The situation in Kashmir valley remained by and large peaceful for the second consecutive day. Separatists had announced two-day weekend relaxation in their weekly protest calendar. Shops, business establishments and fuel stations were open and markets witnessed huge rush. Some schools were also open in the day. People also thronged Srinagar’s flea market, locally called Sunday market. Mohammad Yousuf had come a long way from Poshker Bugam to buy warm clothes for his children. “I like to shop in Sunday market. I often come here as there is lot of…
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Take concrete measures or blood will continue to spill over: Syed Ali Geelani
Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G), Syed Ali Geelani expressed his deep concern over the loss of precious lives in recent shelling on the line of control (LoC) and said unless Kashmir dispute is resolved in accordance with the wishes and aspirations of people, the risk of collision between the two nuclear powers will remain, which will be devastating not only for the region but whole world. “To mislead their own people and international community LoC is being kept hot and tense so that gross human rights violations and barbarism by the…
Read MoreKashmir unrest may be down, but it’s far from over: We could see a reemergence in 2017
The recent provocation at the Line of Control (LoC), in which a soldier’s body was mutilated, was one more indication that the troubles in Kashmir are not over. There are other indications too, which together paint a sombre picture of what might happen next summer. Many in positions of authority hope that things would settle down since school examinations have been held, markets are bustling, and traffic is back on the roads. But their expectations ought to be tempered with caution. The respite is tenuous and it might turn out…
Read MorePDD finalizes Darkness schedule for Kashmir Valley
9-hr cut in non-metered areas; 5-hr cut in metered areas Amid the chilly winter conditions, Kashmir will be facing nine-hour power cut in non-metered areas and up to five-hour cut in metered areas as per the new curtailment schedule finalized by the Power Development Department (PDD). These cuts would be in addition to the prolonged and unscheduled powers breaks that the consumers in both the categories would have to bear with. Sources told Kashmir Post that as per the scheduled for the winter the non-metered areas would be subjected to…
Read MorePower woes return to pester Kashmir
With the onset of winter, power woes have returned to trouble people in Kashmir as the energy demand has shot up amid the chilly weather conditions. Apart from the scheduled power cuts; the arbitrary and unscheduled snapping of power supply, both in metered and non-metered areas, has been giving tough time to consumers. The extended power cuts surface as an unwritten rule in Kashmir soon after the Durbar (seat of governance) shifts to Jammu in November as a bi-annual practice. For past few weeks the situation has equally worsened in…
Read MoreMassive fire destroys over dozen houses, one charred to death in Dalgate
50 families affected One person died and 16 houses were gutted in a devastating fire at Dalgate here on Monday morning here. Police said fire started from a residential house around 10:30 am at Khalpora area of Dalgate and engulfed nearby structures in the congested area. Panic gripped the area as flames went high and smoke engulfed the locality. Amid chaos, the inhabitants rushed out of their houses and shifted to safer places. Several fire-tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire. Local youth also joined the firefighting operation.…
Read MoreCity Centre reels under Traffic Mess
Failure of authorities to put in place measures for effective traffic regulation on Sunday took a heavy toll on the commuters who were stranded in traffic jams in city-centre. In view of relaxation in shutdown, Traffic police had on Friday issued an advisory and route plan for vehicular movement in Srinagar. However, most of the commuters said Traffic police failed to implement the plan on ground. “Commuters acted upon the advisory and adopted the notified route plan. But the traffic cops failed to ensure smooth vehicular movement ,” said Ghulam…
Read MoreSnow, Rain forecast across Kashmir region
With night temperatures increasing throughout the State due to cloud cover, the weather department Sunday forecast snow in upper reaches during next 24 hours. “After a long dry spell of nearly three months, we are expecting rain and snow in the higher reaches of the state during the next 24 hours,” an official of the Meteorological Department said. He said due to the night-long cloud cover, there has been overall improvement in the minimum temperatures through the state. He said the weather would remain mainly cloudy over the next week…
Read MoreKashmir was neither, nor will be part of India: Farooq Abdullah
Pro-India National Conference (NC) Patron, Dr Farooq Abdullah has said that Kashmir was neither, nor it will be an integral part of India. Dr Farooq Abdullah addressing party workers, said, “Our young generations know what India did in Kashmir which is why the youth are today on roads for freedom.” He said both India and Pakistan must hold talks on Kashmir dispute which is the only solution to the long-pending dispute. He also slammed Indian Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar, saying if he thought demonetization and the board exams in Kashmir…
Read MoreDraft proposal for Srinagar Smart City finalized
The draft proposal for Srinagar Smart City Challenge has been finalized by the Consulting Agency and same was today uploaded on https://mygov.in/group-issue/inviting-suggestions-development-srinagar-smart-city/ and also on the SMC website https://smcsite.org. According to a statement issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department, the twin-capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu have been proposed to be enlisted under the Smart Cities Mission, a flagship initiative of the Government of India. Voyants Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Gurgaon) has been appointed as Consultant to prepare proposals for the two cities for the next round of the…
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