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Srinagar

Karan Nagar gunfight ends, 2 Lashkar men killed

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The nearly 30-hour-long gunfight in Srinagar city ended today with the killing of two holed up militants. The two militants were hiding in an under-construction multi-storey building at Karan Nagar after they failed to attack a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in the wee hours on Monday. The government had imposed restrictions in the old city to avoid any law and order situation during the anti-militancy operation. “The encounter concluded this afternoon. In the operation, two terrorists were killed. Their identity is being ascertained. The incriminating material we recovered…

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Essential commodities shortage hit various parts of Srinagar

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People in various areas of Srinagar complained of shortage of essential commodities and urged authorities to send fresh supplies without delay. “We are suffering immense hardships due to shortage of essentials for past week. The authorities have failed to supply the ration for December,” said Abbas Ahmad, a local at Shivpora. He added that that due to lack of food grains, they were compelled to fetch essentials from private shops. Inhabitants of Sonwar and Rajbagh have same complaint. They alleged that the ration depots were without supplies, forcing the people…

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At minus 3.7 Srinagar records coldest night this winter

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Srinagar recorded the coldest night this winter as the minimum temperature dipped to minus 3.7 degrees Celsius even as Leh town continued to reel under extreme sub-zero temperatures. The night temperature across Kashmir division, including Ladakh region, stayed below the freezing point on Sunday night with some places registering a dip in the mercury from the previous night, an official of the MeT said. Leh in Ladakh region recorded a low of minus 12 degrees Celsius on Sunday night, against minus 8.6 degrees Celsius recorded the previous night, the official…

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High Court restricts entry of taxis in Srinagar city

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In a decision likely to affect thousands of commuters, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today directed the Traffic Police authorities not to allow entry of Tata Sumos and other taxis coming from other districts into the city. The directions were issued by a division bench of the High Court which is hearing a public interest litigation to streamline the traffic in Srinagar. As per the latest order of the High Court, the traffic authorities have been told not to allow Tata Sumos and taxis coming from south and north…

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Expedite construction of Semi-Ring Road: Baseer Khan

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Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed the officials to expedite the pace of work on all developmental works within stipulated deadline. The Div Com was speaking at a meeting to review the progress on Semi Ring Road, NH 444, Bharat Mala and World Bank-funded projects. The meeting was attended by director NHAI and other officials from various departments. Deputy commissioners of Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian, Kulgam, Budgam, Ganderbal and Baramulla participated via video conferencing. The Div Com appreciated the work done in this regard in Pulwama and Budgam and…

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Subway on cards to unclog Jahangir Chowk Airport road

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The state government has decided to construct a subway to decongest the Jehangir Chowk-Airport road. “The city traffic authorities and superintending engineer of the Public Works Department have been asked to visit the Barzulla bridge and submit a report about the feasibility of an underpass for the movement of traffic,” reads a communication from the office of Baseer Khan, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir. Also, to avoid traffic jams due to wrong parking, the authorities have identified 28 parking slots in Srinagar. The Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, and the SSP (Traffic) have been…

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Srinagar continues to reel under braid chopping fear

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A knock at the door early in the morning makes Asiya Farash, a house maker, suspicious. Since the mysterious braid choppers cut her neighbour’s braids, she suspects everyone who passes by her house at Batamaloo here. The repeated knocks increase her suspicion and she yells, ‘who is at the door’. And Abdul Samad, the milkman replies, ‘Dood wala’, and Asiya takes a sigh of relief and opens the door. “She is not the only women who is reluctant to open the gate. Wherever I go these days to sell milk,…

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New deadline for Jehangir Chowk flyover is June ’18

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After missing several deadlines, the J&K Government has set a new deadline for the Rambagh-Jehangir Chowk flyover. The project, which has been hanging fire since 2013, would now be completed in June 2018. The statement to this effect was made by Advocate General before a division bench during the hearing of a public interest litigation dealing with streamlining transport in the summer capital. The work on the 2.4-km Rambagh-Jehangir Chowk flyover was started in 2013. It is expected that the journey on the Rambagh-Jehangir corridor, which serves as an important…

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Joint Resistance leadership slams Govt over Downtown Curbs, Closure of Schools

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Joint separatist leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik on Friday slammed the government for once again turning Downtown Srinagar into a “military fortress”, barring people from offering prayers at Jamia Masjid for the third consecutive Friday and closing educational institutions in Kashmir. In a joint statement, the leaders said that caging or jailing them and detaining pro-freedom activists while “holding lakhs of people hostage in their own homes by sheer might reflects the military mindset of the government as the only way to exercise…

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Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover to miss 3rd deadline this year

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Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover is all set to miss another deadline this year as over 150 laborers from other states have left their work after some of their colleagues were roughed up by mob. Officials said the laborers were roughed up after reports of presence of braid choppers in the adjacent vicinity. “Few of our colleagues were roughed by agitated public after they suspected them of being braid choppers,” said Suraj Kumar of Kolkata who works as a laborer at Rambagh flyover. “I am also leaving to my native place tomorrow…

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