across Kashmir with almost all the bus stands wearing a deserted look. At Parimpora KMD bus stand at Srinagar, over hundreds of […]
Stone throwing at several places in Srinagar
Srinagar: An intensified shutdown was witnessed Tuesday in Srinagar and other areas across Kashmir as a group of European Union parliamentarians arrived here on an unofficial visit. The European Union office in India has distanced itself from the visit of the parliamentarians facilitated by the Indian government. Stone throwing clashes erupted at several places as […]
SRINAGAR: With the shutdown of internet services across Kashmir since August 5, courier companies have been hit, which according to them is taking a toll on their livelihood. An employee of a courier company here said that after the internet shutdown, they are not able to receive couriers from the other parts of India. “Our […]
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 students are appearing in the examination in 615 centers spread across Kashmir valley. He said that all the examinations centers were ready with proper facilities for the examinees. The examinations […]
679 people killed across J&K this year
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 road accidents were reported so far from January to August, according to data from the office of J&K traffic police department, 84 people lost their lives. Besides, 891 people were […]
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 India (GoI), an official said. The census will also include Aadhaar column so that the surveyor will keep a tab on doubling of the population. Census includes two parts – House-listing […]
SRINAGAR: The residents of Khomeini Chowk Bemina slammed Public Health Engineering (PHE) department for failing to repair the leaking pipeline on the main road, which according to them is causing inconvenience. They said from the last 13 months, the pipeline is leaking. “The water enters directly into our homes and shops that damages our property,” […]
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 centers is running in designated banks, post offices, schools and ICDS blocks and designated Aanganwadi centers in Jammu and Kashmir. The locals said that they have visited Aadhaar enrolment centers […]
SRINAGAR: Traffic violations, or the registering of cases pertaining to traffic violations, have seen a huge dip in the months of lockdown in Kashmir following abrogation of J&K’s special status on August 5. Data provided by the Traffic department reveals that the months of August and September have seen a decline of nearly 87 percent […]
SRINAGAR: The internet shutdown has hit LPG consumers in Valley who are unable to book the cylinder online besides receiving subsidies into their accounts from the last 74 days. The consumers said that during the normal days, they were booking the cylinders online. But due to the internet shutdown from August 5, it has affected […]