Category: Srinagar

Srinagar

Quake brings Srinagar to standstill

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Earthquake on Monday brought summer capital Srinagar to a standstill as it paralyzed vehicular movement, crippled mobile phones, and stranded hordes of commuters and trapped scores of people in their respective places. People squatted and many laid down on roads in Srinagar when strong tremors hit Jammu and Kashmir on Monday afternoon. Hundreds of people came to open spaces in many areas of the city including Lal Chowk with tears and names of Allah being reverberated louder and louder. The people came out of shops, hotels, offices and educational institutions.…

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‘Auto-cracy’ reigns on city roads

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Norms flouted: Auto-rickshaw drivers do not use meters while charging fares Majority of auto-rickshaw drivers continue to charge without meters in the city. Last month, the state government had asked auto-rickshaw drivers to use fare metres and gave a one-month deadline to all drivers, but they continue to flout the norms. “The drive and the warning were only for a week. Auto-rickshaw drivers are again overcharging and meters in most of the rickshaws are not functional. The rates become very high in the evening but there is no one to…

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Massive anti-police protests hit Habba Kadal

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Massive protests broke out in Habba Kadal area of Srinagar, on Saturday against the detention of youth, reports said. The protesters also alleged that police and forces damaged property during raids. The protesters told reporters that the troops had detained several youth from the locality, last night. “They also smashed windowpanes of several houses and vehicles,” they added. Meanwhile, authorities have deployed heavy contingent of police and forces to “maintain law and order.”

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Clashes near Jamia Masjid: Police whisk away minor, try to prevent photographers from taking pictures

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Protests erupted outside Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid, in Nowhatta, after Friday prayers. Amidst pro-freedom and anti-India slogans, protesters pelted stones at the police. The police resorted to tear gas shelling and firing pellet guns in order to disperse the protesting youth. “Despite tear gas shelling, the youth didn’t backtrack and more protesters joined the group and the protests spread to adjacent areas including Gojwara, Saraf Kadal and Rajouri Kadal,” eyewitnesses said. There were, however, no reports of any injuries. As clashes between forces and protesters continued, there was also a…

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Crisis-hit SKIMS goes on ‘inauguration mode’

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Director SKIMS takes CMs for a ride, invites Mufti to inaugurate projects that Omar already installed While the patient care to the common patients remain a distant dream at premier Shere-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, it’s incumbent Director, Dr Showkat Ali Zargar, is said to be inviting chief minister, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed for inaugurating projects which the former chief minister, Omar Abdullah, inaugurated and commissioned in 2013.  “Honorable Mufti sahib has been invited by SKIMS director to inaugurate projects which were already been inaugurated by Omar Abdullah during his…

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Div Com takes stock of construction work at Jehangir Chowk – Rambagh Flyover

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The Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Asgar Samoon, today convened a meeting of the 14th divisional level committee for the implementation of rehabilitation plan under JKUSDIP. The Divisional Commissioner took stock of construction work being carried out on the Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover. The Divisional Commissioner instructed the Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, and officers of the R&B and Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) to speed up construction work on the mega project so that it was completed on time. The Divisional Commissioner, Asgar Samoon, said all necessary steps were being taken to ensure proper rehabilitation…

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Over decade later, Valley’s Tagore Hall to come alive

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Jammu and Kashmir is on the threshold of revival of art and cultural activities with Tagore Hall being thrown open with renovated structures and upgraded facilities after about a decade on Wednesday. Though the centre for cultural activities, art and theatre had undergone revival in 2006 for a brief period, it had remained on “inactive mode” since the eruption of militancy in the Valley post-1989. Tagore Hall has been part of the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) in the summer capital over the past more…

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10-yr-old battles injuries sustained during ‘Sunday shelling’ in old city

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A Class IV student from the old city area of Srinagar is battling grievous burn injuries in his face for the past three days at a local hospital. The family of the boy is blaming the police for his condition. However, the men in uniform have refuted the allegations. The family though said the boy was hit by a tear smoke shell fired by the police during clashes on Sunday. Aamir Bilal Ahnager, 10, is admitted in ward 8 of the emergency section at the SMHS (Shri Maharaja Hari Singh)…

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Land for press club identified at Polo View

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The state government has identified land at Polo View in the city here for the purpose of establishing a press club for media persons, according to official documents. The state government’s Information Department is working on a proposal to establish a press club for media persons and land measuring 5 kanals at Polo View has been identified for the purpose. The land belongs to the Housing and Urban Development Department. “The concept and design for the proposed Press Club have been prepared through INTACH. After finalisation of the DPR and…

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Business Shut in Lal Chowk, Journalist Injured in Nowhatta

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Business Hub of Srinagar city, Lal Chowk, Friday witnessed spontaneous shutdown when two youth allegedly tried to unfurl right wing Hindu nationalist party BJPs flag on the clock tower (Ghanta Ghar). As the news broke, the shopkeepers, in a jiffy, downed their shutters and are observing a shutdown. The neighbouring Maisuma witnessed clashes between forced and youth post Friday congregational prayers. News coming from old city said that clashes broke out after Friday prayers in Nowhatta area. Youth and forces were engaged in ding dong battles. The protesters raised pro-Islam…

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