Srinagar Municipal Corporation

Manpower crunch hits SMC’s sanitation drive

by Bisma BhatJammu and kashmirKashmirKashmir NewsLatest NewsSeptember 3, 2020September 3, 2020

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…

Srinagar Deputy Mayor wins trust vote

by Bisma BhatJammu and kashmirKashmirKashmir NewsLatest NewsAugust 26, 2020August 26, 2020

Srinagar:  Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Deputy Mayor Parvaiz Qadri on Wednesday survived a no-confidence motion after he proved the majority on the floor of the House. Qadri told The Kashmir…

Top, middle rung SMC smell foul as ‘illegal malls’ crop up in Srinagar

by Monitor News BureauKashmirLatest NewsAugust 7, 2020August 7, 2020

Srinagar: Ever wondered how multiple ugly structures come up in residential areas of Srinagar even in this pandemic when the whole world is struggling with a virus? One is bound…

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

by Bisma BhatKashmirKashmir NewsLatest NewsPoliticsJuly 12, 2020July 13, 2020

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…

New Srinagar Mayor? Massive lobbying begins as deadline nears

by Bisma BhatKashmirLatest NewsPoliticsJune 25, 2020June 25, 2020

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…

Bollywood inspired? Srinagar corporator alleges he was served coffee, abducted at gunpoint, forced to read a script

by Monitor News DeskKashmirLatest NewsJune 21, 2020June 21, 2020

Srinagar:  Srinagar people fail to understand whether they should laugh or cry after they listen to the ‘achievements’ of Corporators of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC). From a near-total boycott of…

NC expels four corporators for voting against SMC Mayor; denies ‘facilitatory role’

by Monitor News BureauKashmirLatest NewsPoliticsJune 16, 2020June 16, 2020

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Tuesday expelled four SMC corporators from basic membership of the party following their refusal to comply with the party instructions and subsequently voting in…

42 to 70 no trust vote: Srinagar Mayor ousted amid Kashmir COVID crisis

by Monitor News BureauKashmirLatest NewsLead StoriesJune 16, 2020June 16, 2020

Srinagar: Junaid Azim Mattu was Tuesday ousted as Srinagar Mayor after 42 of 70 corporators passed a no confidence motion against him.  The rest 28 abstained from voting. The micro-political…

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

by Monitor News DeskKashmirLatest NewsJune 13, 2020June 13, 2020

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…

SMC Vs Police: Mayor to write to PM against cops beating sanitation workers

by Firdous HassanKashmirLatest NewsNewsApril 15, 2020April 15, 2020

Srinagar: Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu has sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after police allegedly manhandled the Srinagar Municipality Corporation (SMC) workers in the old city. The…