SRINAGAR: A commercial building has been constructed up to multiple storeys despite multiple demolition drives carried out by the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC). Situated at Parimpora area of Srinagar, the commercial building has kept rising despite clear-cut orders from the SMC forbidding the construction, and despite the municipal body having demolished the construction several times. […]
SRINAGAR: Kashmir-based tour operators fear that the Srinagar-Sharjah direct flight, inaugurated just ten days ago by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Srinagar, may be shut down after Pakistan refusing to share its air space for the airlines to operate the flight. The operators believe that the flight will open new avenues for development in […]
On the pattern of NIA, Police Stations to inform the new body about militancy related cases SRINAGAR: Now Jammu and Kashmir will have its own State Investigation Agency (SIA) in place which will investigate militancy related cases. This will aid the existing National Investigation Agency, an apex body dealing with counter-militancy tasks, and has been […]
SRINAGAR: Amid the unending cycle of bad news, Jammu and Kashmir has finally got something to cheer at. Its Infant Mortality Rate, deaths per 1000 live births, has been significantly lowered – 14 deaths down, from 34 to 20. This has brought it to the seventh rank among all states and UTs, with 10 deaths […]
SRINAGAR: In Kashmir, anything achieved in life is attributed to destiny. Following a routine, dedication and hard work are the secondary reasons. But Hazaifa Naseer, a 19-year-old from Nowshera area of downtown, has proven otherwise. He says that a clear mind, dedication, and hard work have been the means for achieving his goals in life. […]
SRINAGAR: Kashmir-based political parties have taken a stand against the police FIR against Kashmiri medical students for celebrating Pakistan’s win against India in the T20 World Cup. But the BJP has lauded the police’s move and demanded more strict action against the students. BJP’s former ally in the JK coalition government, People’s Conference chief Sajad […]
SRINAGAR: Ahead of the visit of Home Minister Amit Shah, which has come days after the killing of several civilians including Sikhs and Pandits, police has asked the Pandit community to give in writing that they don’t need security cover of the police. A Pandit body met Shah during his visit to Kashmir and he […]
SRINAGAR: Seizure of two-wheelers on Srinagar roads continued for the second consecutive day on Thursday, despite the strong concerns raised by the region’s two prominent political parties, the NC and the Congress. Scores of two-wheelers were impounded by the police on Thursday, witnesses and harassed commuters said. Ali Jan, one of the victims, told Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR: It does not matter if you are wearing a helmet and have all the documents, for your two-wheeler will still land in a police station. This is the new unwritten rule of law in Srinagar, where thousands of two-wheelers have been impounded and kept in police stations, for no crime at all. For four […]
SRINAGAR: This winter, power supply is likely going to be better in parts of Srinagar, north Kashmir and south Kashmir, as the power department is improving its power supplying capacity to households. The light of this project may be seen in the next two weeks as the Lassipora 160 MVA grid station is complete and […]