Currently, weather is generally cloudy in both UTs with No report of snowfall from anywhere. Forecast Jammu: Light to Moderate Rain Very Likely from later tonight and tomorrow (27th) with light to Moderate snowfall over places like Doda-Kistawar, Jawahar Tunnel(Top), Pirpanjal etc. Kashmir: Light to Moderate Snow(2-3 Inches) in plains and Moderate snow(5-6 Inches) over […]
Ladakh
Bookings for Kargil air courier service to go online; to start after Srinagar-Leh highway closes
LEH — Online booking, check-in and issuing of boarding passes have been introduced for a key air courier service that serves the people of Kargil once the strategic 434-km Srinagar-Leh national highway closes in winter months, officials said on Saturday. The subsidised AN-32 Kargil Courier Air Service, provided by the Indian Air Force, is operated […]
Intense cold conditions prevail in J&K, Ladakh
SRINAGAR — Intense cold conditions prevailed in J&K and Ladakh with Srinagar recording a low of minus 3.8°C on Friday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that the mercury in the summer capital was down from previous night by 1.8°C and overall it was below 2.3°C than than the normal for this time of […]
Season’s Coldest Night In Srinagar As MeT Warns ‘Further Fall’ In Mercury In J&K, Ladakh
SRINAGAR — Cold conditions intensified in J&K and Ladakh as Srinagar had coldest night of the season with mercury plunging to minus 3.9°C. The weatherman has forecast dry weather till December 23 with “further fall” in mercury in coming days and predicted “white Christmas” in J&K and Ladakh. A meteorological department official here told GNS […]
Ladakh gets its first-ever FM radio station
LEH — Ladakh on Tuesday got its first ever FM radio station in its capital city Leh, officials said. Advisor Ladakh, Umang Narula launched the first-ever Top FM radio in Leh, they said. The frequency for Leh & Kargil will be 91.1 FM and it will cover 50 kilometres aerial distance in radius, they said. […]
Cold conditions prevail in J&K, Ladakh
SRINAGAR — As intense cold conditions prevailed in J&K and Ladakh, weatherman on Tuesday said that it was part of the winter even as he ruled out severe weather in coming days. “Weather is most likely to remain partly to generally cloudy during December 14-15th in Jammu & Kashmir. There’s possibility of light to moderate […]
Intense cold conditions unabated in Kashmir, Ladakh
SRINAGAR — Intense cold conditions continued in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.5 degrees Celsius. A meteorological department official here told GNS that the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, was 2.5 degrees Celsius below the normal for this time of the year. […]
Intense Cold Conditions Continue Across Kashmir, Ladakh
SRINAGAR — Intense cold conditions continued in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Sunday as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.0°C. A meteorological department official here told GNS that the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, was two degrees Celsius below the normal for this time of the year. However today […]
Srinagar Records Season’s Coldest Night As Freezing Conditions Grip Kashmir, Ladakh
SRINAGAR — Intense cold continued in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Friday as Srinagar had coldest night of the season with mercury plummeting to minus 2.6°C. A meteorological department official here told GNS that the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, was below two degrees than the normal for this time […]
Kashmir, Ladakh continue to reel under intense cold
SRINAGAR — Amid clear skies, Kashmir Valley and Ladakh recorded freezing cold conditions with the world-famous skiing resort of Gulmarg recording minus minimum of 7.0°C while Drass in Ladakh had the season’s coldest night at minus 18.4°C. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar, the summer capital of JK, recorded a minimum of minus 1.4°C […]