# DIG Traffic praises Srinagar Police for Kashmir Marathon arrangements 2026-10-25T09:56:38+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Traffic Kashmir, Haseeb-ur-Rehman, on Sunday, 25 October 2026 appreciated Srinagar Traffic Police for managing traffic during the Kashmir Marathon 2026. An official statement said traffic arrangements were implemented in phases with public advisories issued in advance. Roads including MA Road, Mamta Chowk, Jahangir Chowk, Ikhwan Chowk and Radio Kashmir Crossing were reopened by 8:30 am. Traffic on Boulevard Road towards Nishat resumed at 10:15 am, and the last diversion at Habak Crossing was lifted at 11:45 am. The Traffic Police said no candidate appearing for the Jammu and Kashmir State Eligibility Test (JKSET) on the same day was prevented from reaching their destination. The department rejected claims of traffic congestion, saying planned and publicly announced diversions minimised inconvenience. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Rising Kashmir's coverage leads with DIG Haseeb-ur-Rehman's appreciation and the official statement, framing the marathon as a smoothly managed international event. Kashmir Life instead leads by explicitly denying that any JKSET candidate was stopped, and reports that the department rejected claims of congestion. Both outlets present the same sequence of road reopening timings. Kashmir Life's inclusion of the denial suggests the existence of complaints or social media criticism that Rising Kashmir omits. A balanced reading notes that the traffic management was executed in phases, but the differing emphases indicate public concerns about candidate movement may have been significant enough for the police to issue a separate denial. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 1 pro-government, 1 government-critical - risingkashmir.com (pro government) Leads with official praise, omits any mention of complaints - kashmirlife.net (government critical) Leads with police denial, reports that congestion claims were rejected This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Haseeb-ur-Rehman, JKSET, Kashmir Marathon, Srinagar Traffic Police, University of Kashmir Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/dig-traffic-praises-srinagar-police-for-kashmir-marathon-arrangements/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/dig-traffic-praises-srinagar-police-for-kashmir-marathon-arrangements/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/