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Traffic jams in Srinagar, commuters decry official apathy

SRINAGAR: Massive traffic jams were witnessed in the summer capital Srinagar and its outskirts on Saturday with commuters blaming the authorities for falling to...

Doodh Ganga nallah blocked at various places, residents vexed

SRINAGAR: Doodh Ganga nallah has been blocked by waterlogging at various points due to recent snowfall – with locals saying that it has caused...

5 NC, PDP politicians freed from detention

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday released five politicians including three former legislators after keeping them in preventive detention for more than five...

‘Rs 4 lakh fine recovered from erring traders in Srinagar for last nine months’

SRINAGAR: Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumers Affairs (FCS&CA) has recovered a fine Rs 4,70600 from erring traders from April last year to...

CET for paramedical courses delayed as govt caught in dilemma over eligibility criteria

Srinagar: The maiden common entrance test for paramedical courses scheduled in April has been delayed as the government has failed to finalise the eligibility...

Private schools fail to register for GoI Scholarship schemes

Srinagar: Students could be deprived of several government of India scholarship schemes as dozens of private schools in Kashmir have failed to register themselves...

Advocate Mir Shafkat Hussain passes away

SRINAGAR: Mir Shafkat Hussain, a noted lawyer of J&K High Court who was best known for fighting cases of persons arrested under the Public...

Fire damages building at Karannagar

SRINAGAR: The top storey of a building along Batamaloo Karan Nagar Road was damaged in fire that erupted in its third storey. The building that...

GDC falls short of vital components to fix teeth

SRINAGAR: The Government Dental College is facing the short of key components that are necessary to conclude the procedure of root canal carried on...

Former PDP legislator among senior leaders quit party in protest

SRINAGAR: A former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislator and its three senior leaders have resigned from the party a day after senior leaders were...

Fuel stations run empty in Srinagar

Srinagar: Several fuel stations in Srinagar were closed on Thursday because of shortage of fuel due to frequent closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway. The highway was...

PDP expels leaders

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday expelled six leaders from the basic membership of the party soon after meeting the foreign diplomats. “PDP expels...

Mumbai-based school closes 2 branches in Srinagar, career of hundreds of students in quandary

SRINAGAR: Academic career of hundreds of students in Kashmir has been put on stake as the management of a Mumbai-based chain of schools has...

1 dies, 2 injured in Srinagar road accident

SRINAGAR: A traffic mishap occurred at Nowgam area in the outskirts of district Srinagar on Tuesday morning resulting in injuries to two persons while...

Contractors of PDD also demand money for their works

SRINAGAR: All J&K Permanent Daily Labours (PDL) and Temporary Daily Labours (TDL) along with Employees Union of Power Development Department (PDD) on Monday held...

KU reschedules UG 6th semester paper in view of CMAT

SRINAGAR: In a major relief to hundreds of undergraduate students, University of Kashmir has rescheduled the paper of their upcoming 6th semester examination in...

Outcry over open drainage at Batamaloo market

SRINAGAR: Open drainage at SDA Jehlum plaza in Batamaloo here has caused inconvenience to the commuters and traders who slammed the authorities for disrupting...

KEA voices concern over erratic power supply across Valley

SRINAGAR: Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) has expressed concern over the power crises in Kashmir Valley and accused the Power department of deliberately creating power...

Acid victim’s family holds protest, demands action against perpetrators

SRINAGAR: Family members of acid victim - Mohammad Yaseen Bhat held a protest here on Friday demanding action against perpetrators. Three masked men had thrown...

Government allocates 4 more parking slots in city

SRINAGAR: Government on Wednesday allocated four more parking slots in the city centre. The space has been created at Sangarmal, Srinagar, Astro turf TRC, and...

STPs to be upgraded to check rising pollution levels in Dal Lake

Srinagar: After facing much delay, Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs) around Dal Lake are going to be upgraded to control pollution levels in the lake. The...

HC quashes detention of political detainee from Kulgam

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir HC on Tuesday overturned the PSA detention of National Conference youth leader Ishtiyaq Ahmad Ganie on the ground that...

Internet blockade: MHRD extends date for valley students selected for scholarship

SRINAGAR: In a major relief to over two hundred Kashmiri students, who qualified last year’s National Merit-cum Means Scholarship (NMMS), the Ministry of Human...

Fuel shortage hits Srinagar as tankers denied entry

SRINAGAR: Fuel stations in Srinagar are running dry as tankers carrying petrol and diesel are being denied entry into the city. President petrol pump owners...

Gang looting truckers busted in Srinagar: SSP

SRINAGAR: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar, Haseeb Mughal on Saturday said that a gang of four youth were busted who were masquerading as...

Roadside parking ban: Regal Chowk auto stand drivers express anguish over fine

SRINAGAR: Regal chowk auto stand drivers have expressed anguish over fine imposed by the traffic department in the saftermath of High Court directions banning...

Traffic jams reduce in city centre after roadside ban on parking

SRINAGAR: With High Court passing directions to Divisional Commissioner Kashmir to ban roadside parking in Srinagar, the traffic police department has started taking strict...

SMC to penalise residents for mismanaging solid waste

SRINAGAR: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has implemented new rules in which the Corporation will fine the violators of Solid Waste Management (SWM) rules...

Assistant professors at degree colleges still on probation even after stipulated time

SRINAGAR: Assistant professors at degree colleges said that Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Department (HED) has deprived them of increments by failing to clear...

Conservation of flood hit artefacts at SPS Museum in limbo

SRINAGAR: The Department of Archives, Archaeology and Museums (AA&M) has failed to execute over Rs 1 crore project for conservation of flood hit artefacts...

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