Kashmir
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Post-snowfall restoration work underway in Kashmir valley: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said post-snowfall restoration work in the valley was underway in full swing and being closely monitored. The Kashmir valley and some areas…
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Night temperature dips in Kashmir valley
Srinagar: The night temperature in the valley dipped sharply, with Kokernag town in south Kashmir freezing at minus 8.1 degrees Celsius, officials said on Sunday. In Srinagar, the mercury settled at a…
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3 soldiers killed, 2 hurt in Army vehicle accident in Jammu Kashmir
Srinagar: Three Army personnel were killed and two were injured when their vehicle fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, on Saturday, January 4. The Army vehicle skidded off…
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Fog engulfs Srinagar; snowfall likely on weekend in Kashmir
Srinagar: Bone-chilling cold continued across Kashmir on Friday as dense fog made pedestrian and traffic movement difficult in the morning in J&K’s Srinagar city. A thick blanket of fog covered Srinagar city…
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J&K CM Omar Abdullah aims to cut power distribution losses
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said his government will focus on reducing power distribution losses and expediting metering in the union territory to ensure more electricity supply…
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Omar Abdullah hopes PM Modi will send chadar to Ajmer Dargah amid row
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah expressed hope on Thursday, January 2, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would not succumb to pressure from any quarters and continue the yearly tradition…
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J&K: 4 construction firm employees injured in attack on bus by ‘masked men’
Jammu: Four employees of a construction company suffered minor injuries in an attack on a bus that was carrying them to a project site in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Wednesday,…
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MeT department predicts more rain, snow in J&K
Srinagar: Cold wave tightened its grip on the Kashmir Valley as the Meteorological (MeT) office on Wednesday forecast light snowfall and rain in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. A…
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60 percent militants killed in J&K in 2024 were Pakistanis: Army report
Indian security forces have successfully neutralised 75 terrorists during 2024 in Jammu and Kashmir, with nearly 60 per cent of them being Pakistani nationals, India Today reported citing Army officials. The geographical…
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Cold wave grips Gulmarg, Pahalgam; rest of Valley sees relief
Srinagar: Cold wave conditions intensified in Gulmarg and Pahalgam in Kashmir where mercury plunged several degrees below the freezing point, even as the rest of the Valley experienced extended relief from the…
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Kashmir likely to get more snow, rain in New Year week
Srinagar: Heavy snowfall and rain disrupted life across Kashmir as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecasted cold, dry weather during the next 72 hours in J&K. Mukhtar Ahmad, Director of the local MeT…
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All flights to Kashmir cancelled due to heavy snowfall, train service restored
Srinagar: Kashmir valley remained snowbound on Friday, December 28, with intermittent snow and rain lashing Jammu and Kashmir during the day. All flights to and from Srinagar International Airport were cancelled, while…
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Kashmiri shawl traders harassed, threatened in Himachal Pradesh
The plight of Kashmiri shawl traders has been in the news after a series of videos emerged on social media platforms showing several groups expressing grievances and alleging widespread harassment from local…
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Video: Amid heavy snowfall in Kashmir, stranded tourists take shelter in mosques
In a remarkable display of compassion, residents of the Ganderbal district’s Gund area in Kashmir Valley demonstrated extraordinary hospitality and opened the doors of their homes and Jamia Masjid (Grand Mosque) for…
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Kashmir Valley gets season’s first snowfall
Srinagar: Several parts of Kashmir received fresh snowfall, including the season’s first in many areas, on Friday, December 27, with a slight increase in the minimum temperatures at most places in the…
