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Govt sounds high alert as heavy snow disrupts traffic across Kashmir Valley

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 Editor

More than 4,000 vehicles are stranded at various places on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway: Officials As snowfall continues in Kashmir, more than 4,000 vehicles are stranded on the national highway at different places after the closure of the Srinagar – Jammu national highway. South Kashmir has received more snow than central and north Kashmir. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more snowfall in southern parts of Kashmir for next two days. “There is a possibility of more snow in Pir Panjal region due to a Western Disturbance. The weather…

New Year with New Hope: Kashmir abuzz with tourists

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021 Editor

After a lull of nearly one-and-a-half years, Kashmir was again abuzz with tourists as thousands of people from different parts of the country descended on the picturesque Gulmarg, Pahalgam, and other areas of the valley for the New Year. After a lull of nearly one-and-a-half years, Kashmir was again abuzz with tourists as thousands of people from different parts of the country descended on the picturesque Gulmarg, Pahalgam, and other areas of the valley for the New Year. As tourist arrivals spiked, the region witnessed huge traffic jams. The situation…

Cold wave tightens grip across Kashmir Valley, Srinagar freezes at -5.9 °C

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 Editor

The cold wave sweeping Kashmir intensified on Thursday as the mercury fell several notches to settle well below the freezing point across the Valley, officials said here. Srinagar city — the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir — recorded a low of minus 5.9 degrees Celsius, which was over three degrees below the previous night’s minus 2.2 degrees Celsius. Gulmarg tourist destination in north Kashmir recorded 10.4 degrees Celsius as against the previous night’s low of minus 11 degrees Celsius, the officials said. They said Gulmarg was the coldest recorded…