Kashmir Valley
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Snowfall affects life in Kashmir Valley
News | Jan 18, 2021, 04:40 PM ISTHeavy snowfall in Kashmir has affected life, As most surfaces are covered with snow and water reserves at higher elevations are frozen.
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White blanket of snow covers Kashmir valley
News | Jan 03, 2021, 11:00 PM ISTA blanket of snow covered Kashmir on Sunday as most areas received moderate snowfall.
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Snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir valley
India | Dec 08, 2020, 02:53 PM ISTThe MET Office on Monday issued an 'Orange Colour' weather warning for hilly areas of J-K and Ladakh and said the weather was most likely to deteriorate on Tuesday in both the UTs.
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Top 9 news:Kashmir Valley receives season’s first snowfall
News | Nov 24, 2020, 12:07 PM ISTMost of the plain areas in Kashmir experienced the season’s first snowfall on Monday, even as the higher reaches witnessed heavy precipitation, leading to the closure of Srinagar-Leh road which connects the valley with Ladakh, officials said.
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COVID testing camps in Kashmir Valley bolstering fight against pandemic
News | Sep 18, 2020, 11:29 PM ISTIn its bid to contain the coronavirus pandemic in the Kashmir valley, the Jammu and Kashmir administration is setting up COVID-19 testing camps in rural areas of the union territory.
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Meet talented Kashmiri singer-composer Aisaar Ashiq
Entertainment | Aug 19, 2020, 06:13 PM ISTKashmir Valley is full of talent in all spheres. The youth here are breaking all the ceilings to showcase their flair.
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Six-day lockdown in Kashmir Valley to stem COVID-19 spread
India | Jul 22, 2020, 02:51 PM ISTThe Jammu and Kashmir administration has imposed a six-day complete lockdown across Kashmir Valley, except for Bandipora district, following a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the last three weeks, officials said on Wednesday.
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New varieties of walnut trees introduced in J-K's Budgam
News | Jul 19, 2020, 10:40 AM ISTNew varieties of walnut trees have been introduced by Central Institute of Temperature Horticulture in J-K's Budgam.
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Army running free school for disadvantaged kids in J and K's Ramban amid COVID
News | Jul 08, 2020, 12:22 PM ISTThe Indian Army is running a free school for children of Kashmir valley's Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir amid the coronavirus lockdown.
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Entire Kashmir Valley classified as Red Zone; no relaxations in lockdown
India | May 02, 2020, 10:17 AM ISTThe Union Health Ministry has classified only four districts, Bandipora, Srinagar, Shopian and Anantnag as red zone and one district, Pulwama as the green zone while all other five districts of Kashmir division, Kulgam, Shopian, Budgam, Ganderbal and Baramulla are classified as orange zone.
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Post his meeting with Imran Khan, Trump offers to mediate on Kashmir issue yet again
World | Jan 22, 2020, 07:23 AM ISTAddressing the media with Khan by his side, Trump said: "We are talking about Kashmir and in relation to what is going on with Pakistan and India and if we can help -- we certainly will be helping. We've been following that and watching it very very closely."
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Let it snow: Postcards from Kashmir Valley
India | Dec 22, 2019, 12:20 PM ISTNorthern India is experincing intense cold wave in recent days. While states like Himachal, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir received their share of harsh winter chills, spirit among the locals and tourists are not dampened by it.
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Schools shut, flight operations hit as heavy fog blankets Kashmir
India | Dec 09, 2019, 02:22 PM ISTDivisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan ordered the closure of all government and private primary schools on Monday in view of the adverse weather conditions, the officials said. They said the decision was taken in view of the heavy fog which has been prevailing in the valley for the past few days. A thick layer of fog engulfed most parts of the valley for the fourth consecutive day on Monday, affecting the visibility and causing problems to the people, especially motorists.
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4,000 passports delivered in Kashmir Valley post August 5: Prasad
India | Dec 05, 2019, 09:27 PM ISTPrasad said a total of "16,082 banking transactions with a value of Rs 22.98 crore were done in August and subsequently Rs 94 crore and then Rs 121 crore worth of transactions were done." He said there was no suspension of postal services in Kashmir post August 5.
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European delegation that toured Kashmir was on "private visit" to India: Govt
India | Nov 27, 2019, 04:21 PM IST"There is no scope for any third party role or mediation," the minister said. In the first visit by a foreign delegation, a team of 23 MEPs travelled to Kashmir in October on a two-day visit to have a first-hand assessment of the situation after the state's special status was revoked in August by abrogating Article 370.
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Train services in Kashmir likely to resume from November 17
India | Nov 16, 2019, 02:18 PM ISTTwo trial runs on Srinagar-Banihal railway line were conducted successfully on Saturday, paving the way for resumption of full services in Kashmir Valley from Sunday, more than three months after they were suspended due to security reasons, officials said.
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Rail service in Kashmir resume, mini buses on roads in valley
India | Nov 12, 2019, 01:37 PM ISTRail services in Kashmir resumed on Tuesday – over three months after being suspended due to security reasons in view of the Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370
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Train services in Kashmir Valley to begin from Tuesday: Railways
India | Nov 11, 2019, 06:05 PM ISTThe valley had been under restrictions after August 5, when the Centre revoked the special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated it into union territories.
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Fresh snowfall in parts of Kashmir
India | Nov 09, 2019, 07:21 PM ISTKokernag town in south Kashmir recorded 3.8 mm of snow, while the highway township of Qazigund along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway registered 0.2 mm of snowfall
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Bengalis eager to visit Kashmir valley after lifting of restrictions
India | Oct 13, 2019, 12:12 PM ISTHaving missed out on the opportunity to visit the state during the Durga Puja holidays, travellers from West Bengal are now eager to pack their bags and visit the Valley, officials said.