SRINAGAR — Minimum temperature dropped several notches below the freezing point in Kashmir on Monday as intense cold affected life in J&K. The minimum temperature was minus 5.1 degrees Celsius in Srinagar city while it was minus 6.5 and minus 8.4 in Gulmarg and Pahalgam respectively. Jammu city had 7.2 degrees Celsius, Katra town 6, […]
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Cold wave grips Kashmir as MeT forecasts light snow, rain during next 24 hours
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 […]
Cold wave intensifies in Gulmarg, Pahalgam; relief from harsh winter in rest of Valley
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 […]