Kashmir reels under Heat Wave; Two-day wet spell from Tuesday predicts MeT

Kashmir reels under Heat Wave; Two-day wet spell from Tuesday predicts MeT

The Kashmir Valley continues to remain in the grip of a heat wave, even as the mercury dipped a little and settled at 33.4 degree Celsius, officials said. The weather remained mainly hot in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours and the Met Department forecast on Saturday that hot and mainly dry weather is likely to continue in the next 24 hours. “Current heatwave is expected to break on July 4 as light to moderate rain is likely to occur on July 4 and 5,” a department official…

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5 Pilgrims died while over 40000 devotees visit holy cave shrine so far

5 Pilgrims died while over 40000 devotees visit holy cave shrine so far

Five pilgrims have died since the commencement of the Amarnath Yatra this year, even as over 40,000 devotees have so far visited the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Sunday. A pilgrim by the name Virinder Gupta is missing from the yatra’s Chandanwari-Sheshnag route, they said. Of the five deceased, three passed away due to cardiac arrests: Jai Prakash from Delhi died at Chandanwari, Devender Tayal (53) from Bareily collapsed at Lower Cave and Lipo Sharma (40) from Bihar died at Qazigund camp, the officials said.…

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J&K Policeman injured after unknown gunmen shot at him in Anantnag

J&K Policeman injured after unknown gunmen shot at him in Anantnag

Terrorists shot at and injured a policeman in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. The attack on Constable Firdous Ahmad took place at his Hugam area home around 7.30 pm in Srigufwara of the south Kashmir district, they said. The officials said the injured cop was rushed to the Srigufwara hospital, from where he was referred to the Army’s 92 Base Hospital here. The area has been cordoned off and a hunt launched to nab the attackers, they said.

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