Srinagar: Furkan Amin, 30, resident of Parmipora, is usually in a hurry to open his shop which is located near Amar Singh College. These days, of course, he cannot do that. In the past whenever there was a lockdown, he managed to give the slip to security forces deployed on the streets to go see […]
Elderly people out on streets tell SSP Baramulla, ‘We have nothing to worry, nothing will happen to us’
Srinagar: The day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a nation-wide lockdown from midnight March 24 for 21 days, only people associated with delivery of essential services were allowed to move in Kashmir after checking of their identity cards. Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Mayor Junaid Azam Mattu tweeted that a ban had been imposed on […]
Police arrest 11 in Ganderbal for violating orders
Srinagar: Government authorities on Tuesday sealed a petrol pump at Gudoora village in Pulwama district for violating orders. At least 21 shops were sealed in Anantnag district for violating government orders. These shops were sealed by district police and Municipal Committee Anantnag. Revenue officials in Pampore seized keys from 30 shopkeepers for violating orders. In […]
Srinagar/ Baramulla: Curfew-like restrictions continued in Kashmir for the fourth consecutive day on Monday and drones were deployed to monitor public movement to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Restrictions under Section 144 CrPC stayed imposed in almost all areas of the valley, with intensified security arrangements being made to enforce the restrictions. The […]
Srinagar:A stricter curfew was imposed across Kashmir on Sunday to ensure people stay indoors as part of the nationwide Janata Curfew called for by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While for the past three days restrictions under Sec 144 CrPC had been imposed in most areas of the valley, the restrictions witnessed intensified security arrangements on […]
Friday prayers not held at many mosques, including Jamia
Srinagar/ Baramulla: No congregational prayers were held at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar on Friday due to the coronavirus scare as well as at mosques affiliated to the Jamiat-e-Ahlihadith and All J&K Shia Association, both of which had decided to suspend Friday prayers. At mosques where prayers were held, there was thin attendance and […]
Srinagar: A day after a lady detected positive for the novel coronavirus, government authorities on Thursday banned all types of public transport include buses, mini buses, maxi cabs and auto rickshaws in district Srinagar with immediate effect till further orders. “To mitigate the transmission of COVID 19 in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, it […]
Srinagar: Hopes of a tourism revival in Kashmir are getting dashed as tourists have started cancelling their bookings due to the coronavirus scare. Tourism operators and associations in Kashmir said they were expecting more than three lakh tourists in the months of March and April. Nasir Ahmad Shah, chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Pilgrim […]
Srinagar: The popular Sunday market in Srinagar stayed closed for the second consecutive week as a precautionary measure in view of the coronavirus threat. The Sunday market, held on a 3-km road stretch from Radio Kashmir office to Lal Chowk, usually attracts thousands of customers from different parts of the valley. Business worth crores of […]
SRINAGAR: Government is yet to start work on Mini-Secretariat at Batmaloo which was planned two years ago. The aim of constructing Mini-Secretariat was to provide inhabitants of the district with hassle-free services of around 50 government departments with DC office under one roof. For the construction of Mini-Secretariat, administration had vacated 100 kanals of land […]