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NEW DELHI: One of the two last remaining Centaur Hotels – the brand run by Hotel Corp of India, a subsidiary of erstwhile state-owned Air India – has found a saviour and is now looking at a fresh lease of life in a new avatar. The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts has taken over the…
Srinagar: Chillai Kalan, the harshest 40-day phase of winter in Kashmir, ended on Friday, but the valley is likely to witness more snowfall and light rain from Sunday, with IMD forecasting possible avalanches in snow-bound areas and advising locals to halt farming operations for seven days.Snowfall and light rain are likely in higher reaches for…
SRINAGAR: An avalanche hit Sonamarg tourist resort in Jammu and Kashmir late Tuesday night, but there was no loss of life, officials said.They said the avalanche hit Sonamarg resort in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district at 10.12 pm on Tuesday, according to news agency PTI. The massive avalanche was caught on CCTV camera, showing snow engulfing…
SRINAGAR: White rooftops, silent runways, locked highways. Fresh snowfall swept Kashmir valley Tuesday, shutting the Srinagar–Jammu national highway, cancelling all flights and stranding hundreds of tourists — but residents and visitors celebrated Srinagar’s first white morning of the season. Kashmir’s winter returned with force, reminding why snow in the region stops life and steals hearts.A…
SRINAGAR: Flight operations at Srinagar International Airport were suspended on Tuesday after continuous snowfall rendered the runway unsafe, officials said. An Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said adverse weather conditions and persistent snowfall in Srinagar forced the cancellation of all arrivals and departures in the interest of passenger safety. “The runway is currently not…
Kashmir wore a fresh blanket of snow on Tuesday as renewed snowfall across the Valley forced the closure of the Srinagar–Jammu national highway and disrupted flight operations.Flight operations at Srinagar International Airport were suspended on Tuesday after continuous snowfall and adverse weather conditions rendered the runway unsafe for aircraft movement, officials said.Airport authorities confirmed that…
NEW DELHI: Flight operations at Srinagar were temporarily suspended on Thursday due to snowfall, with both arrivals and departures put on hold, airlines said.In an advisory to passengers, the airline said the suspension could lead to extended wait times, both onboard aircraft and at the airport, as weather conditions continued to affect operations. It added…
SRINAGAR: A video showing bare-chested youths dancing to the peppy Haryanvi song ‘Jaata Ka Chhora’, waving hookahs amid the snow-covered, picturesque landscape of Sonmarg, has triggered widespread outrage across the Valley. The visuals, which quickly went viral on social media, have drawn sharp criticism from political leaders and civil society, who termed the act provocative,…
SRINAGAR: Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) has written to Union home minister Amit Shah seeking a “strict” anti-conversion law in the Union territory forthwith, flagging potential threats of communal violence in the strategically sensitive border region.While the letter didn’t specify the immediate reason for the demand, it came amid reports that a Buddhist girl from Zanskar…
SRINAGAR: J&K Police have handed over to the wildlife department a pigeon examined Saturday for carrying coded markings, as they found nothing suspicious about it.On Jan 10, a 13-year-old boy from Kharah village in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu, close to the International Border (IB), spotted the pigeon and caught it after noticing unusual stamped…
