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 […]
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Weather likely to get better today, more snow expected from January 3-6: MeT
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 […]
Heavy snowfall disrupts life in Valley, hundreds stranded on Jammu-Srinagar NHW
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 […]
Fresh snowfall in parts of Kashmir, weather to remain dry from December 29-31
SRINAGAR — Several parts of Kashmir received fresh snowfall, including the season’s first in many areas, on Friday, with a slight increase in the minimum temperatures at most places in the valley, officials said. A western disturbance hit Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, bringing light snowfall in many areas of the valley, the officials said. […]
MeT forecasts light rain, snowfall in J&K during next 24 hours
SRINAGAR — Intense cold continued in the Valley on Friday as the weather office forecast light rain and snowfall during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. The MeT department officials said that light rain in the plains of Jammu division and snowfall in the higher reaches of the Valley is likely to occur […]
After days of sub-zero temperatures, Dal Lake in Kashmir freezes
SRINAGAR — As night temperatures continued to remain several notches below the freezing point in Kashmir, the famous Dal Lake froze solid at the top on Thursday. The minimum temperature was minus 7 degrees Celsius in Srinagar while it was minus 6 and minus 8.6 in Gulmarg and Pahalgam respectively. Jammu city had 6.6, Katra […]
Intense cold wave conditions in Kashmir, Srinagar records minus 7.3°C
SRINAGAR — Minimum temperatures decreased at most places in Kashmir as the valley continued to reel under intense cold conditions, leading to the freezing of several water bodies and water supply lines in many areas. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 7.3 degrees Celsius on Tuesday night — down from the previous night’s minus 6.6 […]
Jal Shakti department issues advisory to prevent freezing, bursting of water pipes
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Chief Engineer Jal Shakti Department Kashmir today issued a public advisory to prevent freezing & bursting of water pipes in view of prevailing harsh winter conditions. “By following precautions & safety measures, freezing or bursting/leakage of the pipes can be prevented which will ensure a safe and healthy water supply during […]
Srinagar records season’s lowest max temperature, minimum drops to minus 6.6
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Valley froze on Tuesday as the minimum temperature fell to minus 6.6 while the maximum temperature was 2.8 a day earlier. The Meteorological (MeT) department officials said that the maximum temperature of 2.8 recorded on Monday in Srinagar is the lowest maximum recorded so far this season. The narrowing of the gap […]
MeT advises tourist to follow traffic advisory as cold wave grips Kashmir
SRINAGAR — The weather department on Monday advised tourists to follow the advisory issued by the traffic police in view of the sub freezing temperatures and icy conditions over roads of important higher reaches in Kashmir. Intense cold wave conditions persisted in the valley on Monday as minimum temperatures across the region remained several degrees […]