ANANTNAG (KIMS) — At least nine passengers who were stranded at Sinthan Top in Anantnag district of South Kashmir due to heavy snowfall were successfully rescued, police said on Friday. The incident occurred when a vehicle (Tavera) traveling from Kishtwar to Daksum skidded into a water drain at Sinthan Top, leaving its occupants stranded in […]
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. […]
JAMMU — Following fresh snowfall on Monday, Mughal road has been temporarily closed for precautionary measures. Officials said that Mughal road, connecting Shopian with Rajouri-Poonch districts was closed following the snowfall for precautionary measures. He said that Traffic movement has been stopped on Mughal Road due to fresh snowfall. People are advised to avoid travelling […]
SRINAGAR — Fresh snowfall was recorded in many places, including the tourist towns, in the higher reaches of Kashmir on Saturday despite the night temperature settling above freezing point at most locations, officials said. Many places in the higher reaches of Kashmir experienced fresh snowfall under the influence of a western disturbance, they said. The […]
SRINAGAR — Light intermittent snowfall continued in some of the higher reaches of Kashmir, resulting in the closure of vital routes in the upper areas of the valley, officials said on Tuesday. The season’s first snowfall in Kashmir, which began on Monday, continued at many places during the night, the officials said. They said reports […]
SRINAGAR — Twenty civilian vehicles stuck due to heavy snowfall in Razdan Pass of Jammu & Kashmir’s Bandipora district were rescued on Tuesday in a night-long operation by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO). Officials said 20 civilian vehicles on way to Gurez were stuck due to heavy snowfall and poor visibility at Razdan Pass. Razdan […]
SRINAGAR — Higher reaches of Kashmir on Monday received the season’s first snowfall while plains were lashed by rains, ending a month-long dry spell in the valley, officials said. Affarwat in Gulmarg area of Baramulla district and Sadhna Top in Kupwara district received light snowfall, they said. Reports of snowfall were received from uninhabited mountainous […]
SRINAGAR — The historic Mughal road was closed for traffic on Monday after fresh snowfall along the historic thoroughfare. A police official said the road was closed for traffic after snowfall in the Pir Ki Gali area. He said the traffic was halted as a precautionary measure to prevent any untoward incidents.
SRINAGAR — Several places in the higher reaches of Kashmir on Tuesday received light snowfall and the Meteorological Department has forecast cloudy weather for two days with a possibility of light rain or snow in the upper areas of the valley, officials said here. Some areas like Gurez, in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, and Minimarg, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The weather in Jammu and Kashmir will improve from Wednesday afternoon, the Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. The higher reaches of the Union Territory received heavy snowfall while rains lashed plains during the last 24 hours. “There is possibility of intermittent light to moderate rain and snowfall at most places of Kashmir […]