Srinagar, Jan 25 (IANS) The authorities said on Sunday that the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in J&K has been restored for traffic, and priority was being given to the stranded vehicles on the highway.The Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed due to heavy snowfall on the two sides of the Navyug tunnel on January 23.Airport officials said flight operation has also been resumed at Srinagar International Airport, and except for three flights cancelled due to NOTAM in Delhi, normal operation was r…
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Srinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) Significant snowfall and rainfall occurred in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) during the last 24 hours. Air and surface transport remained disrupted throughout the day on Friday and the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) said on Saturday morning that its men and machinery were working to remove the accumulated snow and ice to make the Srinagar International Airport operational today.No flight operation could take place from the airport yesterday as the Srinagar-Jammu Highway als…
Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) Barely 9 days left for the 40-day-long ‘Chillai Kalan’ to end, people in Kashmir are waiting with bated breath for the weatherman’s forecast of moderate to heavy snowfall beginning Thursday afternoon.Srinagar city and other plain areas of the Valley are yet to receive this season’s first snowfall. The 40-day-long period of harsh winter cold, known as the ‘Chillai Kalan’, which brings heavy snowfall to sustain various water bodies during the hot summer months, …
Srinagar, Jan 20 (IANS) The minimum temperature dropped to minus 5.5 degrees Celsius on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s ski resort of Gulmarg as the Meteorological (MeT) Department forecast moderate to heavy rain/snow from January 22 evening.Srinagar city had a minimum temperature of minus 3.4 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam minus 4.4 and Gulmarg minus 5.5.Jammu city and Katra town both had 7.4 degrees Celsius, Batote 2.5, Banihal minus 1.6 and Bhaderwah minus 1.2 as the minimum temperature.The MeT D…
Srinagar, Jan 19 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Meteorological Department on Monday issued a weather advisory indicating that the continuing dry spell is likely to be broken by moderate to heavy snowfall, including in the plains of the Kashmir Valley, from the evening of January 22 to January 28.The advisory said weather conditions are set to change significantly with two Western Disturbances expected to affect J&K in quick succession in the next few days.The first and more intense system is l…
Srinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) Minimum temperature again slipped several notches below zero in the Valley on Sunday as Jammu and Kashmir faced a 96 per cent rain deficit in the first fortnight of January, the Meteorological Department said.Meteorological Department officials said that during the first fortnight of this month, Jammu and Kashmir recorded a 96 per cent rain deficit, which is alarming because there is a probability of early bloom in trees that will not mature into fruit due to the low temp…
Srinagar, Jan 17 (IANS) While higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir received light snowfall, the plains of the Valley missed the season’s first snowfall on Saturday.Weather officials have forecast moderate to heavy snowfall in the Valley between January 22 and 24.According to Meteorological Department officials, light to moderate snowfall occurred in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir during the last 12 hours, while the plains did not record any, much to the disappointment of residents waitin…
Srinagar, Jan 16 (IANS) The minimum temperature showed improvement across Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, attributed to a night of continuous cloud cover. The Meteorological (MeT) office indicated that three consecutive Western Disturbances are expected to bring rain and snow to the union territory. Sonam Lotus, Director of Ladakh MeT Department, told IANS, “Three Western Disturbances are likely to become active over J&K from January 16 to January 24. The first one is a feeble Western Disturb…
Jammu, Jan 14 (IANS) Jammu recorded 7.4 degrees Celsius as its maximum temperature on Wednesday, which is 10.1 degrees less than normal and lower than the maximum temperature recorded anywhere in the Kashmir Valley in the day.”7.4 degrees Celsius as the maximum temperature is the 4th lowest ever recorded in Jammu,” local Met Department Director Mukhtar Ahmad told IANS.”The maximum temperature was 5 degrees Celsius in January 1986, 6.7 degrees in 2013 and 7.1 degrees in 2016,” he added.Srinagar c…
Srinagar, Jan 14 (IANS) An extreme dry chill continued in Kashmir on Wednesday, with Srinagar city recording minus 5.2 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature.Almost all water taps, road puddles, ponds and other small water bodies were frozen in the morning, while the Dal Lake was frozen in parts.Roads have become slippery, especially in the mornings, and pedestrians and motorists avoid venturing out in the morning unless some emergency arises.The clear night sky has led to further lowering o…