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 […]
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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 […]
Dry Weather Expected For Next 10 Days As Rains, Snow Stops In J&K, Ladakh: MeT
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 […]
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 […]
