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 Wednesday. The election scheduled on Tuesday was deferred because of ‘unavailability’ of space at the Banquet Hall. Thursday, July 16, was set as the new date for it. Now an order […]
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 election scheduled on Tuesday was deferred because of ‘unavailability’ of space at the Banquet Hall. Thursday, July 16, was set as the new date for it. Now an order issued […]
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. The polls for the top post have now been scheduled on Thursday, a top official of the civic body told Kashmir Reader. SMC Commissioner, Gazanfar Ali confirmed that the elections were […]
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 or bonus for the increased workload put on their shoulders. The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) pays its sanitation employees only Rs 7,250 in monthly wages. “Before the Covid-19 lockdown we did […]
Srinagar: As Unlock 2 begins in Kashmir, people in Srinagar are realising that the cost of construction material has skyrocketed. Ghulam Rasool, a resident of Safa Kadal, told Kashmir Reader that there has been a 50-60 percent increase in rates of bricks, sand, and bajri. “People cannot bear this huge cost amid the lockdown,” he […]
Srinagar: Despite the easing of the coronavirus lockdown, the weekly flea market in Srinagar, commonly known as the Sunday Market, remains closed since March this year. The district administration has allowed opening of markets in Srinagar on alternative days but vendors are not being allowed to put up stalls for the Sunday market at Lal […]
Srinagar: To check illegal constructions within and around the Dal Lake, the government will use drones to conduct an aerial survey of the Dal and adjoining Nigeen lake this month. The decision to conduct the aerial survey has come on the recommendations of a Committee of Experts constituted by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. […]
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, the water channel has been turned into a garbage dumping site and foul sleep emanating from it troubles them. The water channel is meant to flush out excess water from […]
Srinagar: It was dusk when misfortune befell our locality. It was my dad who broke the news to us. A resident had been diagnosed as Covid-19 positive. It was a family member of our local grocery store owner. In the morning, a sanitisation team came and sprayed disinfectant in each and every corner of our […]
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 department as Jal Shakti department, but clean water supply in many areas of Srinagar is still not coming. People from several areas of Srinagar told Kashmir Reader that it has […]