Month: January 2023

All flights at the Srinagar Airport are delayed due to low visibility after fresh snowfall on Saturday morning. Airport authorities said that flights have been delayed due to inclement weather. They said that operations will commence once the weather improves. Farooq Ahmed, a Delhi-bound passenger told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that the Air Asia flight that was scheduled to leave for Delhi early morning has been delayed, and now it is being informed that it will hit the sky at around 2:30, in case the weather improves. There are hundreds of passengers stranded at the Airport due to delayed flights. Notably, parts of Kashmir Valley experienced light rainfall and snowfall. [KNT]

Sheikh Nadeem A 38-year-old man died after he suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday early morning in south Kashmir's Anantnag district. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that the 38 year old man fell unconscious at home after which be was immediately rushed to District Hospital Anantnag for treatment where doctors decalred him dead on arrival. According to an Hospital official the person was brought dead to the hospital after having suffered cardiopulmonary arrest. “He has been identified as Nazir Ahmad Mir alias Nazir Ashiq (38), Son of Ghulam Nabi Mir a resident of Palpora Dailgam,” officials told The Kashmiriyat. Pertinently twelve people have died after having suffered a cardiac arrested in Kashmir during the last week.  

Raking up a fresh debate over Article 370 and reorganization of Jammu Kashmir State, the Congress party’s chief spokesperson Jairam Ramesh on Friday said bill passed on August 5, 2019 (Jammu Kashmir Reorganization Bill 2019) in the Parliament was not followed in a democratic way and it was ‘forcefully’ imposed. Replying to a question during a presser in Jammu’s Kathua, Ramesh, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said: “Revocation of Article 370 was done in an unconstitutional and undemocratic way because they (BJP) have the majority in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.” Ramesh was speaking to media persons at a press conference at Chadwal village of Kathua district where Rahul Gandhi led Bharat Jodo Yatra is staying for a night. The Congress leader said that there was no discuss...

Lt Governor Manoj Sinha along with Kashmiri Pandits  laid the foundation stone of Transit Accommodation for PM Package Employees at Zewan on Friday, January 20, 2022 The housing colony, under PMDP, is being constructed on 113 Kanals of land by R&B Department. It will have 39 blocks comprising of 936 flats. The Lt Governor interacted with officials at the site and laid emphasis on the timely completion of the project. He said the maximum PM Package employees are based in Srinagar and with the creation of this facility, their housing problem will be solved. Earlier in the month of December, the Lt Governor conducted on-site inspection and took first hand appraisal of the ongoing construction work of Transit Accommodations for PM Package employees at Baramulla and Bandipora. Dr ...

Jammu Kashmir Disaster Management Authority has issued an avalanche warning for at least ten districts for the next 24 hours. The JKDMA, as per GNS, has cautioned that an avalanche with a ‘Low’ Danger Level is likely to occur above 2,500 meters over Bandipora, Baramulla, Ganderbal, and Kupwara district and areas above 2,000 meters in Kulgam and Anantnag districts. Similarly, the Disaster Manager Authority has expressed its apprehension of a ‘Medium’ Danger Level above 2,500 meters over the Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch, and Ramban districts. People living in the notified areas have been advised to take precautions and avoid venturing into avalanche-prone areas._ (GNS)