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 ...

Four years after being damaged during the 2008 protests in the Kashmir Valley, new clocks on the iconic ‘Ghanta Ghar’ here started ticking again from Wednesday. The tower, witness to various ...

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 .

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.

The iconic timepiece at historic Ghanta Ghar (clock tower), a cherished 123-year-old landmark, has stopped working due to the non-payment of salary to the dedicated employee responsible for its ...

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.