Srinagar Municipal Corporation

Ease of Living Index: Srinagar ranks at bottom of most livable cities, Jammu improves score

Srinagar: Three years after the government started its Smart City Mission, Srinagar has been ranked at the bottom in the ‘Ease of Living Index’ (EoLI) by the union government. Union Ministry of Housing

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

Srinagar Deputy Mayor wins trust vote

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 Monitor that

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

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 to ask

4 years ago

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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: 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.

4 years ago

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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,

4 years ago

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

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 the polls

4 years ago

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

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 the no

4 years ago

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

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 hullaballoo happened

4 years ago

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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

4 years ago

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Screengrab from the video uploaded by Srinagar Mayor Junaid Mattu on Twitter today

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

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 Mayor shared

4 years ago

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All vehicles to be disinfected, police to assist in shutting down vulnerable places: SMC

Srinagar, Mar 18: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Wednesday said that it is going to procure thermal scanners for testing public for coronavirus at Airport, Railway station, Hospitals, and other important public places.

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