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A complete shutdown is being observed in Nowhatta, Gojwara and adjoining areas around the historic Jamia Masjid in the old city area of Srinagar.

Srinagar, May 9: The residents of Nowhatta are up in arms against the government for what they termed “slow poisoning in the from of unabated power tariff hike of over hundred percent within a year”. A delegation of residents from this congested locality ...

Srinagar, May 9: Just adjacent to the Police Post at Gani Mohalla Nowhatta, burglars sneaked into the house of Dr Noor Muhammad and decamped with valuables Thursday afternoon, reports and witnesses said.The family was out for the day’s work when the ...

Srinagar, Apr 19: A 44-year-old scooterist, Fayaz Ahmed Kenoo of Parimpora died Friday on being hit by a speeding truck at Nowhatta, police and reports said. “The incident occurred at 2:15 PM when a man riding scooter JK01D/7006 on its way from Nowhatta was ...

Srinagar, Mar 26: The traders of Nowhatta, which is often termed as the heart of Shaher-e-Khaas, Tuesday pitched that there was need to constitute a co-ordination committee of all the businessmen running their establishments in different areas of the old ...

Srinagar, May 22: Thrashing of an auto-rickshaw driver allegedly by police at Nowhatta in old city here on Friday evening triggered protest. An auto-rickshaw driver Mushtaq Chopan son of late Abdul Samad Chopan of Kanidevan Hawal alleged that he was thrashed ...

SRINAGAR, May 17: Amid a shutdown, Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today led a protest rally in old Srinagar as part of their martyrs week programme to remember Moulvi Mohammad Farooq on his 23rd death anniversary, Abdul Ghani ...

SRINAGAR, May 11: A city court today adjourned hearing in Wamiq Farooq killing case till May 15. According to the advocate Aijaz Ahmad Dar, counsel for victim's family, the court has listed the matter for hearing on May 15 and on that day the court ...

Srinagar, Apr 27: While walking down the lanes of this locality and waving a crisp pair of Rs 100 notes, one can fetch narcotics like Charas or sedative medicines from drug peddlers who also sell liquor in the area. At a stone’s throw distance from Police ...