To ease traffic burden a sixteen grade separators proposed in Srinagar

To ease traffic burden a sixteen grade separators proposed in Srinagar

Amid bulging vehicle population adding to the traffic woes in Srinagar, an official report on mobility has recommended 16 junctions for grade separation including Sanat Nagar junction which is often marred by traffic congestion. As per the official report of the J&K government, sixteen junctions are proposed for Grade separation in phase-I & II, eight junctions are proposed in phase-I – Nowgam Chowk, Sanat Nagar Chowk, Tengpora-Batamaloo Crossing, Bemina Chowk, Parimpora Chowk, Shalteng Chowk, Humhama Chowk and Jhelum Bund near GPO to SangarMall.” “Remaining eight junctions are proposed in phase-II…

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5000 additional CAPF men deployed in Kashmir for more security measures, Intense frisking in Srinagar

5000 additional CAPF men deployed in Kashmir for more security measures, Intense frisking in Srinagar

Day after the targeted killing of a civilian in old Srinagar, the city witnessed more security measures on Tuesday which included intensified frisking. Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, a salesman was shot dead by terrorists in the Bohrikadal area of old Srinagar on Monday evening from point-blank range. A resident of Bandipora district of north Kashmir, Khan was employed as a salesman in a shop owned by a minority community popular businessman in the area. Since Tuesday morning, joint parties of police and paramilitary CRPF were witnessed carrying out random searches and…

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Night temp drops below normal across Kashmir, Srinagar records season’s coldest night so far

Night temp drops below normal across Kashmir, Srinagar records season’s coldest night so far

Following clear skies, night temperatures fell at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, even as the minimum temperature is expected to drop further by several degrees in the coming days. At 1.6 degrees Celsius, Srinagar city witnessed this season’s coldest night on Monday. The same conditions were witnessed in other parts of the valley. After witnessing over 5 inches of snowfall on Friday, mercury in ski-resort Gulmarg went up by a degree and recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1 degree Celsius. Pahalgam tourist destination, which also serves as…

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Sextortion & Obscenity: The case of unknown video calls in Kashmir, Modus operandi & Precautions

Sextortion & Obscenity: The case of unknown video calls in Kashmir, Modus operandi & Precautions

Sextortion or obscene video-calling scam has become a new malady for money-minting in Kashmir. Nude video call trick to extort money; fraudsters blackmail WhatsApp users in India By Bhat Yasir Aijaz Baba was sitting with his family one fall day this year when an unknown number rang his cellphone. It was a WhatsApp video call he often receives from his friends and acquaintances. He unwittingly received it and saw darkness with occasional blinking of light in the background. It seemed as if someone was calling him from a dark room. He…

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Considering silence in Kashmir as sign of peace is flawed: Mehbooba Mufti

Considering silence in Kashmir as sign of peace is flawed: Mehbooba Mufti

Mehbooba Mufti said sending additional forces to Jammu and Kashmir is a clear indication that the situation is not good Former Chief Minister and President of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti said on Monday that considering the silence in Kashmir as a sign of peace is flawed. Talking to reporters in Srinagar, Mehbooba Mufti said, “The people in Jammu and Kashmir have been muzzled and considering forceful silence here as peace is not good.” She said sending additional forces to Jammu and Kashmir is a clear indication that the…

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