Srinagar, March 27 (IANS) At least six people were killed, and five others were injured when a massive avalanche hit the Srinagar-Leh highway on the Ladakh side of the Zojila Pass, trapping several vehicles under the snow, on Friday, officials said. Officials had earlier said no loss of life occurred in this incident, but are now saying that during the rescue operation, some vehicles were found completely buried under the debris, in which six people were found dead while five others were rescued…
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Srinagar, March 27 (IANS) A massive snow avalanche hit the Srinagar-Leh highway on the Ladakh side of Zojila Pass on Friday, trapping several vehicles, officials said, adding that no loss of life was reported in the incident.Officials said that the avalanche struck the highway earlier in the day on the Ladakh side of Zojila Pass.Several passenger vehicles were trapped in the debris, but no casualties were reported.The highway has been blocked following the incident, while rescue and clearance op…
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 13 (IANS) The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) keeps roads open for national connectivity even in the harshest climatic conditions, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.”Above 18,300 ft, in brutal cold and scarce oxygen, #ProjectHIMANK of @BROindia defies the elements to keep the strategic roads operational—ensuring uninterrupted connectivity to forward troops. Resolve forged in adversity. Service above self. ‘Shramena Sarvam Sadhyam’,” the MoD said in a post on its X handle, with…