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Scorching Silence: Jammu & Kashmir’s Heatwave Sparks Climate Alarm, Health Fears, and Early Summer Break Plans

June 12, 2025 Editor

A Region Unprepared for the Heat Srinagar | 12 June 2025 The Himalayan beauty of Jammu & Kashmir has long been celebrated as India’s summer escape. Snow-capped peaks, flowing streams, and pine-scented breezes define the region’s identity. But something has changed. June 2025 has turned this paradise into a furnace, pushing temperatures to dangerous levels and leaving residents gasping for relief. From bustling Jammu city to the quiet lanes of Kupwara, an intense heatwave in Jammu & Kashmir is forcing schools to reconsider their calendars, farmers to rethink their work…

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…