SRINAGAR — Bone-chilling cold continued across Kashmir on Friday as dense fog made pedestrian and traffic movement difficult in the morning in J&K’s Srinagar city. A thick blanket of fog covered Srinagar city and suburban areas as the unabated cold continued. The Meteorological (MeT) Department statement said, “On January 3, generally cloudy weather with Light […]
SRINAGAR — Fresh snowfall occurred in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday as the cold wave continued unabated across J&K. The Meteorological Department has forecast more rain/snow because of two back-to-back Western Disturbances (WDs) passing over J&K. A MeT department statement said, “Because of a feeble WD, generally cloudy weather with light snowfall at scattered places […]
SRINAGAR — Cold wave tightened its grip on the Kashmir Valley as the Meteorological (MeT) office on Wednesday forecast light snowfall and rain in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. A MeT department statement said, “Two western Disturbances (WD) are passing over J&K in quick succession from 1st January onwards. On 1-2nd Jan […]
SRINAGAR — Cold wave intensified further in Jammu and Kashmir as Srinagar city recorded minus 3.5 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature on Tuesday. The Meteorological (MeT) department has forecast an intense cold wave during the next four to eight days. A MeT department statement said, “Generally cold dry weather conditions on 31st December. Two […]
SRINAGAR — Cold wave conditions intensified in Gulmarg and Pahalgam in Kashmir where mercury plunged several degrees below the freezing point, even as the rest of the Valley experienced extended relief from the harsh winter, officials said on Monday. Gulmarg, a tourist resort town known for skiing activities in north Kashmir, recorded a night temperature […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Centre Srinagar today said that two Western Disturbances (WDs) in quick succession likely to affect Jammu and Kashmir and adjoining parts from January 01 onwards. An official of Meteorological Centre Srinagar told that the weather conditions will likely remain dry from December 29 to 31. He said that two Western Disturbances […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Directorate of Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) demonstrated its commitment to providing uninterrupted healthcare services to patients despite harsh winter conditions. The healthcare institutions across the division provided seamless services with over 23,782 patients were attended to in Outpatient Departments (OPDs), while 1,019 admissions were recorded. In terms of surgeries, 40 major […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In view of prevailing cold weather conditions, the Head of Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar, today issued advisory for general public to stay safe of heart attacks, suffered due to low temperatures. While stating the study of Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the Advisory underlines that 10 […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Centre Srinagar has said the weather is likely to get better by today afternoon, while there are chances of moderate to heavy snow in higher reaches of Jammu & Kashmir from January 3 to 6. An official said that today there will be generally cloudy with intermittent light snow over south […]
SRINAGAR — Heavy snowfall disrupted life across the Valley on Saturday as hundreds of vehicles remained stranded on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway between the Pir Panjal tunnel and Srinagar city. Defying the forecast of light snowfall at isolated places, heavy snowfall started on Friday afternoon and continued till Saturday morning. Due to highly slippery road […]