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Srinagar: COVID-19, two deaths, 45 positive cases and counting…

March 31, 2020 Abid Bashir Wani

The story is familiar. A few people returning from abroad, ignoring quarantine, meeting family and friends and then testing positive. A preacher, in particular, may have spread the virus far and wide in Kashmir.

In Srinagar, houseboats and their builders face extinction

February 12, 2020 Abid Bashir Wani

On one hand, strict High Court guidelines prohibit new registration of houseboats in Dal and Nigeen lakes in Srinagar. On the other, there are just three master craftsmen left, who can build these boats, the older ones among which are in decrepit state.

Why many migrant waste-pickers stayed back in Srinagar despite fears and uncertainty

December 11, 2019 Abid Bashir Wani

Hospitable, caring and offering opportunities for a decent living — that is how most of them see the city. Thus, despite the tension and reports of attacks on non-Kashmiris in the days following the abrogation of Article 370, they decided to stay put. And they have not regretted it.

Srinagar: Where abnormalcy is the new normal

November 12, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

A 11-member fact-finding team recently visited Srinagar among other places in Kashmir, and saw a ghost town in place of the picturesque, vibrant city that once was. The clampdown on essential services, mobility, communication and trade has made life in this ‘paradise’ an ordeal.

Waste woes in Paradise: Srinagar’s struggle to clear garbage from streets during lockdown

November 7, 2019 Abid Bashir Wani

In the days following abrogation of Article 370, Srinagar became a stinking mess, as municipal staff were unable to report to work and mounds of garbage accumulated on streets. While proactive officers and safai karamcharis have managed to tide over the crisis in the face of odds, waste management in the city needs serious fixes for the long term.

Report card: Centre, states did little to improve air quality in 14 most polluted cities

April 10, 2019 Prerna Chatterjee

From Kanpur to Srinagar, from Gurugram to Varanasi, the story of cities in the Gangetic plains is similar – air pollution levels are extremely high, governments apathetic and inactive.

Why Rs 759 crore over 16 years has failed to revive Srinagar’s iconic Dal Lake

November 28, 2018 Nusrath Sidiq

Almost synonymous with Kashmir, the Dal Lake is dying a slow death, marred by ineffective sewage disposal, rampant encroachments and inefficient administration. The J&K High Court, too, has observed that “crores have been spent so far, but nothing has happened on the ground.”

City buzz: Delhi’s new parking rules, traders’ strike and a floating market in pics

February 3, 2018 News Desk

Your weekly dose of some of the happenings and policy announcements in India’s urban sphere.

Kanyakumari to Srinagar: How one walking mission could change the lives of women

November 21, 2017 Manasi Paresh Kumar

You too can join Srishti Bakshi, as she continues on her 3800-km journey on foot, mobilising and empowering women and girls in the cities and towns that she passes through.