Nowhere in the world airport is closed for 12 days?

I am writing these words from Dubai. I was shocked to hear that the Srinagar International Airport is closing for 12 days on account of runway repairs. I work here as an engineer. I consulted several of my friends in Dubai airport asking them if they had ever closed down the airport for runway repairs More

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Flight shutdown

This refers to the news titled “Flight shutdown unique to Srinagar airport” (GK Aug 25). I get to see my family hardly twice a year and most of the times it’s on Eid. Since Eid falls on 10-11 September, most of the people like me have planned and booked the tickets for home. Going for flights shutdown More

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Airport closure

The decision to close the Srinagar airport for 12 days is nothing but putting ordinary man to trouble. I want to ask the Chief Minister a simple question: why wasn’t such a decision taken when the Amarnath Yatra was on? Now when people have to visit the Valley to observe Eid with their families, the More

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We cheated

This refers to the closure of the airport from 1st to 12th. That is the time when Kashmiris outside come home to celebrate Eid. We are facing a tremendous difficulty as firstly airlines provided us the tickets and now they backtrack. This is a deliberate move to make suffer and punish us for being Kashmiris More

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Govt failure

This refers to news "Srinagar aerodrome closing: CM (GK Aug 28). The Chief Minister has now made it abundantly clear that there is no possibility of airport opening from September 1 to 12. Thus the Head of the State has shown his inability to convince or pursue the Defence Ministry to repair the runway More

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Kunzar episode

We the residents of Kunzar Tanmarg were brutalized by troops. The soldiers barged into our houses and started beating up the inmates without any provocation. Is protesting peacefully a sin? The entire area was terrorized following peaceful protests. It is condemnable that the Jammu and Kashmir government More

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I appreciate

The recent statement by Jam’aat is quite appreciable. That is what we call pragmatism. The organization has rightly asked the Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani to ensure relaxation in the next protest calendar. Students and daily-wagers are suffering. If the agitation continues, people More

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Both responsible

This refers to the ongoing crisis in Kashmir. I strongly condemn the civilian killings at the hands of government forces. But all said and done, our separatists are equally responsible for the mess. Knowing well that innocent lives have been lost, they still continue to issue calendars. They must do More

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Bloodshed everywhere

They claim to heal the wounds, but they actually peel the people off. Isn't this what Indian jackboot is doing? The Apples in autumn will be a little different this year- red inside too, as the summer 2010 is feeding them with the arterial juice of teens. This is Kashmir! They kill the teens in cold More

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Sacking Drabu

By asking the Chairman of the J&K Bank, Dr Haseeb A Drabu to step down, the Jammu and Kashmir government has made it clear that there is no room for competent people in the government. The government should have thought ten times before sacking a top-notch economist like him, who has contributed More

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Unfortunate this

This refers to the news “Govt asks Drabu to step down.” It is a sorry state of affairs that an eminent economist like Dr Haseeb A Drabu was asked to tender his resignation. The state government seems to be frustrated and is therefore taking the anti-people steps. M Shahid Hussain More

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