Snowfall keeps foiling efforts to restore services

Snowfall keeps foiling efforts to restore services

Roads, power, water services all disrupted despite men and machinery on the job; IMD predicts dry weather from today afternoon Srinagar: The “heavy to very heavy” snowfall in Kashmir, which started on Sunday, is likely to end by Wednesday afternoon, the meteorological office said, after which the weather is likely to remain dry for the […]

No way in, no way out of Kashmir

No way in, no way out of Kashmir

Airport, highway shut, more snowfall expected Srinagar: Even as the weather department forecast “heavy” snow from Monday evening in Kashmir, the valley was already cut off from the world with both air and road traffic shut for the second consecutive day on Monday. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) and its local Jammu and Kashmir office […]

Snowfall arrives early, and may last longer, than forecast

Snowfall arrives early, and may last longer, than forecast

Srinagar: Snowfall on Sunday left entire Kashmir valley under its white carpet. The upper reaches as well as plains received moderate to heavy snowfall, which disrupted both surface and air connectivity, while the weather office predicted snowfall to continue for next two days. Earlier, the Indian Metrological Department (IMD) along with its Jammu and Kashmir […]

Leopard caught in Bagh-e-Mehtab by wildlife team

Leopard caught in Bagh-e-Mehtab by wildlife team

Srinagar: Five days after it arrived and began roaming around in Bagh-e-Mehtab locality of Srinagar, the elusive leopard was finally captured by the wildlife department on Saturday. The leopard was first seen in Bagh-e-Mehtab area on Tuesday. A sense of fear had since gripped the local residents and officials of the wildlife department had been […]

Snow, rain forecast for Monday & Tuesday while mercury dips further

Snow, rain forecast for Monday & Tuesday while mercury dips further

Srinagar: While Kashmir valley reels under sub-zero temperatures, the meteorological (MeT) department on Thursday predicted widespread snowfall and rainfall across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh for two days at the beginning of next week, starting Monday. MeT officials said that moderate snowfall in higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh is likely while the […]

Families raise public outcry: Slain youths were no militants

Families raise public outcry: Slain youths were no militants

Is this the Governor Raj? I swear on Almighty, I had tea with him yesterday: Ajaz’s grandfather Srinagar: The families of the three youths killed by government forces in a gunfight at Lawaypora area on Srinagar outskirts on Wednesday gathered outside the Police Control Room (PCR) Srinagar and denied that the youths were militants. They […]

Snowfall again across Kashmir, but no more this week

Snowfall again across Kashmir, but no more this week

Traffic to be allowed from Srinagar towards both Jammu and Kargil today Srinagar: As New Year’s eve drew closer, the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir received fresh snowfall while the plains of Kashmir valley received light snowfall on Tuesday, leaving the entire valley carpeted with fresh snow. The snowfall on Tuesday marked the second […]

Temperatures rise across Kashmir, highway likely to be open

Temperatures rise across Kashmir, highway likely to be open

Light motor vehicles from Jammu to Srinagar to be allowed today, but only stranded heavy vehicles Srinagar: With cloud cover and snowfall in some parts of Kashmir valley, the minimum temperatures witnessed a considerable rise on Monday after remaining under the freezing mark for the past two weeks. MeT officials said that the minimum temperature […]

BJP mocks ‘Gupkar Gang’, says lotus has bloomed in J&K

BJP mocks ‘Gupkar Gang’, says lotus has bloomed in J&K

Srinagar: Taking a dig at the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said that the alliance had failed to woo voters despite ruling J&K for three generations, while the saffron party had bloomed and emerged at the top in the District Development Council (DDC) polls. BJP National General […]

110 seats to Gupkar Alliance, 75 to BJP, 50 to Independents

Srinagar: Except for Drugmalla constituency in Kupwara district and Hajin-A constituency in Bandipora district, results of 278 of the 280 DDC seats in J&K were declared on Wednesday. The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) won the maximum seats at 110, the BJP won the majority of seats in Jammu region at 72, and Independents […]

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