Srinagar: Restoration work on the Brari Nambal “lagoon” at Baba Demb, which had started in the month of March after years of delay, has come to a complete halt since the Covid-19 lockdown was imposed in the second half of March. The lagoon, as it is called due to being a link between Baba Demb […]
Srinagar: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) will focus on sanitising hospitals, marketplaces and public offices as it prepares for a gradual easing of the lockdown in the next couple of days, SMC Mayor Junaid Mattoo said on Friday. In a tweet, Mattoo wrote, “The SMC will now shift its entire focus to hospitals, marketplaces, schools […]
Thousands who provided public transport are without any help from the government that has destroyed their livelihood by banning public transport
Thousands who provided public transport are without any help from the government that has destroyed their livelihood by banning public transport Srinagar: People who earn their livelihood by providing transport services are in dire straits due to past 10 months of lockdown in Kashmir. Just when the lockdown imposed in August last year was being […]
MeT predicts more rains, advises farmers to suspend spraying orchards
MeT predicts more rains, advises farmers to suspend spraying orchards Srinagar: The ongoing spell of rains has multiplied worries among cherry farmers as wet spell is expected to cause damage to the standing fruit. Farmers are already facing issues in shipping cherry, which is being harvested in the Valley right now, because of ongoing Covid-19 […]
Srinagar: Due to the limited strength of the demolition squad in the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA), it is not able to keep an effective check on illegal construction in and around the fragile Dal Lake in Srinagar. As per official figures in the department, there are only 15 demolition squad workers who have […]
Srinagar: Two years have passed since the Lakes and Water Development Authority (LAWDA) invited tenders for purchase of de-weeding machines, but not one tender has come. The tenders were floated after then Governor NN Vohra in a meeting of the State Administrative Council (SAC) in 2018 cleared the hiring and purchase of new machines. But […]
Srinagar: Eid ul-Fitr this year is without the public festivity and general excitement associated with it. There is no rush for shopping, no long queues outside bakeries, no mehndi (henna) stalls on the streets, no customers at beauty salons. Nor are people gathering at local mosques or visiting family and friends. Due to the Covid-19 […]
Srinagar: The Jumat-ul-Vida prayers with which Ramadan is given farewell on the last Friday of the month were not held in any mosque of Kashmir due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. This was also the 9th straight Friday without any congregational prayers held in the valley due to Covid-19. Ahead of Eid-ul- Fitr, the […]
Srinagar: Strawberries, one of the first fruits of the summer season in Kashmir, have hit the market but the reception has been poor. Several traders and vendors said that the price of strawberries has dropped by nearly 50% compared to last year. Mohmmad Yaseen, who runs Bhat Trading Company, told Kashmir Reader that last year […]
Srinagar: Even after so much of focus on hygiene and cleanliness, people in many areas of Srinagar have shut their doors to sanitation workers, fearing transmission of Covid-19. Sanitation workers say they are not being allowed to go door-to-door to collect garbage. People throw their garbage in the open at various places and the sanitation […]