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Flood-victims of Rajbagh, Jawahar Nagar protest ‘govt apathy’

December 10, 2015 Editor

Residents of Rajbagh and Jawahar Nagar areas here on Wednesday staged protest against delay in compensation for losses suffered by them during devastating floods last year. Raising anti-government slogans, the aggrieved residents blocked road resulting in disruption in vehicular movement. “Government has failed to fulfill its promise of providing compensation to us. Ironically, despite passing of over a year since floods, Government has left us to fend for ourselves,” they said. Out of Rs 80,000 crore package announced by Modi government recently, Rs 7854 crore were announced for flood relief,…

Authorities sit on traffic mess, commuters suffer

December 9, 2015 Editor

With people of Srinagar facing a tough time due to frequent traffic jams, authorities have failed to take measures for streamlining the traffic system. The problem has been compounded due to “vote-bank politics” which is hampering removal of encroachments from roads—to ensure smooth flow of vehicular movement. A senior SMC official admitted that the major hurdle in removing encroachments from footpaths and roads is “political backing”. “There have been several instances when officials, who took action against the encroachments of roads and footpaths were either transferred or warned. Had the…

Urs Makhdoom Sahib observed with fervour

December 8, 2015 Editor

A sea of devotees thronged the shrine of Sultan-ul-Arifeen Hazrat Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom Sahib as the annual Urs of the revered saint was observed with traditional fervour here today. Devotees paid obeisance throughout the day at the shrine of the revered Sufi saint located at Hari Parbat, also known as Koh-e-Maraan. Traditionally, hardcore devotees cutting across religious lines visited the shrine for 12 consecutive days prior to the main Urs day (today) as per past practice. A caretaker of the shrine said the devotees usually pay obeisance at the shrine…

Stray dogs unleash terror around Kawdara, Nawakadal

December 7, 2015 Editor

Residents of Kawdara and Grattabal on Sunday lashed out at Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) for its alleged failure to curb dog menace in old city. A delegation of residents while talking to us said the stray dogs are on prowl at Kawadara, Grattabal and Nawadadal areas. These dogs have created fear among the pedestrians, motorcyclists particularly children and old aged people in the area. “Stray dogs till date have attacked and injured several persons. Recently a pack of stray dogs attacked a motorcyclist near CRPF camp he somehow managed to escape…

Downtown traders call ‘Srinagar bandh’

December 5, 2015 Editor

The traders of downtown have called for Srinagar Bandh on Saturday against “atrocities” committed by the force personnel after the congregational Friday prayers in historic Jamia Masjid area. “Police and paramilitary CRPF today crossed all limits and used brute force in Jamia Masjid and neighboring localities after the congregational Friday prayers,” Jamia Market Traders Federation President Javaid Ahmed Zargar said. He alleged that from Nowhatta to Saraf Kadal, the force personnel unleashed a reign of terror. “While shops and houses were ransacked, traders and inhabitants were roughed up by police…

Clashes break out in city after prayers

December 5, 2015 Editor

Clashes erupted in the vicinity of Jamia Masjid this afternoon when youths threw stones on police and paramilitary personnel, who retaliated with a barrage of tear smoke shells. The protest erupted immediately after mid-day congregational prayers when a large crowd of youths threw stones on police and paramilitary personnel, who had gathered in strength around the mosque. The security personnel responded by firing a barrage of tear smoke shells. Local residents alleged that some tear smoke shells landed inside the mosque premises. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of the moderate faction…

Historic Budshah tomb in shambles

December 1, 2015 Editor

Sultan Zain-ul-Aabideen popularly known as Budshah in Kashmir wouldn’t have thought in his wildest dreams that the graveyard in which he will be buried will go to dogs one day and the government will even not bother to construct a wall around it. During the September 2014 floods destroyed the wall around Budshah tomb and since then no efforts have been made to construct the wall around the tomb. A delegation from Zainakadal area in old Srinagar city headed by one Abdul Ahad Bhat told CNS that the tomb of…

Srinagar records coldest night so far

November 28, 2015 Editor

Srinagar city recorded the season’s coldest night so far at minus 0.5 degree as all other places in the Kashmir Valley also recorded minimum temperatures several notches below the freezing point, an official said on Saturday. “Today was the coldest night of the season so far in Srinagar as the minimum temperature dropped to minus 0.5 degree Celsius,” the weather official told IANS on Saturday morning. According to the official, in all other places of the valley, the night temperatures fell several notches below the freezing point because of clear…

Flights resume from Srinagar after 3 days

November 27, 2015 Editor

After three days of hiatus, air traffic resumed from the Srinagar airport today, with stranded passengers, mostly tourists, heaving a sigh of relief. With improved visibility and foggy conditions easing out, almost all flights, barring two which were scheduled to operate from the Srinagar international airport, were able to either take off or land. “The flight operations resumed from the Srinagar airport today as the visibility improved considerably,” said RK Shinde, Director of the Airport Authority of India in Srinagar. He said almost all airlines which had operations at the…

Srinagar downtown living in protests and choking pepper gas

November 26, 2015 Editor

The signs of daily life emerge early in Srinagar’s old city, the ground zero of frequent and often violent protests, as shopkeepers assemble the merchandise and ‘harrisa’ shops serve the exquisite mutton delicacy soon after the dawn’s first light. On Monday, as fog enveloped much of the Kashmir region, it was still a pleasant morning in old city neighbourhoods as residents, mostly young men, lined up inside famed eateries for harrisa, served hot and preferred on wintry mornings. A series of bridges over the Jhelum mark a boundary and divide…