Kashmir Valley receives fresh snowfall

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 12:08

The higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall even as the minimum temperature across the Valley and Ladakh region further fell to settle below the freezing point.

You can be strict but don`t misbehave:Omar`s message to forces

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 16:58

Asking security forces to ensure that human rights of people are respected, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday advised them to differentiate between strictness and misbehaviour while discharging their duties.

Omar Abdullah cuts down on use of official chopper

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 15:39

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has cut down on the use of official helicopter, reducing the expenditure on it by nearly 40 per cent during the 18-month period from March 2012 to September 2013, an RTI reply has revealed.

IAF begins plane service between Jammu-Kargil

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 19:45

IAF on Friday began operating its AN 32 plane services between Kargil and Jammu, ferrying 37 passengers between the two destinations.

J&K: Three sentenced to jail term for negligent driving

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 14:01

A local court has sentenced three men to jail terms for rash and negligent driving which left two persons dead in separate cases in Baramulla district.

Cold wave conditions return to Kashmir

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 13:32

Cold wave conditions returned to Kashmir after a day’s respite as the minimum temperatures in most places in the valley and Ladakh region decreased with the mercury in Srinagar settling below the freezing point.

Some relief from cold in Kashmir Valley

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 12:31

Residents of Jammu and Kashmir got some relief from the cold wave as the night temperatures rose by several degrees across the Valley, except the ski-resort of Gulmarg where minimum temperature dropped by a degree.

Cold wave conditions continue unabated in Kashmir

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 13:03

Cold wave conditions continued unabated in Kashmir Valley as the capital city recorded a further drop in minimum temperature, registering the coldest night of the season so far.

Teacher arrested for rape attempt in Srinagar

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 23:12

A 40-year-old teacher was Saturday arrested here on charges of attempting to rape a girl student, police said.

Fire at Srinagar hospital

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 14:00

Fire broke out Saturday in a block of the bone and joint hospital here but was soon controlled, police said. All the patients were safe.

Srinagar experiences coldest night at minus 3.4 deg C

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 14:19

Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded the coldest night of this winter as mercury across the Valley fell by around two degrees Thursday night.