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Junaid Mattu elected as SMC Mayor, again

Srinagar: Junaid Azim Matoo was on Wednesday elected Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) defeating his rival Sheikh Imran. He bagged 44 votes, while ex-deputy Mayor Sheikh Imran secured seven votes only. During

Nov. 25, 2020

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Manpower crunch hits SMC’s sanitation drive

Srinagar: Manpower crunch has badly hit the sanitation drive in the summer capital city. Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) said only 60 percent of manpower and 50% of machinery are available to clean

Sep. 3, 2020

Illegal shopping complex in Srinagar: ACB raids residences of four SMC officials

Searches were conducted in residential houses of Mehrajuddin Buja, Ward Officer; Nisar Ahmad Rah, Building Inspector; Bashir Ahmad Shah, Enforcement Officer; Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, Building Inspector Srinagar: J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has carried out

Sep. 1, 2020

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Otherwise adversaries, in this file photo former Srinagar mayor Junaid Mattu and former deputy mayor Sheikh Imran seen together, a perfect example of 'politics makes strange bedfellows'

Srinagar Mayor polls: Govt extends timeline by 3 months

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Government has extended the timeline for conduct of elections to the post of Mayor, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) to three months in view of prevailing Covid -19 pandemic.

Jul. 15, 2020

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Srinagar Mayor Polls: It is Junaid Mattu versus Sheikh Imran again

Srinagar: Politics continues to make news from Kashmir even in the time of Corona as the fight for Srinagar Mayor’s position is agains seeing the same two men pitted against each other.

Jul. 13, 2020

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Ten years on, 2500 SMC casual laborers await regularization

Srinagar: Life has been cruel to 30-year-old Nisar Ahmad, who has been working as a casual laborer at Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on a meager salary of Rs 6750 per month. For

Jun. 30, 2020

New Srinagar Mayor? Massive lobbying begins as deadline nears

Srinagar: Hectic parlays are on to build a consensus on the new Mayoral candidate for Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) as the constitutional deadline for the elections is approaching fast. On June 16,

Jun. 25, 2020

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Amid COVID crisis in Kashmir, Srinagar Mayor to face floor test on Tuesday

Srinagar: Srinagar Municipal Corporation has decided to hold floor test for Mayor Junaid Mattu on Tuesday morning. SMC Commissioner Gazanafar Ali told news agency KNS that the floor test for the post

Jun. 13, 2020

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Kashmir: Amid COVID, SMC Corporators move no-confidence motion against Mayor

Mattu says will fight it, legally, democratically SRINAGAR: At a time when Kashmir is battling COVID pandemic, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Corporators have moved a no-confidence motion (NCM) against Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu

Jun. 11, 2020

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COVID19: SMC Corporator tests positive

Srinagar: Four days after his brother tested positive for the novel coronavirus, swap samples of SMC corporator, a resident of Narwara Srinagar, on Tuesday, returned positive. The development has prompted Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC)

May. 5, 2020

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