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Shops down shutters as Hurriyat calls strike in Kashmir over land rules
The call was given after the Centre on Tuesday notified rules allowing outsiders to buy non-agricultural land in Jammu & Kashmir over a year after the region’s special status was scrapped. The status prevented people from outside the state from buying or owning immovable property.
Published on Oct 31, 2020 05:13 PM IST
Mir Ehsan
Security tightened in Srinagar to stop Muharram procession amid Covid-19
Authorities have said Muharram processions will not be allowed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Updated on Aug 28, 2020 12:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | HT Correspondent
In Kashmir, an Eid without fervour under the shadow of Covid-19
The lockdown to check the spread of Covid-19 has meant that there are few shoppers and with the economy heading south, not many are willing to spend either.
Published on May 23, 2020 08:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Mir Ehsan
Covid-19 lockdown restrictions eased in Srinagar ahead of Eid
The locals were allowed to buy essential commodities from the shops situated in the Lal Chowk market. Some of them also went to banks for withdrawing money.
Published on May 22, 2020 02:03 PM IST
Srinagar | Asian News International
Air India distributes 30,000 national flags among its passengers
71st Republic Day: The airlines also put up a big hoarding at the historic Lal Chowk in the heart of Srinagar to congratulate the people on Republic Day.
Updated on Jan 26, 2020 04:47 PM IST
Srinagar | Press Trust of India
Republic Day 2020: Air India distributes 30000 national flags among its passengers
It was the first Republic Day celebration in Srinagar after the abrogation of Article 370 provisions that gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Updated on Jan 26, 2020 04:48 PM IST
Srinagar | Press Trust of India
Kashmir shutdown continues for 3rd day; no restrictions, say police
Local police said no restrictions were imposed on Friday but no prayers were held around Jamia Masjid at Nawhatta.
Published on Nov 23, 2019 01:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Ashiq Hussain
34 detainees shifted to Srinagar MLA hostel
Ali M Sagar, a National Conference leader; Shah Faesal, a bureaucrat-turned-politician and convenor of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples’ Movement; and Sajad Lone, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples’ Conference leader, among others, were transferred to an MLA hostel on MA Road, Srinagar.
Published on Nov 18, 2019 04:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Ashiq Hussain
Mehbooba Mufti shifted to another guest house near Lal Chowk: Officials
The officials said she was shifted to a guest house of the estate department which is better equipped to beat the cold after the recent snowfall.
Updated on Nov 16, 2019 09:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Ashiq Hussain
Curbs reimposed in parts of Kashmir as protests break out after Imran Khan’s speech
In the morning, police started announcing in parts of the city that restrictions had been re-imposed, asking people not to violate section 144 which has been in place since the special status of J&K was revoked by the Centre on August 5.
Updated on Sep 29, 2019 09:05 AM IST
Srinagar | Mir Ehsan
Curbs reimposed in parts of Kashmir over Muharram
Commercial hub of Lal Chowk and adjoining areas were completely sealed off by placing concertina wires at all entry points where large number of security force personnel were deployed, officials said.
Updated on Sep 09, 2019 01:15 AM IST
Srinagar | Ashiq Hussain
Curfew-like restrictions reimposed in several parts of Kashmir
Commercial hub of Lal Chowk and adjoining areas were completely sealed off by placing concertina wires at all entry points where large number of security force personnel were deployed, officials said.
Updated on Sep 08, 2019 11:17 PM IST
Srinagar | Press Trust of India
Tradition upheld as Ganesh idol from Pune’s Babu Genu Mandal installed at Srinagar’s Lal chowk
Pune-based Sarhad in coordination with government officials carried the deity from Babu Genu Mandal and installed it at Srinagar
Updated on Sep 03, 2019 04:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | HT Correspondent
10-day Ganpati Puja to be held at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk despite curfew in some areas
Sanjay Nahar, founder of Sarhad said, “Public celebration of Ganpati puja at Lal chowk has been done for the last 18 years. Continuing the tradition we will be hosting the Ganpati puja this year as well, despite some areas being under curfew.”
Updated on Aug 27, 2019 06:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | HT Correspondent
Article 370 scrapped: Police ask some Srinagar hotels for list of guests
Some hotels in Srinagar city centre have been asked by the police for a list of guests staying currently.
Updated on Jun 20, 2020 04:46 PM IST
Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar | Ashiq Hussain
Barricades removed in Srinagar’s commercial hub Lal Chowk
There was increased traffic flow in some parts of the Civil Lines areas of the city but curbs on movement persisted in Downtown Srinagar and in many parts of the Kashmir Valley, officials said.
Published on Aug 20, 2019 02:02 PM IST
Srinagar | Press Trust of India
Now, NSA Ajit Doval joins J-K Police officers for Eid meal
During his interaction with the JKP, the NSA appreciated their hard work and commended each one of the officers and personnel present for ensuring peace and facilitating general public.
Updated on Aug 12, 2019 11:19 PM IST
New Delhi | Indo-Asian News Service
Restrictions back in Srinagar, people told to go home, shops down shutters
With the shops shut again and movement restricted, the Eid fervour was missing in the city and other parts of the Valley. The administration has maintained that the situation was peaceful throughout the state.
Updated on Aug 11, 2019 10:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Mir Ehsan
Gorakhpur local in J&K helps prepare Kashmiris for IAS exam
A 1994 Geography graduate from AMU, Aligarh, Bashar started The Civil IAS Academy first at Gandhi Nagar, in Jammu, in 2009, and then at Lal Chowk in Srinagar.
Updated on Aug 07, 2019 01:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid
Twin grenade attacks rock Kashmir, one targets security forces camp
Suspected militants lobbed a grenade on Friday in the Lal Chowk area, the heart of Srinagar, and also targeted a security forces camp in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, but caused no serious casualties or damage to property, police said.
Updated on Jan 18, 2019 11:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Ashiq Hussain
2 grenade attacks on security forces in Kashmir
The ultras lobbed a grenade at a CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) bunker at Ghanta Ghar (Clock Tower) in Lal Chowk this afternoon, a police official said.
Updated on Jan 18, 2019 03:38 PM IST
Srinagar | Press Trust of India
Shujaat Bukhari murder: Kashmir journalists take out rally, seek action against BJP MLA
Scores of journalists, from newspaper owners and editors to correspondents, photographers and journalism students, took out a march from Press Colony to the city centre on Tuesday afternoon. The event culminated in a sit-in protest at Lal Chowk.
Updated on Jun 26, 2018 06:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Ashiq Hussain
Listen to our ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Mirwaiz tells PM Modi day before his visit
Mirwaiz wanted the cessation of security operations, which the Centre announced for the holy month of Ramzan, to be made a permanent feature and be followed by demilitarisation before the final resolution of Kashmir issue.
Updated on May 18, 2018 07:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Ashiq Hussain
Students clash with forces in Kashmir amid protest over death of civilians
Students took on security personnel at different institutes in Srinagar, protesting five civilian deaths. Scores of female students were among the protesters in the commercial hub of Lal Chowk in Srinagar.
Updated on Apr 05, 2018 09:28 PM IST
Srinagar, Hindustan Times | Abhishek Saha, Srinagar