Probe ordered into foreign tourist`s death in J&K avalanche

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 00:10

Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday night ordered a magisterial probe into the cause of death of a Swiss national who was killed in an avalanche while skiing at Gulmarg resort.

No better shooting locale than Kashmir: Kabir Khan

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 08:27

There is no outdoor location in the world more beautiful and enchanting than Kashmir and nothing can beat the magic of Gulmarg in winter, director Kabir Khan said Friday.

Kashmir Valley receives snowfall

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 11:49

The overnight snowfall in Kashmir led to an increase in night temperatures by several notches in most places of the Valley and Ladakh region, giving a brief respite to residents.

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.

North India in grip of intense cold

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 20:16

North India was in the grip of intense cold with 40 days of harshest winter period `Chillai-Kalan` beginning in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday and icy winds sweeping across the plains.

Kashmir mountains receive snowfall

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 15:32

Light to moderate snowfall began Saturday morning in higher reaches of the Valley as the weather office said rain or light snowfall would occur in summer capital till Sunday.

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.

Fresh snowing in higher hills in Kashmir Valley

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 20:16

High altitude areas of Kashmir Valley, including the famous ski resort of Gulmarg, on Wednesday experienced fresh snowfall which ended over a month-long dry spell.

J&K shivers in sub-zero temperatures

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 14:48

Cold wave conditions returned to Jammu and Kashmir as the night temperatures fell several degrees with the minimum in most parts of the Valley settling below the freezing point.

Rain and snow forecast in Kashmir

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 12:20

The weather department has forecast light rain and snow in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir even as night temperatures improved Saturday because of cloud cover.

Gulmarg coldest place in J&K with minus 4.2 deg C

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 12:43

Gulmarg was the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir with the mercury plummeting below the freezing point to settle at a low of minus 4.2 degrees Celsius.

Senior IAS officer arrested in Gulmarg land scam case

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 13:54

Senior IAS officer Baseer Ahmad Khan was Monday arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Organisation for allegedly misusing his official position for illegal transfer of government land in Gulmarg worth crores of rupees.