Srinagar, April 13 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday met members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy in the Gulmarg ski resort and reaffirmed his push for stronger power infrastructure, reliable energy and fast-tracked reforms in the union territory. A study group of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy met Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during its visit to the region. During the interaction, the Committee apprised the Chief Minister of the obj…
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Srinagar, April 6 (IANS) Weather across Jammu and Kashmir was partly cloudy on Monday as the local Meteorological (MeT) Department forecast intermittent light to moderate rain and snow (in higher reaches) at several places beginning Tuesday.A MeT Department statement said that the weather in the union territory is likely to remain partly cloudy on Monday, and light to moderate rain and snow (in higher reaches) is expected from the forenoon of April 7 till the evening of April 8.The statement sai…
Srinagar, April 3 (IANS) The Meteorological (MeT) Department on Friday forecast erratic weather in Jammu and Kashmir from Friday till Sunday, with peak activity likely around April 4.A statement by the local MeT Department said, “J&K is expected to experience erratic weather with light to moderate rain and snow across many places from April 3 to April 5, 2026, with the peak of this activity expected around April 4.On Friday, generally cloudy conditions with intermittent light to moderate r…
Jammu, April 1 (IANS) In the first legislative move of its kind, ruling National Conference (NC) on Wednesday supported the introduction of a Private Member’s Bill seeking renewal of leases in favour of existing occupants.The Bill tabled by MLA, Tanvir Sadiq was allowed to be introduced by the Speaker after state Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, who also holds the revenue department portfolio, said he would not oppose the Bill.The Speaker, Abdul Rahim Rather then put the Bill’s introduction to…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Two-time Olympian Arif Mohammad Khan has praised the Khelo India Winter Games while also urging the Union sports ministry to develop world-class infrastructure on the slopes of Gulmarg to help Indian athletes prepare for international winter sports competitions. The Alpine skier from Jammu & Kashmir emphasised that India requires at least one fully developed facility at Gulmarg capable of hosting training and competitions for a full season of around five months, ex…
Gulmarg, Mar 1 (IANS) The medals shimmered in the faint mountain sunlight, but when asked where the true gold was made, athletes didn’t indicate the podium. Instead, they pointed upward to the snow-covered ridges of Gulmarg and the strict, unyielding environment of the High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS).At the sixth Khelo India Winter Games, held here from February 23 to 26, athletes from all over India, representing states, Union Territories, and major institutions like the Indian Army, CRPF…
Gulmarg (J&K), Feb 28 (IANS) From February 23 to 26, the meadow-turned-arena in Gulmarg hosted the 6th edition of the Khelo India Winter Games, and while the usual heavyweights carved their familiar arcs across the slopes, something else, something quieter but far more electric, was unfolding. A new generation was arriving.They came with borrowed skis, southern accents, paramilitary grit, and dreams too large to fit inside Kashmir’s white silence and by the time the flags were lowered, the…
Gulmarg, Feb 26 (IANS) The first time Renu Danu saw snow, she didn’t touch it. She studied it as she stood on the slopes of Gulmarg, the silence broken only by the crunch of skis slicing across frozen earth. The snow was not soft like in films. It did not care that she was 26, she was a constable in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and had grown up in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, where winters were cold but never white.Two years later, Renu stood on the podium with three silver medals around he…
Gulmarg (J&K), Feb 25 (IANS) In a country where snow falls like a birth right, Bhavani Thekkeda Nanjunda had to borrow her first winter. She grew up in the coffee-scented hills of Kodagu, Karnataka where the earth is red, the mornings are misty, and snow exists only on television screens. She was 23 the first time Bhavani felt the sting of ice on her cheeks, before she learned how silence sounds different when it’s blanketed in white. On Tuesday at the Khelo India Winter Games 2026 in Gulm…
Gulmarg (J&K), Feb 24 (IANS) On a day when honours were shared, the Army struck their fourth gold in the Gulmarg leg of the Khelo India Winter Games 2026 to go on top of the medal standings on Tuesday.Another five medals were decided on Day 2 of KIWG 2026 on Tuesday. The highlight of the day was Nordic skier Kajal Kumari Rai of CRPF winning her second consecutive gold medal of the competition. Ten gold medals have been decided in the Gulmarg leg so far. The Army added one more to their three…