MeT predicts more snow, rains in Valley
Srinagar: Upper reaches in the Valley on Tuesday experienced fresh snow while rains lashed plains including Srinagar bringing down mercury. After a week-long dry weather, higher reaches of north Kashmir including Gulmarg, hills of Uri, Handwara, Kupwara and Bandipora received fresh snowfall from Tuesday morning. An official in Gulmarg said that the tourist resort received […]
SMC mulls to built 2 fountains in each ward
Srinagar: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation has cleared a major project for beautification of the city. Giving details of the project, an official said that 148 fountains will be constructed in the coming months in Srinagar. The fountains will come up in all 74 wards of the city, he said. This means each ward will have […]
SRINAGAR: Rakh-e-Arth housing colony residents say that government has failed provide them civic amenities for last seven years – which is causing them inconvenience and adding to their woes. As per the residents, the hospital and school building are under construction for last three years – but the process is very slow. “We are facing […]
SRINAGAR: Sanitation staffers engaged by Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on consolidated basis have threatened to go on an indefinite strike over unpaid salary for more than six months. Employees said they are only receiving meagre remuneration and the Corporation is not able to pay them on time. “We don’t have money to feed our families […]
SRINAGAR: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has failed to rehabilitate and relocate street vendors occupying roads and footpaths in the city despite high court’s order of removing them from different places. Vendors were evicted by the authorities several times, but they reappeared as the government has no concrete policy for them. On May 2017, J&K High […]
SRINAGAR: The government on Tuesday submitted before High court that from now on, any vehicular change can be incorporated by government of India. The Additional Advocate General (AAG), B A Dar while arguing in a matter related to traffic management submitted a report of Principal Secretary, Home department stating therein that since the Central Motor […]
Srinagar: Street lights that remain on during the day because no one bothers to switch them off may not be seen any more. The Srinagar Municipal Corporation is set to phase out its street lights that are manually operated. Sensor-based street lights that will automatically turn on and off will now be put up. The […]
Flight Ops briefly disrupted at Srinagar Airport
SRINAGAR: Rains and a fresh spell of snow in Kashmir on Tuesday resulted in closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway and briefly affected flight operations at Srinagar Airport. In Srinagar and south Kashmir, rains and snow started early morning and stopped in the forenoon. It brought respite from acute cold that was prevailing in the Valley for […]
SRINAGAR: Massive traffic jams were witnessed in the summer capital Srinagar and its outskirts on Saturday with commuters blaming the authorities for falling to regulate the traffic. At most of the places which include Lal Chowk, Jahanger Chowk, Regal chowk, Poloview, Dalghat, Habba Kadal , Sanat Nagar, Rajbagh, Batamaloo, Safa Kadal, Sakidaffar and Karan Nagar […]
Srinagar: Four days after a Kashmir experienced heavy snow, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has not cleared snow from interiors of several areas in Srinagar. There is no snow clearness operation in majority of interiors in Srinagar’s downtown causing inconvenience to locals. The areas are Safa Kadal, Rainwari, Fatha Kadal, Noor Bagh, Kak Sarai, Hawal, Vacharnag […]