Srinagar: With over a week left for Eid-ul-Fitr, the famous 3-km-long Sunday market, in the summer capital, Srinagar, was abuzz with customers, who had come from different parts of the valley. Meanwhile, other markers in the city, including Gankhan market in Hari Singh High Streets (HSHS), was flooded with customers, who were marking purchases for […]
Srinagar: The bumper offer publicized by the utility store V-Mart located at Jehangir Chowk has turned out to be a complete hoax. According to the customers, the V-Mart sent them SMS’s (Short Service Message) on their mobile phones, announcing a bumper offer that if they shop from their store, they will get to shop for […]
Srinagar: Two persons have been arrested in connection with selling dead chicken in Kupwara district of north Kashmir. A police officer said that a raid was carried out along with local traders and one person was caught along with the dead birds near Jamia Masjid in main town Kupwara last evening. The vendor was allegedly selling […]
Srinagar: As the highway continued to remain closed, the mutton dealers here claimed to have suffered a huge loss worthy lakhs of rupees as many of the livestock have died on the way. The highway was closed for the second straight day on Friday today due to the landslide at Digdol area of Ramban district. […]
Srinagar: In the wake of Ramadan, Enforcement wing of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), Food Safety and Standards (FS&S) and Legal Metrology Department (LMD) today conducted special joint market checking in various areas of Srinagar. The Joint inspection team headed by Deputy Director FCS&CA and Deputy Controller LMD representative from Food Safety and […]
Srinagar: Directorate of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Kashmir has revised and refixed the maximum retail sale rate of Poultry and Poultry products. According to the new rate list, the rate of Broiler (Live) is Rs 150 per kg, Layer (Live) Rs 90 per kg, Parent Rs 150 per kg and rate of eggs […]
Srinagar: Traders and transporters on Wednesday staged a strong protest against government’s decision to impose toll tax on all types of vehicles plying on Srinagar-Jammu highway. The toll is being collected by National Highways Authority Of India (NHAI) at the toll Post Kachkoot Fee Plaza in Sangam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports said […]
Srinagar: Traders Association and Sumo Union Anantnag threatened to launch an agitation if imposition of toll tax was not revoked forthwith. Describing it as anti-people, Hakkem Sajad Shah General Secretary All traders and manufacturers Association Anantnag said that the toll tax shall be collected from only outsiders and not from people of expressed serious concern […]
Srinagar: Orchardists in Kulgam have demanded compensation and implementation of crop insurance scheme after a hailstorm yesterday inflicted huge losses to apple growers in the southern district. On Wednesday, heavy hailstorm accompanied by heavy rains hit most of the areas of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district causing extensive damage to apple blossoms. Former MLA and senior Natonal Conference leader Abdul […]
Srinagar: A complete shutdown was observed on Monday by the traders of Srinagar Fruit Mandi, alleging that vegetable and fruit-laden trucks were halted on Srinagar-Jammu national highway for several days without any reason, resulting in huge losses to them. ‘All the traders of Parimpora Mandi have decided to go for indefinite strike from Monday to […]
