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December 4, 2025 11:22 AM

Intense cold wave sweeps across Kashmir; no forecast for snowfall till mid December

An intense cold wave continued to sweep across the Kashmir Valley on Thursday, with minimum temperatures staying several notches below the freezing point. Dense morning fog and clear night skies added to the chill in Srinagar, where pedestrians and ...

November 15, 2025 4:16 PM

Accidental explosion in Srinagar’s Nowgam police station claims nine lives, J&K LG pays visit

Nine people were killed and several others injured in a massive accidental explosion inside the Nowgam Police Station in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district, Jammu and Kashmir DGP Nalin Prabhat said on Saturday. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha v...

November 12, 2025 5:10 PM

Cold wave sweeps Kashmir; Srinagar records coldest night at minus 1.6

Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city witnessed the coldest night of the season on Wednesday as the minimum temperature dropped to minus 1.6 degrees Celsius, while the Pahalgam hill station recorded a low of minus 3.8 degrees. Officials from the Meteo...

October 14, 2025 10:26 AM

India turns spotlight on litany of Pak atrocities on children at UNGA

In a powerful address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Nishikant Dubey, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarian, launched a sharp critique of Pakistan’s human rights violations, particularly its failure ...

September 18, 2025 12:45 PM

Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra resumes after temporary suspension

Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra resumed on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district after being temporarily halted on Wednesday due to inclement weather. The pilgrimage had restarted on September 17 after a 22-day suspension but was briefly halted a...

September 16, 2025 10:32 AM

J&K: Landslide, heavy rainfall severely damages Kotranka-Khawas Road in Rajouri

The recently constructed 32-km Kotranka-Khawas road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district has suffered extensive damage due to persistent heavy rains and landslides over the past two weeks. The road, completed in 2023-24, is a crucial link betwee...

September 8, 2025 1:37 PM

J&K: One terrorist killed in Kulgam encounter

One terrorist was killed in an encounter that broke out on Monday morning in the Guddar forest area of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, the Chinar Corps of the Indian Army said. During the exchange of fire, a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) sustained in...

September 8, 2025 1:20 PM

Vaishno Devi yatra remains suspended for 14th consecutive day

The pilgrimage to the holy shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi remained suspended for the 14th consecutive day on Monday due to adverse weather conditions and multiple landslides in the region. Authorities said persistent rainfall has triggered landslides, ...

September 4, 2025 10:27 AM

Flood wreaks havoc in Jammu, weather likely to improve today

Floods across the Jammu division wreaked havoc over the last 24 hours; however, with no rainfall, the water level in rivers of Kashmir started receding on Thursday morning. Officials said two persons were killed when their house collapsed in Rajouri...

September 3, 2025 11:09 PM

MHA team visits Jammu to assess damage in flood-affected region

An advanced survey team from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday arrived in Jammu to assess the rain, flood, and landslide-affected areas and prepare a detailed report on the damage caused, officials said. The team’s visit follows ...