Partap Park News Today

Srinagar faces a severe shortage of green spaces, with only 169 parks covering 287 hectares, falling 50% short of recommended green space according to urban development guidelines. Contrary to WHO standards, Srinagar provides just 2.6 square meters of open space per resident, far below the recommended nine square meters. Now part of the Partap Park is being conevrted into a concrete structure for a memorial to security personnel who fell in the line of their duty. The declining green spaces have...

The tragic death of Ramabn police officer ASI Mohammad Rafiq Naik due to rabies from a dog scratch has alarmed Jammu and Kashmir. Despite encountering the dog months ago, Naik's condition deteriorated rapidly, leading to his demise. This incident highlights the dangers of negligence around animals. Rabies cases are on the rise in Kashmir, with cats also becoming a concern. Rabies is a viral disease that attacks the nervous system, causing aversion to water and light, muscle contractions, an...

Srinagar, June 24: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday morning laid the foundation stone for ‘Balidan Stambh’ at Partap Park in Srinagar. Shah, who is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, visited the Lal Chowk area in the city centre along with LG Manoj Sinha and other top officials, laid the foundation

Earlier today, Amit Shah, as part of his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, laid the foundation stone of Balidaan Stambh (Sacrifice memorial pillar) at Partap Park in Lal Chowk of Srinagar. Earlier on Friday, Shah paid floral tribute to Bharatiya Janata Party founder Syama Prasad Mukherjee on his death anniversary. Jammu and Kashmir: Home Minister Amit Shah Presents Job Appointment Letters to Kin of Policemen Killed in Action (See Pics).

Mandis closed in protest against halting of trucks Fayaz Bukhari Srinagar, Sept 26: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, P K Pole, today said that apple trucks stranded on Jammu-Srinagar National highway are being cleared at an earliest. He said that the trucks are being cleared now and passenger vehicles could only be released from Jammu and Srinagar. “The congestion due to halted trucks has been cleared at the earliest,” he added. He said that 3995 Apple trucks moved towards Jammu yest...

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, July 18: Fair Price Shops (FPS) dealers today staged a protest demonstration, both in Jammu as well as Srinagar, in support of their demands including release of their pending wages and enhancement of commission. Click here to watch video “FCS&CA Department J&K UT is not implementing all the norms and guidelines of NFSA in every respect which has been issued by the Central Government from time to time,” PFS dealers said while staging a protest outside P...

Feel vulnerable, seek relocation to safer places Excelsior Correspondent Srinagar, May 14: The Kashmiri Pandit employees appointed under PM Package today said that the administration has failed in protecting them and that over the years they have been only given false hopes and promises while seeking immediate relocation to safer places. Scores of employees today appeared in Partap Park, Press Enclave in Srinagar and said that they are feeling dismayed and are living a life full of threats and h...

Excelsior Correspondent Srinagar, Mar 31: Police today foiled the protest march of casual workers and detained at least a dozen of them after they attempted to march towards the Clock Tower (Ganta Ghar) to press for their demands. Hundreds of workers protested at Partap Park, Press Enclave, here under the banner of the Jammu and Kashmir Daily Wagers and Casual Laborers Association (JKDWCA), raising slogans in support of their demands. Protestors attempted to march towards the clock tower after a...

Excelsior Correspondent Srinagar, Mar 24: Female Multipurpose Public Health Workers (FMPHW) of the Family Welfare Department protested today against the four-month delay in the payment of their salaries. Health workers from several districts gathered in the Press Enclave, Partap Park, here to protest the authorities’ failure to release monthly salaries on time. “This is injustice because we are continually working hard for the betterment of society. Our pay has been withheld, and we are bein...

Excelsior Correspondent Srinagar, Mar 15: The helpers to supervisors of the ICDS department today protested against the non-payment of their wages for the last 4 years while seeking the immediate restoration of their services following disengagement orders. Scores of these workers assembled here at Partap Park, Press Enclave, and were seen raising slogans in favour of their demands, urging the LG-led administration to address their issues without any further delay. Click here to watch video Gene...