A new traffic roadmap for Srinagar

REGULATING TRAFFIC

With the number of vehicles far outstripping the expansion of roads in the city, the government needs to find a creative solution to the worsening transport mess, writes Ajaz Ahmad Bhat

Traffic in Kashmir is reaching  stupendous proportions. On any day, on any road , one can always witness transport  expanding its hydra deaded tentacles. The mess is only becoming unmanageable and there seems no plan from government to tackle the mess. Roads have not expanded commensurate More
Shape it first

GUREZ TOURISM

Gurez can't be promoted as a tourist destination unless authorities show a serious interest, writes Muhammad Yusuf

Much has been discussed and written about the potential of tourism in the Dard-Shina tribe dominated Gurez valley for long. The articles written by this author and Mr. Zahid Samoon etc. earlier also highlighted the potential of tourism in Gurez. With the motive to develop Gurez as a potential tourism More
When eagles dare

LITERATURE

We are not swept away anytime by the sheer interest of the narrative, writes Prema Srinivasan

For a first time author, The Aerie and the Swamp is quite an achievement as it leaves the reader with a refreshing sense of possibility. However, the length of the book remains daunting as one wades through lumbering pages of prose which could have been made tighter, and consequently more reader-friendly More
  • Kashmir

PHE daily-wagers stage protest in Bandipora

Demand release of wages

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipora, June 14: Daily-wagers of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department staged protests here on Tuesday to press for release of their pending wages.  Hundreds of PHE daily wagers boycotted More


  • Srinagar City

Messy bus routes trouble Aam Aadmi

2 decades on, govt fails route revamp; public transport passengers bear worst of traffic mismanagement

M HYDERI

Srinagar, June 14: The public transport system in the City has gone so miserable that it often takes less time to travel from south Kashmir’s Pulwama district to Srinagar than what it takes from Lal Chowk More



  • Jammu

Pak rights activist saviour of Jammu sailor

EMOTIONAL BONDS

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, June 14: Emotional bonds of people living on either side of Indo-Pak border are still intact and it came true when a Pakistani emerged as saviour of six Indian sailors, including one from Jammu More


  • Briefs

Ompora sans drinking water

Srinagar: The inhabitants of Government Housing Colony Ompora Budgam Tuesday complained shortage of water supply in their area. A delegation of Welfare Committee of the area said that despite construction More


  • Business

Valley flush with buffer stocks of foodgrain

Minister inspects FCI, CAPD godowns

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 14: If the government figures are anything to go by, the Valley is flush with foodgrain stocks.  The buffer stocks of foodgrains comprising 2,13,991 qtls rice, 14930 qtls wheat and More


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