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Cold wave intensifies in Kashmir Valley: Pulwama, Shopian witness record -7.4°C temperatures

January 23, 2024 Editor

An official of the Meteorological Department in Srinagar said dry and largely snowless winter in Kashmir had resulted in freezing nights and warmer-than-usual days in the region The day temperature in Srinagar was over 8°C above normal for this time of the year. The Valley has been going through a prolonged dry spell this winter season A 79 per cent deficit in rainfall was recorded in the area during December 2023, whereas there has been no precipitation in most parts of the Valley in the first three weeks of January…

Snow-blanketed Paradise: Sinthan Top Draws Throngs of Tourists

January 18, 2024 Editor

As Kashmir is going through one of its worst dry phases, snow has melted at most places, which usually remained covered under a thick blanket of snow for this time of the year An otherwise off-beat destination, Sinthan Top, a snow-clad mountain peak situated at 12,500 feet, is attracting tourists in hordes as local travel agents redirect the visitors to the spot to experience some snow There is no snow elsewhere in Kashmir in the month of January, but my heart filled with joy when I reached Sinthan Top. —Aslam…

Water Woes Grip Kashmir After 45-Day Dry Spell, Experts Fear ‘Doomsday Scenario’

January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 Editor

Kashmir Gasps for Water: A Valley Parched After 45 Days of Dry Spell By: Javid Amin Srinagar: The vibrant tapestry of Kashmir, usually woven with emerald valleys and snow-capped peaks, currently unravels a different picture. A relentless 45-day dry spell has thrust the region into a dire water crisis, its icy grip squeezing the lifeblood from not just its breathtaking landscapes, but also from the livelihoods and well-being of its people. The Jhelum, Kashmir’s life-giving artery, bleeds at its lowest recorded level in recent memory. Withered to -0.75 feet at…

Thirsty January: No Relief from Dry Spell in Valley Until Next Week

January 15, 2024 Editor

In the wake of harsh winter conditions, the Directorate of School Education, Jammu, has extended the winter vacations for schools located in the summer zone of Jammu Division till January 17 Earlier, the vacations were extended till January 13 as the schools were supposed to open on January 8. “It is further ordered that the timing of the schools shall be from 11 am to 3 pm during the extended vacations,” reads the order Cold wave conditions returned to Kashmir as the mercury plunged several degrees below freezing point after…

Srinagar shrugs off winter chill: City registers second-warmest January day in half a century

January 15, 2024 Editor

According to the meteorological department, Srinagar recorded 15 degree Celsius on January 13, “The all-time record is 17.2 degree Celsius on January 23, 1902,” the department said. Srinagar recorded the second highest temperature in January in 50 years on Saturday. According to the meteorological department, Srinagar recorded 15 degree Celsius on January 13. “The all-time record is 17.2 degree Celsius on January 23, 1902,” the department said. The prolonged dry spells, with no snowfall in plains in Kashmir, has pushed up the temperature at many stations in Kashmir. “Most stations…

Possibility of Light Snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir Due to Western Disturbances

January 13, 2024January 13, 2024 Editor

As prolonged dry spell in Kashmir continues, the Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid on Friday organised a prayer for its end. A large number of people across the Kashmir valley participated in the prayers The Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid, overseeing the grand mosque of Kashmir in Srinagar, said the prayers were conducted in various mosques, dargahs and shrines as dry weather has impacted lives of people. A feeble western disturbance is likely to affect Jammu and Kashmir with a possibility of light snowfall over isolated places in the higher reaches, according to…

Political Groups, Individuals Renew Fight for Autonomy: Review Petitions Filed on Article 370

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 Editor

A month after a five-judge Constitution Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud upheld the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, several petitioners filed petitions in the Supreme Court seeking review of the December 11, 2023 historic verdict. In a unanimous verdict, a five-judge Constitution Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud had ruled that Article 370 of the Constitution was a temporary provision and the President had the power to abrogate the provision which…

‘Irony of All Ironies’: Omar Abdullah on Absence of J&K Elections

January 11, 2024 Editor

J&K has been without an elected government since June 2018 when the Peoples Democratic Party-Bharatiya Janata Party regime fell as the latter withdrew support from the alliance National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said while India is mother of democracy, “it was not reflecting in J&K”, hinting towards the “delay” in assembly and local body polls. Almost all the political parties in J&K have been strongly demanding assembly polls in the UT. J&K has been without an elected government since June 2018 when the Peoples Democratic Party-Bharatiya Janata Party…

Kashmir’s Last Elected Local Officials Depart, Leaving Power Vacuum

January 10, 2024January 10, 2024 Editor

In the absence of an elected government in the erstwhile state for more than five years, Panchayats-elected local bodies were the only democratic institutions functional in the region. The curtain falls on the last vestige of elected representatives in Jammu and Kashmir as the term of over 28,000 panchayat members ended today with no fresh elections in sight. In the absence of an elected government in the erstwhile state for more than five years, Panchayats-elected local bodies were the only democratic institutions functional in the region. The administration of the…

‘Not Our Baby’: Kashmir Politician Distancing Party from Article 370

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 Editor

'Not Our Baby': Kashmir Politician Farooq Abdullah Distancing Party from Article 370

Abdullah claimed that Maharaja Hari Singh “never” wanted to merge J&K with Pakistan or India, and wanted his princely state to be an independent region National Conference president and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that “the National Conference did not bring Article 370” and claimed “it was introduced by Maharaja Hari Singh in 1927 to protect the poor people of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from the people of Punjab, who would have settled here taking away their lands and jobs”. Abdullah claimed that Maharaja Hari…