Mercury plumets after snowfall, Pahalgam freezes at minus 11.9°C, Gulmarg minus 10°C
Srinagar, Feb 5: After the season’s major snowfall, temperature dropped below freezing point in Kashmir valley and most parts of Jammu division on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.4°C against minus 0.7°C on the previous night and it was normal for the summer capital of J&K […]
Road, air traffic hit by snowfall in Kashmir, landslide in Jammu; avalanche warning issued for hills
Jammu/Srinagar: Snowfall across the Kashmir Valley affected normal life on Sunday with all flights cancelled at Srinagar airport, while traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was stopped for nearly four hours following a landslide in Ramban district, officials said. Heavy snowfall was reported in the higher reaches of the valley, while the plains saw […]
Road, air traffic affected by snowfall in Kashmir, avalanche warning issued for hilly areas
Srinagar, Feb 4 (PTI) Snowfall across the Kashmir Valley affected normal life on Sunday with all flights cancelled at Srinagar airport, officials said. The plains of Kashmir saw moderate snowfall, while heavy snowfall has been reported in the higher reaches, they said. Authorities are clearing snow from roads so that vehicular movement is possible, they […]
Police directed to enhance surveillance to thwart attempts to disturb peace in Jammu
Jammu, Feb 4 (PTI) A senior Jammu and Kashmir Police officer has called for enhanced surveillance to thwart anti-national elements’ attempts to disturb the peaceful environment in the Jammu region, an official said on Sunday. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Jammu-Samba-Kathua Range) Sunil Gupta passed the directions during a crime-and-security review meeting at the district […]
Policeman shoots himself dead in Jammu
Jammu, Feb 4 (PTI) A policeman allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle inside a police station here, officials said on Sunday. Selection Grade Constable Iqbal Hussain, a resident of Poonch, was found dead with a bullet injury at police station Nowabad in the city late Saturday night, they said. Prima facie, he used […]
