Srinagar: The minimum temperature again breached the minus 8 mark in Srinagar on Saturday. The night temperature in Srinagar was recorded at minus 8.2 degree centigrade on Saturday. Pertinently, this month minus 8.4 degree Centigrade was recorded after 25 years in Srinagar. GNS Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com
Handwara: The residents of a Handwara village in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday staged a protest against the power development department (PDD) for non availability of electricity in their locality for months. The residents of Ganipora langate Handwara hit the streets on Friday and staged a protest against the PDD and blamed that their […]
Jammu: Indian Army chief General MM Naravane Friday said 300 to 400 militants were ready to infiltrate into this side of J&K. Army chief Naravane was addressing Army Day function in New Delhi. He termed the Chinese aggression in eastern Ladakh as China’s conspiracy to change the status quo. Addressing the gathering, Naravane said that […]
Srinagar: The deep freeze in Kashmir Valley shows no signs of relenting even as a thick layer of fog engulfed Srinagar on Friday. A meteorological department official saod that Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded the minimum temperature of minus 7.6°C, an increase of nearly one degree from the previous night’s minus […]
In absence of natural light, visitors are given torches when there are power cuts Srinagar: When the Shri Pratap Singh (SPS) Museum was shifted to a new building in 2015, it cheered up history lovers who were concerned about the condition of artefacts kept in the old building. However, five years on, the state of […]
BARAMULLA: A school building has been damaged due to wind in border town Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday night. Reports said that there was fast wind in the Uri sector last night due to which a primary school building in Jula village of Uri got completely damaged. They said the rooftop of […]
Srinagar: Three travelers were among 79 fresh novel coronavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. Among the fresh cases, they said, 30 are from Jammu Division and 49 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total tally to 122964. Giving district-wise details, the officials said that Srinagar […]
Srinagar: Due to freezing temperatures many water bodies in the Valley, including the world famous Dal Lake, have frozen. Aamir Ali, Nodal Officer State Emergency Operation Centre, Srinagar, said that moving on this thin layer of ice, particularly on the Dal Lake, is very risky and can result in slips, falls, fractures and fatal injuries. […]
Srinagar: Senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar was on Thursday shifted to hospital for treatment. Naeem has been in detention for the past nearly 20 days at the MLA hostel here. PDP spokesman Najam-u-Saqib said that the detained leader was shifted to Khyber hospital after he developed some health issues. […]
Srinagar: Night temperatures plummeted further across Kashmir Valley with mercury settling at minus 8.4°C in Srinagar, the lowest temperature of the season so far and the coldest January night in the past 25 years, the officials said on Thursday. Director Meteorological Department Sonam Lotus told GNS it was after 25 years that the mercury has […]