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Nobody’s Lake: Not in our jurisdiction, says LAWDA; not ours, too, says SMC

Srinagar: The Gilsar Lake, situated at Nalbal Nowshera, has been left to rot, with no government authority willing to take responsibility for it. Its...

A year of ruin for tourist cab drivers in Kashmir

Srinagar: It has been a year of loss for Parvaiz Ahmad, a resident of Rainwari in Srinagar. A tourist taxi driver by profession, he...

Raw hides, offal dumped during Eid add to water pollution

SRINAGAR: Post eid, pollution levels have increased significantly in water bodies in Srinagar as people have dumped sheep skins, offal of sacrificial animals with...

‘What is Eid without mehndi?’

Srinagar: Pandemic or no pandemic, if it is Eid then it is time for Henna. Markets in Srinagar have come alive with a huge...

SMC to start special sanitation drive in Srinagar ahead of Eid

SRINAGAR: On the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) will start a two-day special sanitation drive across the city starting from Tuesday. Chief Sanitation...

Old shops take to new ways

Srinagar: Many shops in Srinagar, including in city centre Lal Chowk, have started using social media to resume their business online. Shops selling jewellery,...

SMC’s main office at Karan Nagar closed for 3 days

Srinagar: After four employees testing positive for Covid-19, authorities at Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Thursday closed the central office at Karan Nagar for...

Blossom on Madeen Sahib’s terrace delayed by coronavirus

Srinagar: Renovation work on the historic Sultanate-period monument Madeen Sahab in old Srinagar has stopped due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The monument was all set...

Work finally begins on upgrade of 3 STPs around Dal Lake

Srinagar: After missing many deadlines, the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) has started work on upgrading the old technology used in Sewage Treatment...

Riverside parks poorly maintained due to lack of funds, manpower

Srinagar: The two parks in Srinagar which are under the irrigation and flood control (I&FC) department -- Jhelum View Parks on the river embankment...

Mayor election postponed ‘up to three months’

Srinagar: The election for Srinagar’s new Mayor has been postponed indefinitely, ostensibly due to the Covid-19 situation, says a government order issued here on...

Govt springs last-minute surprise, postpones Mayor election for three months

Srinagar: The election for Srinagar’s new Mayor has been postponed for three months, ostensibly due to the Covid-19 situation, says a government order issued here on Wednesday. The...

Elections for SMC Mayor postponed today, scheduled on Thursday now

Srinagar: Elections for  Mayor’s post at Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) were on Tuesday deferred because of ‘unavailability’ of space at Banquet Hall in the city....

SMC’s sanitation workers seek bonus for extra workload

Srinagar: Sanitation workers who are tirelessly cleaning and disinfecting the city to prevent transmission of Covid-19 are yet to be paid any extra wages...

Prices of construction material shoot through the roof in Srinagar

Srinagar: As Unlock 2 begins in Kashmir, people in Srinagar are realising that the cost of construction material has skyrocketed. Ghulam Rasool, a resident...

Srinagar’s Sunday market still shut

Srinagar: Despite the easing of the coronavirus lockdown, the weekly flea market in Srinagar, commonly known as the Sunday Market, remains closed since March...

Drones to survey Dal and Nigeen as part of expert plan of conservation

Srinagar: To check illegal constructions within and around the Dal Lake, the government will use drones to conduct an aerial survey of the Dal...

LAWDA abandons vital channel meant to flush out excess water from Shalimar gardens

Srinagar: Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) has abandoned dredging in Shalimar channel adjacent to Mughal Gardens turning it into a cesspool. According to locals,...

A constant fear: Living in a red zone

Srinagar: It was dusk when misfortune befell our locality. It was my dad who broke the news to us. A resident had been diagnosed...

‘Jal Shakti department’ supplying water not fit to even wash hands with

Rusted, leaking pipes one reason, breach in Malshai Bagh canal another Srinagar: A month has passed since the J&K administration renamed Public Health and Engineering...

Coronavirus gobbles up plans, permissions for building construction

Srinagar: Due to the ban on construction activities as part of the Covid lockdown, people in Srinagar are worried about the validity of their...

Fisheries professionals say, future bleak as no jobs in offing

Srinagar: Despite completing the bachelor's and master’s degree programs in Fisheries, hundreds of professionals here are without jobs as the Jammu and Kashmir Fisheries...

Will follow SOPs, let us earn: Private transport operators to govt

Srinagar: Maintaining social distance, private transport operators in Kashmir on Thursday staged a demonstration at Parimpora bus stand to seek relief for losses suffered...

Will follow SOPs, let us earn: Private transport operators to govt

Srinagar: Maintaining social distance, private transport operators in Kashmir on Thursday staged a demonstration at Parimpora bus stand to seek relief for losses suffered due to...

Junaid Mattu voted out as Srinagar Mayor

Says NC and BJP came together to oust him; Sheikh Imran tipped to take over Srinagar: Junaid Azim Mattu was on Tuesday voted out...

Srinagar Mayor to face no-confidence motion today

Srinagar: Mayor Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Junaid Azim Mattu, is going to face no-confidence motion today. The no-confidence motion was filed by Waheed Dar, a councillor...

SRTC to start bus services between districts in Kashmir

Three-wheelers also allowed, with max 2 passengers Srinagar: Three months after the Covid lockdown began, state transport buses of Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport...

Monthly pension from social welfare dept goes missing in Covid lockdown

Srinagar: Economically weaker sections of society have not received their monthly cash assistance from the social welfare department since the Covid lockdown began three...

Sterilisation of stray dogs ‘suspended’ due to Covid lockdown

Srinagar: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation has “suspended” the sterilisation of stray dogs in Srinagar due to the Covid-19 lockdown, Dr Javaid Ahmad Rather, Municipal...

Multilevel parking lots in Srinagar await resumption of Covid-stalled work

Srinagar: Following the coronavirus lockdown, the multilevel parking projects in Srinagar have been delayed as most of the non-local workers have left Kashmir. The two...

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