SRINAGAR — Weatherman on Monday forecast mainly dry weather for next ten days with possibility of light rain and snow around December 8-9 at some places in Jammu and Kashmir. “As expected, weather has improved and is mainly clear in all districts,” an official of the meteorological department here said. Regarding forecast for next ten […]
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BOSE Directs All Schools in J&K, Ladakh Not To Use Contentious Class 7 Book
SRINAGAR — Board of School Education has directed all schools in Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh not to use the contentious class 7 ‘History and Civics’ textbook over the depiction of last messenger of Islam. “All the schools of UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh affiliated either with CBSE, JKBOSE or […]
Kashmir, Ladakh Under Deep Freeze; Srinagar Records Season’s 2nd Coldest Night
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Valley and Ladakh continued to reel under freezing temperatures with Srinagar recording the second night on Friday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded minus 2.4°C against previous night’s minus 1.8°C. It was second coldest night after December 1 when mercury fell to 2.5°C, lowest temperature recorded this season. […]
Freezing Conditions Continue In Kashmir, Ladakh
SRINAGAR — Kashmir and Ladakh continued to reel under sub zero temperatures with famous Pahalgam resort remaining the coldest place in the Valley on Thursday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded minus 1.8°C against previous night’s minus 2.5°C which was lowest temperature recorded this season. Qazigund recorded minimum temperature of minus […]
Ladakh Buddhist Association writes to LG, seeks action against Muslim youth for marrying to Buddhist girl
ZANSKAR — Ladakh Buddhist Association has threatened to create a stir in the region in case alleged conversion of a Buddhist girl to Muslim should not be stopped. The Association has written to LG Ladakh Radha Krishna Mathur alleging that a Muslim youth from Padum Zanskar has what they call ‘forcibly’ married to a Buddhist […]
Night temperature drops below zero in Kashmir; Drass freezes at minus 12 degrees Celsius
SRINAGAR — Night temperatures throughout the Kashmir Valley dropped below the freezing point on Saturday while at minus 12.0 degrees Celsius, Drass town of Ladakh remained the coldest. An official of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said, “Due to clear night sky, minimum temperatures throughout the Valley dropped below the freezing point today. “Srinagar had minus […]
Mohan Lal, Mohd Akram Chowdhary appointed judges of High Court of J&K and Ladakh
SRINAGAR — The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Mohan Lal and Mohd Akram Chowdhary as judges of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. As per an order issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, Lal’s and Chowdhary’s appointment had been made by the President under clause (1) of […]
Unemployed youth hold protest in Leh, demand recruitment
LEH — More than a year after the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, the youth of Ladakh continue to protest against the authorities in the region for failing to hold any recruitment process. The unemployed youth and the support gained by them from different organizations blamed the […]
President Ram Nath Kovind pays homage to 1999 war heroes in Leh
KARGIL — The president of India Ram Nath Kovind Friday concluded his two days visit to J&K and Ladakh during which he paid tributes to the 1999 Kargil war heroes, interacted with forces, and performed Sindhu Darshan at Leh. The president on Thursday commenced his two days visit to the twin Union Territories, including Ladakh […]
ITBP climbers summit twin peaks in eastern Ladakh
NEW DELHI — Mountaineers of the border guarding force ITBP have summited twin peaks located in the eastern Ladakh region, a senior officer said on Saturday. The mountains are located at the heights of 6,250 metres and 6,099 metres and they were conquered on October 6 by a team of 20 mountaineers led by ITBP […]