Newspapers must come together to fight it: Anuradha Bhasin Journalism is not to tell what the government wants to tell people. That is public relations and the government has hundreds of officials employed for that purpose: Muzamil Jaleel It is now for a newspaper to decide whether to succumb or choose to do whatever independent […]
Srinagar: After reopening of markets in the city, traders are facing another challenge: neither there are customers, nor cash coming through. According to Abdul Rahman, a furnishing wholesaler in the city, the situation in markets is so bad that shopkeepers hardly see any customer for the entire day. Otherwise, he said, business used to be […]
Shops to open 7 days a week, ‘non-essential’ businesses 3 days a week Srinagar: The Srinagar district administration has finally allowed all types of businesses to operate from Saturday, with the rider that non-essential ones will only work for three days in a week. This has come after multiple meetings with traders. The preparations were […]
Srinagar: After remaining shut for more than three months, markets in Srinagar will open most likely on Saturday, a decision taken by the district administration after consultation with trade bodies. Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Srinagar Muhammad Haneef Balkhi told Kashmir Reader that an order in this regard will be issued this evening or on Friday. […]
SRINAGAR: It has been ten years to the day when Tufail Mattoo, whose killing triggered massive protests in Kashmir in 2010, died on the spot after a teargas shell fired by government forces hit him near Gandhi Memorial College here. Five years later, the case was closed on the basis of witnesses being untraceable. Tufail’s […]
Srinagar: Markets in Srinagar will continue to remain shut on Thursday as the decision for resumption of trade activities has not been taken yet by the district administration. Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Srinagar Muhammad Haneef Balkh told Kashmir Reader that no decision in regard to opening of markets in Srinagar has been taken so far. […]
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Shahid Choudhary has said that markets will not open in Srinagar on Wednesday because most of the areas in the district are under red zones. He told Kashmir Reader that in view of rising number of cases and 54 containment zones already existing in Srinagar, extra caution is needed to prevent […]
Srinagar: Amid Covid-19 chaos, people in Kashmir have been receiving endless scam calls from unknown numbers, in the form of missed calls. One of them is Dr Rouf Malik, who was called twice by an unknown number. He did return the call once but there was silence from the other side. Aliyah Mujeeb chose not […]
SRINAGAR: After receiving no assistance from the Government of India (GoI), business bodies in Kashmir have sought suggestions from people for revival of the economy. Since August last year, businesses in Kashmir have been facing unprecedented losses due to a state of extended lockdown. Some businessmen are short of capital while others are at the […]
Srinagar: Every morning, Gulzar Ahmad, a workless 45-year-old, father of two daughters, comes to a grocery store inside the congested spaces of Maisuma, not far from city centre Lal Chowk. The grocery store has been established in the dining room of an archaic house by an old man, who supports seven family members. He started […]