Tourism stakeholders call for ending highway woes
Srinagar: Various stakeholders of Kashmir’s tourism sector Thursday urged the visiting Parliamentary delegation to put a word in New Delhi to ensure highway uncertainty ends in the Valley once for all and that the air-travel is made more convenient with genuine fares so that tourism picks up in the region. The stakeholders also demanded better […]
LG chairs first Unified High Command meet in Jammu
Jammu, Jan 21: Lieutenant Governor of J&K Manoj Sinha today chaired a crucial Unified High Command meeting in Jammu to review the prevailing security scenario in the UT and to chalk out a summer strategy. Reliable sources said that LG Sinha chaired a meeting of UHC at Jammu where in all officers of police, army, […]
Punjab govt gives Rs 5 lakh each to families of 4 farmers who died during protest against farm laws
Ludhiana, Jan 21 (PTI) A compensation of Rs 5 lakh each has been given to the families of four farmers from Ludhiana who lost their lives while participating in the ongoing protest against the Centre’s agricultural reforms, a senior officer said on Thursday. Braving cold weather conditions and rain, thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab, […]
China announces sanctions against Pompeo, key Trump officials
Beijing, Jan 21 (PTI) Minutes after Joe Biden was sworn in as the new President of the United States, China imposed sanctions against former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and 27 others associated with the previous Trump administration for promoting and executing “crazy moves”, which “gravely” undermined its interests. The sanctions were announced late […]
Biden signs 15 executive orders, reversing Trump’s key policies
Washington, Jan 21 (PTI) On day one in office, US President Joe Biden has signed 15 executive orders, reversing some of the key foreign policies and national security decisions of his predecessor Donald Trump. The executive orders ranged from rejoining the Paris agreement on climate change, halting America’s withdrawal from the World Health Organisation, revoking […]
Srinagar shivers as mercury dips to Minus 7 degree Centigrade
Srinagar, January 21: No respite in Srinagar as temperature tumbles again to Minus 7 Centigrade as cold conditions prevail. A MeT official said that again because of Northwesterly colder winds and clear sky, night temperature dipped to minus 7.0 degree centigrade today in Srinagar. Yesterday temperature in Srinagar was recorded minus 6.0 degree centigrade.(GNS)
Biden vows to repair America’s alliances, engage with world once again
Washington, Jan 21 (PTI) US President Joe Biden vowed to repair America’s alliances and engage with the world once again, saying the country has been tested and its people have come out stronger. In his inaugural speech after being sworn in as the 46th President of the United States in a historic but scaled down […]
Think about the commoners
As the Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been giving passengers a tough time and air travel getting out of the reach of even the upper class, the clamor for having an airlines services for Jammu and Srinagar seems to be the need of the hour. Technically speaking the highway has remained closed for most of the […]
The travel woes
K S S Pillai One section of the society that has been badly affected by the outbreak of the current pandemic is the travelling public. Gone are the days when a person could suddenly decide on a journey, pack his bag and proceed to the railway station to catch his train. The worst that could […]
Letter to the Editor
Declare policy on public holidays The Supreme Court has raised questions regarding the Central Government’s policy of declaring a public holiday on a particular day. The Court asked what is the policy framework under which the government announces a public holiday. A PIL complained that the Centre and State governments arbitrarily notify public holidays mainly […]