SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The 40-day-long period of harsh winter known as ‘Chillai Kalan’ began on Sunday, bringing rain and snowfall to the Kashmir Valley and ending the long dry spell. Reports said higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir including Sonamarg, Gulmarg and Peer Ki Gali received light snowfall while rain lashed the plains. According to […]
SRINAGAR — The 40-day ‘Chillai Kalan’, considered the harshest period of winter in Kashmir, came to an end on a sunny note on Thursday but overcast conditions towards the end of the day raised hope of some precipitation after a prolonged dry spell. Chillai Kalan, which starts on December 21, is a period when chances […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Saturday forecast light to moderate rain and snowfall at many places of Jammu and Kashmir till February 3. The higher reaches of the Union Territory including Gulmarg, Sonamarg, Peer Ki Gali, Sinthan Top, Razdan Pass, Zojila Pass etc received light snowfall during the last 24 hours. “There […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The 40-day long period of harsh winter known as ‘Chillai Kalan’ begins in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The 40-day long ‘Chillai Kalan starts on December 21, it is followed by a 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ and a 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’. On the first day of ‘Chillai Kalan’, the Summer capital of […]