SRINAGAR — Surinder Singh Channi, Vice President of Jammu and Kashmir Congress, has expressed his appreciation for the dedicated efforts of the district administration of Pulwama, Tral, and Awantipora in ensuring the smooth clearance of snow following the recent snowfall. He commended the prompt actions taken by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Pulwama, Additional Deputy Commissioner […]
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Snow strands hundreds of commuters in Banihal; for some it’s cricket all right
BANIHAL — Stuck in snow, while many sulked, some chose to allay their hardships by playing cricket inside the out-of-bounds 8.5-km Navyug Tunnel in Kashmir. Heavy snowfall has stranded hundreds of commuters on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway. Many spent the night inside their vehicles in the freezing temperature and demanded a fast reopening of the […]
Omar Abdullah inspects facilities at Ganderbal hospital post snowfall
GANDERBAL (KIMS) — Following heavy snowfall across the Kashmir Valley, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today visited District Hospital Ganderbal and assessed the facilities and services available to patients during the inclement weather. During his visit, the Chief Minister inspected various units of the hospital and reviewed the availability of essential medicines, staff on duty and […]
CM chairs meeting to review snow clearance, restoration of power & water supply across J&K
GANDERBAL (KIMS) — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah convened a video conference meeting with all district across Jammu and Kashmir to review snow clearance operations and restoration of essential services following heavy snowfall in the Kashmir Valley. The meeting held at the video conference hall in Ganderbal, was attended in person by Advisor to the CM […]
Amid heavy snowfall stranded tourists find shelter in mosque in Ganderbal
SRINAGAR — In a heartwarming display of Kashmiri hospitality, locals in Gund, on the Srinagar-Sonamarg highway, opened the doors of a mosque to shelter a group of travellers stranded due to heavy snowfall. A dozen tourists from Punjab found themselves caught in the snowfall on Friday while returning from the Sonamarg area, officials said Their […]
350 vehicles stuck along Srinagar-Jammu National Highway: IGP Traffic
SRINAGAR — At least 350 vehicles have been stuck along the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway after the fresh snowfall forced the closure of the only road, connecting the Valley with the rest of the country. Following inclement weather conditions, authorities suspended the traffic on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. Talking exclusively to the news agency Kashmir News Observer, […]
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 […]
Police rescued six persons stranded in snowfall on Mughal Road in Poonch
POONCH — Six people stranded amid heavy snowfall on the Mughal Road in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir were rescued by police, officials said on Saturday. On Friday night, two vehicles going from Shopian to Surankote got stuck in the snow at Chattapani, leaving their occupants stranded in challenging weather conditions, police said. They […]
Train services suspended on Banihal-Baramulla section due to snow accumulation
BANIHAL — Train services on the Banihal-Baramulla section were suspended on Saturday due to heavy snow accumulation on the track, railway officials said. Efforts to clear the track are underway. Due to heavy snow accumulation on the track and continuous snowfall, train services on the Banihal-Baramulla section will remain suspended up to 1 pm on […]
CM directs officials to facilitate people stranded on Srinagar-Jammu highway
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday directed officials to facilitate people stranded on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway due to snowfall. Several vehicles were stranded on the highway — the only all-weather road link between the valley and the rest of the country — due to the snowfall. “Just spoke to DC […]









