Saturday, January 22 2005 13:40 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Srinagar: Army Chief General N C Vij's day-long visit to Kashmir today (Jan 22, 2005) has been postponed due to inclement weather in Jammu and Srinagar, a Defence spokesman said in Srinagar.

Due to heavy rains in Jammu and snowfall at Srinagar's old airfield, the Army Chief's visit to Kashmir has been postponed for the time being, the spokesman said.

Gen Vij, who is retiring from service on January 31, will be visiting Kashmir in the next few days, he added.

He is expected to pay a farewell visit to the valley, during which he will discuss the security situation in the state and other allied matters with the field commanders.

Bad weather had yesterday (Jan 21, 2005) forced Vij to cancel a trip to Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri sector in Jammu where Pakistani troops have fired mortar shells in the last three days.