Srinagar Smart City holds 6th BoD Meeting

Several new projects approved, ranking improves

SRINAGAR: The Srinagar Smart City Ltd convened 6th meeting of Board of Directors which reviewed the progress on various projects approved during previous meetings and also approved a host of new projects in various sectors aimed at key infrastructure interventions and developmental initiatives in city. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Pandurang Pole, Chief Executive Officer SSCL / […]

LAWDA seals under construction structure at Gagribal

SRINAGAR: The Enforcement Wing of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) Wednesday sealed an under construction structure in Gagribal area. The said construction was being raised in violation of norms and was earlier demolished as well. However, the violation was reported again and was sealed this time. Meanwhile demolition/ anti encroachment drive is being conducted […]

Abducted army man’s family seeks probe, stages protests

Srinagar: The family and relatives of an Army soldier who was allegedly kidnapped and killed staged a protest in Srinagar alleging authorities are showing no interest in locating the dead body of their beloved son. Mystery still shrouds the disappearance of the Army soldier, Shakir Manzoor, even as an undated unverified audio had surfaced on […]

Residential house gutted completely in Eidgah blaze, another damaged

Srinagar: A residential house was gutted completely while another suffered partial damage in a massive blaze that broke out in New Colony Wanganpora area of Eidgah in Srinagar on Wednesday, officials said. Officials said that the fire broke out in the residential house of Tariq Ahmad Dar, son of Muhammad Amin Dar in the afternoon. […]

SEC interacts with representatives of political parties

Says mechanism in place for smooth conduct of DDC elections

JAMMU: State Election Commissioner (SEC) K.K Sharma Wednesday said that elaborate measures have been undertaken for the smooth conduct of District Development Council (DDC) and Panchayat By-Elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The SEC was interacting with the representatives of different political parties here. Chief Electoral Officer Hirdesh Kumar and other senior […]

Authorities suspend traffic on Kokernag-Warwan road

SRINAGAR: According to the District Magistrate, Anantnag, no traffic/vehicular movement will be allowed from 4 PM onwards of 12th November, 2020, on Kokernag-Margantop-Marwah-Warwan road in view of weather advisory issued by Indian Meterological Department, an official spokesman said here. He said that this has been done to avoid any accident due to snowfall and condition […]

FCS&CA recovers fine from erring traders

SRINAGAR: The Enforcement Squad of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) has recovered a fine of Rs. 2.62 lac from 394 erring traders during market checking within the vicinity of Srinagar City in the month of October 2020, a spokesman of the organization said. During the market checking 1352 business establishments were inspected and […]

Wet weather: District Disaster preparedness reviewed at Budgam

BUDGAM: The Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Budgam Dr. Nasir Ahmad Wednesday chaired a meeting of concerned officers to review the Disaster Management and preparedness in the district. On the occasion, the ADC informed that a mock drill cum exhibition will be conducted tomorrow at Degree College Budgam to raise awareness among the public about the […]

CUK-VC chairs meetings of PMB and UBC

Ganderbal: The 6th meeting of the Planning and Monitoring Board (PMB) and the 27th meeting of the University Building Committee (UBC) of the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) were held at Tulmulla Campus of the varsity on Wednesday with Vice Chancellor Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir in chair. Registrar, Prof. M Afzal Zargar, Controller of […]