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Of Deforestation, Delays, Deadlines: In Talks With Ring Road Director

Of Deforestation, Delays, Deadlines: In Talks With Ring Road Director

The work on the ambitious Srinagar Ring-Road project is going at a snail pace, with officials saying only 10 percent of the construction work has been completed in the last five years. To know more about the project, Kashmir Observer spoke to Project Director, National Highways Authority of India, Indresh Kumar.

Kashmir Runs In My Blood, Willing To Help Anyone: Prof. Veena Pandita

Kashmir Runs In My Blood, Willing To Help Anyone: Prof. Veena Pandita

Professor Veena Pandita, who held twin positions as Director of the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), J&K, and Chairperson of the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE), retired from government service on June 30, 2022.

Never Seen Before—‘4 Lakh Tourists, 6 Lakh Vehicles and Smart Bunkers’

Never Seen Before—‘4 Lakh Tourists, 6 Lakh Vehicles and Smart Bunkers’

“There’re some engineering bottlenecks which lead to traffic jams in some city pockets but we [Traffic Department] aren’t responsible for it as it doesn’t come under our domain,” Muzaffar Ahmad Shah, SSP Traffic, Srinagar, told Kashmir Observer in an exclusive chat.

17 Tremors In 30 Days Is A ‘Warning Signal’ For Kashmir

17 Tremors In 30 Days Is A ‘Warning Signal’ For Kashmir

In the past 30 days, Kashmir has experienced around 17 tremors—five of magnitude 4.0 or above, ten between 3.0 and 4.0, and two between 2.0 and 3.0. These recurrent rattles have coerced seismologists into believing that Kashmir should brace up to face a major earthquake in the future.

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