Strikes bring air traffic to standstill in Germany

[ad_1] Berlin: Collective bargaining strikes of public sector employees as well as ground staff and flight control at seven German airports have brought air traffic in the country to a virtual standstill. Around 2,340 flights were to be canceled, affecting almost 300,000 passengers, the German Airports Association (ADV) said, urgingContinue Reading

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: The Chowkibal-Tangdar road re-opened for vehicular movement, on Tuesday, after remaining closed for nearly 9 days due to heavy snowfall and avalanche threat at Sadhna Top. The BEACON authorities made hectic efforts by using its men and machinery to open this road and cleared about 10 feet ofContinue Reading

One-Way Traffic Restored On Srinagar-Jammu Highway

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: One-way traffic movement was restored on Jammu-Srinagar Highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, after remaining closed during the night and several hours on Tuesday morning. Quoting a traffic police official, news agency GNS reported that the single-way traffic was restoredContinue Reading

[ad_1] Srinagar, Feb 10 (GNS):  Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, reopened for stranded traffic on Saturday. Over 1000 light and heavy motor vehicles were stranded on the thoroughfare, officials said. They said that the highway remained closed mainly due to mudslides, shootingContinue Reading

[ad_1] Srinagar, Feb 11 (GNS): After morning hiccups due to snowfall and reduced visibility, flight operations to and fro resumed at Srinagar International airport. While there were no cancellations, the morning delays caused some congestion in the afternoon, officials said.    “Our peak hour passenger capacity is 950. That isContinue Reading