Lal Chowk in the heart of Srinagar was Kashmir's leading venue for protests where fortified defences had been set up by ...

PESHAWAR: Fish vendors, who own shops around the historical Ghanta Ghar, set up camps and protested in the market on Friday against district administration’s orders to vacate the area.

PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has mandated the relocation of the Ghanta Ghar fish market from the congested heart of the city to a more appropriate site.

Most of the bazaars and shopping centres, including Ghanta Ghar, Reti Bazaar, Karimpura, Shaheen Bazaar and Meena Bazaar, remained closed in protest and the traders took out protest processions ...

Incident believed to be in retaliation for previous killing connected to feud between the Buxhlani Jamali and Dashti tribes.

The Lal Chowk’s ‘Ghanta Ghar’ was built by Bajaj Electricals in 1979. It was when Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah as Chief Minister of J&K had invited them to set up a factory in the erstwhile state.

Heartwarming videos surfaced showing people lighting up diyas at Srinagar's historic Ghanta Ghar of Lal Chowk in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday (October 31) to celebrate Diwali, the festival of light.

Ghanta Ghar remained home to 5,000 protesters on Monday, belying the authorities’ hopes that the numbers would dwindle once the working week began. But the women offered to leave — on one condition.

IMAGE: The Tricolour is hoisted atop the newly renovated Ghanta Ghar at Lal Chowk in the heart of Srinagar, August 10, 2023. All Photographs: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com ...

However, after the review, it was felt that this would create a major jam at Ghanta Ghar,” said V N Singh, the chief engineer at GDA. Now the lane leading to Bhatia Mor will be constructed 150 m ...