Air Traffic witnesses disruptions, several flights rescheduled
Srinagar, Feb 3 : Air traffic to and fro Kashmir Valley was affected with several flights already rescheduled on Wednesday amid light snowfall and poor visibility at Srinagar ‘international’ airport, officials said. The good news for the travelers was that the runaway has been cleared and visibility has improved at the airport to allow the […]
Fresh snowfall in Kashmir, temperatures improve
Srinagar, Feb 3: Parts of Kashmir Valley including Srinagar received fresh light snowfall, leading to a considerable increase in the mercury, the weatherman said on Wednesday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar witnessed 0.8-centimeter of fresh snowfall till 0830 hours today while mercury settled at minus 0.7°C against minus previous nights minus 4.6°C in […]
Pakistan, India must resolve Kashmir issue in dignified, peaceful manner: General Bajwa
Islamabad, Feb 3 (PTI) Pakistan and India must resolve the Kashmir issue in a “dignified and peaceful manner”, Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Tuesday. General Bajwa was addressing the graduation ceremony at the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Asghar Khan Academy in Risalpur in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, according to the Army. Pakistan and India must […]
Biden signs executive order to ensure legal immigration system operates fairly, efficiently
Washington, Feb 3 (PTI) As part of his efforts to ensure that the legal immigration system operates fairly and efficiently, US President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday to review the policies of the previous administration, including that of the public charge. The review of the existing policies and the subsequent recommendations coming […]
People in Myanmar honk horns, bang on pots to protest coup
Yangon, Feb 3 (AP) Scores of people in Myanmar’s largest city honked car horns and banged on pots and pans Tuesday in the first known public resistance to the coup led a day earlier by the country’s military. What was initially planned to take place for just a few minutes extended to more than a […]
KU postpones MBBS exam scheduled today
Srinagar, Feb 3: The MBBS 1st year examination scheduled to be held today (3 February 2021) is postponed. New date for the deferred examination will be notified later on, Controller of Examination Prof Irshad A Nawchoo said in a statement.
Enhance planning
This winter Kashmir has witnessed a very harsh season that took its toll on the people here. All walks of life were hit as the people had to bear the brunt of the winter extremes with little of fewer facilities at hand. Even as of now Kashmir Valley is witnessing a harsh winter suggesting an […]
Right to safe, efficient and reliable public transport
Shahida Mansoor and Irriza Javaid Efficient, affordable and reliable public transport is the remarkable indicator of development and wonderful sign of successful welfare State. Public transport attains more significance in the non-egalitarian, gender biased societies where safety of women is always at stake. Objectification of women has got deeply embedded in the men psyche of […]
Saints silenced to sorrow
Bashir Ahmad Dar Rights and duties are two inseparable entities. They go hand in hand. They are two sides of the same coin. Every person has certain duties that he/she is obliged to fulfill. However, for the effective fulfillment of these duties their knowledge is a prerequisite thing. It is only after a person has […]
Indian Muslims: Dilemmas and Panacea
Asad Mirza It seems as if the Indian Muslims are under a collective siege from the external as well as internal forces and pressures. External pressure is being applied from the outside to weaken it psychologically, lessen the morale of its followers and instead of allowing them to focus their energies on the community’s and […]