Category: Kashmir

  • Minimum Temperatures Recorded Today

    Minimum Temperatures Recorded Today

    Kashmir Region: Srinagar = 0.2°CQazigund = 0.2°CPahalgam = -1.6°CKupwara = -2.4°CKokernag = 0.8°CGulmarg = -4.5°CPampore = -1.6°CSrinagar Airport = -1.2°CAwantipora = -0.2°CBudgam = -0.4°CAnantnag = -0.3°CBaramulla = -0.7°CBandipora = 0.2°CPulwama = -3.4°CShopian = -2.5°CKulgam = 0.9°CGanderbal = -0.1°CSonamarg = -4.7°CZojila Pass = NAZethan Rafiabad = -1.5°C Jammu Region: Jammu = 10.0°CBanihal = 3.8°CBatote = 6.1°CKatra…

  • Night Vigil Intensified Across Srinagar Ahead of R-Day

    Night Vigil Intensified Across Srinagar Ahead of R-Day

    Srinagar, Dec 25. Security agencies have intensified night vigil across Srinagar, with joint teams of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Central Reserve Police Force and Special Operations Group conducting night-time checking at important locations in the city. The heightened night vigil follows a security review meeting chaired by the Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, V…

  • Repeated Bear Sightings in Srinagar Trigger Alert.

    Repeated Bear Sightings in Srinagar Trigger Alert.

    Srinagar, Dec 25. Panic and concern gripped parts of Srinagar after a bear was spotted at two different locations over the last two days, prompting the Wildlife Department to issue an alert and step up monitoring efforts. According to officials, the bear was sighted yesterday within the premises of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences at…

  • Pulwama man found dead in houseboat at…..

    Pulwama man found dead in houseboat at…..

    Man from Pulwama district was found dead inside a houseboat in the Amira Kadal area of Srinagar on Thursday morning, officials said. An official told that the body of the man was found inside a houseboat moored along the Jhelum River at Amira Kadal under mysterious circumstances.He said police were informed immediately after the discovery,…

  • Unidentified Man Found Dead in Srinagar

    Unidentified Man Found Dead in Srinagar

    Srinagar, Dec 25 : An unidentified man was found lying unconscious on the roadside near LD Hospital in Srinagar on Thursday morning and was later declared dead at the hospital, officials said. An official told the news agency a police team brought the man, believed to be around 45 years old, to SMHS Hospital, where…

  • Cold wave continues across Kashmir, Sonamarg records at minus 7.3°C

    Cold wave continues across Kashmir, Sonamarg records at minus 7.3°C

    Several parts of Kashmir experienced sub-zero minimum temperatures on Thursday, with Sonamarg emerging as the coldest place in the Valley at minus 7.3 degrees Celsius, according to data.Gulmarg recorded a minimum of minus 5.4 degrees Celsius, while Pahalgam registered minus 4.4 degrees Celsius.Shopian and Pulwama recorded minimum temperatures of minus 4.0 degrees Celsius and minus…

  • Ten charred to d€ath in sleeper bus-truck collision in….

    Ten charred to d€ath in sleeper bus-truck collision in….

    Chitradurga, Dec 25: At least 10 people were charred to death, and several others sustained injuries after a private sleeper bus collided with a truck in the early hours of Thursday in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district, triggering a massive fire that left the bus completely charred.The accident took place near Gorlathu village in Hiriyur taluk, where…

  • Snowfall, festive season signal winter tourism revival in Kashmir

    Snowfall, festive season signal winter tourism revival in Kashmir

    Kashmir’s winter tourism is showing signs of recovery as tourists return to Gulmarg and Srinagar ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations, encouraged by fresh snowfall and improved travel sentiment. Popular destinations that remained relatively quiet for much of the season are once again witnessing movement, bringing cautious optimism to those dependent on tourism for…

  • Minimum Temperatures Recorded Today

    Minimum Temperatures Recorded Today

    Kashmir Region: Srinagar = -2.2°CQazigund = -1.8°CPahalgam = -4.4°CKupwara = -2.0°CKokernag = -0.7°CGulmarg = -5.4°CPampore = -2.5°CSrinagar Airport = -3.4°CAwantipora = -1.6°CBudgam = -2.3°CAnantnag = -2.7°CBaramulla = -0.9°CBandipora = -1.4°CPulwama = -3.8°CShopian = -4.0°CKulgam = -0.5°CGanderbal = -1.5°CSonamarg = -7.3°CZojila Pass = NAZethan Rafiabad = -3.2°C Jammu Region: Jammu = 8.1°CBanihal = 4.8°CBatote = 4.7°CKatra…

  • J&K Govt Approves 18 Percent Hike in Public Transport Fares From January 2026

    J&K Govt Approves 18 Percent Hike in Public Transport Fares From January 2026

    Srinagar, Dec 24 : The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved an 18 percent increase in public transport fares, with effect from January 1, 2026. The decision was taken at a high level meeting chaired by Principal Secretary to the Government, Finance Department, Santosh D. Vaidhya. The meeting was attended by Secretary Transport Avny Lavasa,…