Kashmir Valley cut off for 2nd day after heavy snowfall

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 13:07

Kashmir Valley was cut off from rest of the country for the second consecutive day on Wednesady as the air traffic to and fro Srinagar Airport remained suspended while the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was closed due to yesterday`s heavy snowfall.

Youths demanding salaries hit roads, dozens detained

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 19:32

number of youths, engaged under a centrally-sponsored scheme, Monday blocked the Residency Road in the heart of the city protesting what they alleged failure of the government to release their salaries.

Mercury dips further in Kashmir and Ladakh regions

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 12:27

The minimum temperatures across Kashmir and Ladakh regions were in the downward spiral as several places, including Srinagar city, recorded the coldest night of the season, a MeT Department official said today.

One BSF jawan dies, another untraceable after falling in gorge

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 14:06

A BSF jawan died and another went missing after they slipped from a mountain ridge in Macchil sector near Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, a senior official of the force said today.

Kashmir Valley shivers, -15 degrees in Leh

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 12:50

The Kashmir Valley recorded freezing night temperature, with Leh town being the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir at minus 15 degrees Celsius, officials said.

North India shivers

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 21:37

Large swathes of North India bore the brunt of cold wave and icy winds as temperature in several parts of the region breached the sub-zero level, with Leh in Jammu and Kashmir witnessing the coldest day of the season.

Gulmarg records season`s coldest night

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 12:31

The night temperature dropped to minus 9.3 degrees Celsius in north Kashmir`s Gulmarg - a ski resort - the lowest recorded in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.

Avalanche warning issued in Kashmir

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 23:01

Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir issued avalanche warnings for residents of the Keran and Sonamarg areas and asked the people not to venture out of their homes at night.

Snowfall unlikely in Kashmir over next six days

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 13:55

The weather office here said on Tuesday that there is little chance of snowfall in the Kashmir Valley during the next six days.

Jammu-Srinagar NH reopened for one-way traffic

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 13:22

The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, the only surface link between Kashmir and the rest of the country, was Tuesday reopened for one-way traffic after a two-day long closure due to heavy snowfall and slippery conditions.

One-way traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway from Tuesday

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 00:11

Due to slippery conditions, traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway will be allowed to move in one direction only every alternate day till further orders starting Tuesday, authorities said.

Jammu-Srinagar highway closed for vehicular traffic due to snowfall

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 15:40

The 300-km-long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, the only surface link between Kashmir and rest of the country, was closed for vehicular traffic for second consecutive day today, due to snowfall and slippery conditions.