Srinagar, Incessant rain in Jammu division and light to moderate fresh snowfall in the Kashmir Valley occurred on Tuesday as the Met forecast improvement from Wednesday onwards. “The western disturbance active over Jammu and Kashmir has resulted in rains in the Jammu division and the snowfall in the valley over[Read More…]
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Low intensity earthquake hits Kashmir
Srinagar, A low intensity earthquake measuring three on the Richter scale hit the Kashmir Valley on Friday, with no reports of casualties or damage. The earthquake occurred at 8.21 a.m. at a depth of 10 km. The epicentre was in the Jammu and Kashmir region, an official of the disaster[Read More…]
Cold wave continues unabated in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, An unabated cold wave continued on Wednesday in the Kashmir Valley, dropping minimum temperatures below the freezing point, the Met office said. The office also forecast a fresh spell of snow and rain across Jammu and Kashmir beginning from Friday. The valley is going through the 40-day long period[Read More…]
Severe cold wave in Kashmir Valley, Ladakh
Srinagar, A severe cold wave tightened its grip over the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region on Monday as temperatures dropped several notches below the freezing point. At minus 24.8 degrees Celsius, Drass town was the coldest in Jammu and Kashmir where even the maximum temperature remained below the freezing[Read More…]
Cold wave returns to Kashmir Valley, Ladakh
Srinagar, After a day’s respite, severe cold wave again gripped the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region on Monday, the Met Office said. An official of the Met department said the minimum temperature was minus 6.6 degree Celsius in Srinagar, while it was minus 5.5 degree Celsius in Pahalgam, and minus[Read More…]
Severe cold wave grips Kashmir Valley, Ladakh
Srinagar, A severe cold wave triggered by the bone chilling night temperature continued unabated in the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region on Saturday, the Met Office said. There was no relief from the intense cold in the valley and the Ladakh region as the temperature dropped several notches below the[Read More…]
Severe cold wave in Kashmir, Ladakh
Srinagar, A severe cold wave lashed Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region on Saturday as Leh recorded minus 15.8 degrees Celius and the Met forecast no change in conditions for at least the next five days till Thursday. “For the next five days we are not expecting any change in[Read More…]
Biting cold sweeps through Kashmir ahead of Chillai Kalan
Srinagar, A day before the 40-day-long period of harsh winter ‘Chillai Kalan’ sets in, biting cold swept the Kashmir Valley on Thursday with further drop in the night temperatures. The ‘Chillai Kalan’ sets each year on December 21 and ends on January 30. Water bodies have already started freezing in[Read More…]
Soldier, 3 militants killed in Kashmir
Srinagar, A soldier and three militants, including the deputy commander of the IS-aligned Ansar Ghazwatul Hind group, were killed in two separate gun battles in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. The soldier and two militants possibly of the Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit were shot dead in Redwani village[Read More…]
Kargil coldest in Kashmir Valley at minus 9 degrees
Srinagar: Kargil town was the coldest in the Kashmir Valley at minus 9 degrees Celsius on Sunday while the minimum temperatures across the region around the freezing point, the weather office said. According to a Met Department official, the minimum temperatures in Leh, Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Srinagar were minus 5.1[Read More…]
Jammu and Kashmir local body polls: 820 polling stations in 321 municipal wards
Srinagar, Oct 7 (IANS) A total of 820 polling stations have been set up in 321 municipal wards for municipal polls starting on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir with 1,204 candidates in the fray but with voter participation uncertain in the Kashmir Valley. Shaleen Kabra, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)[Read More…]
Life derailed in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar: Normal life was derailed in the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday as separatists announced a protest march to Shopian town in solidarity with civilians killed in fighting between militants and security forces. As train services remained suspended for a third consecutive day, the authorities closed all educational institutions and postponed[Read More…]
Tension continues in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar: Heavy deployment of security forces was made in Srinagar and other sensitive places in the Kashmir Valley to maintain peace and law and order, even though the separatists did not call for a shutdown, officials said. The authorities decided to close all educational institutions and postpone exams scheduled for[Read More…]
Guns or Roses – A choice Kashmir has to make
“A stone pelter is pelting stones for his nation.” Farooq Abdullah “Indian government should resume talks with Pakistan or be ready to lose Kashmir.” Farooq Abdullah “Valley is losing faith in Indian Democracy.” Karan Thapar It has become a fashion for the elite intellectuals of India to lambast every policy[Read More…]
‘104 local youths joined militancy in J&K’
Clashes go ‘live’ on Facebook in volatile Kashmir Valley
Video of clashes in Kashmir that starts with sounds of gunfire goes live on the social networking site Facebook. The video starts with the voice of a narrator saying, “Aap ye dekh sakte hain goliyan kaise chal rahi hai. Civilians apni jaan bacha rahe hain… Ek bhaai ko goli lagi[Read More…]