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  Chillai Kalan in Kashmir: What is the 40-day intense winter that the valley witnesses?

  Travel | December 30, 2024 12:57 IST

  Chillai Kalan is a 40-day period of intense cold which began in Kashmir on December 21 and is likely to end on January 29. During Chillai Kalan, the nights become extremely cold with temperatures plunging to minus degrees. Know here more about Chillai Kalan.

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  Srinagar shivers at minus 5.5 degrees Celsius as 'Chilla-i-Kalan' sets in

  India | December 22, 2022 12:26 IST

  Kashmir Weather News: The meteorological department has forecast mostly dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir till December 24. There is possibility of rains or light snowfall in some parts of Kashmir around Christmas

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  Bone-chilling cold wave in Jammu and Kashmir, snow gives a miss to Chillai Kalan

  India | January 25, 2018 12:54 IST

  The 40-day long period of harsh winter cold known as the 'Chillai Kalan' is barely five days away from its end.

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  Cold wave grips Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh freezes

  India | December 22, 2017 14:13 IST

  Srinagar recorded 2.3 as the minimum temperature while it was minus 4.1 in Pahalgam and minus six in Gulmarg, a Met official said.

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  Chillai Kalan, traditional 40-day long period of harsh winter, begins in Kashmir Valley

  India | December 21, 2017 10:13 IST

  The period known for sub-zero temperatures, frozen lakes and rivers however, started on a gentler note, according to a Met department official.

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  Kashmir valley freezes under 'Chillai Kalan'; Kargil coldest

  India | December 29, 2014 20:08 IST

  Srinagar: A week after the advent of 'Chillai-Kalan'—the 40-day period of harshest winter, the weather in Kashmir valley continues to remain dry and cold with minimum temperatures hovering below the freezing point.Kargil was the coldest