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    • Posts Tagged ‘weather’

    Mercury to Rise in Kashmir After week-long Cold Winds

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    SRINAGAR: A rise in the day temperature from tomorrow for the subsequent four days was forecast in the Kashmir valley. Cold winds had persisted for about a week due to fresh snowfall on upper reaches and rains in the plains, resulting in a dip in the maximum and minimum temperatures. A Met department spokesman said here this afternoon that the weather will be mainly dry over Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. The maximum temperature in summer...

    Posted 1 day ago

    Sun Playing Hide and Seek in Kashmir

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    SRINAGAR: Sun was playing hide and seek since this morning in the Kashmir valley, where the maximum and minimum temperatures remained down due to continued icy winds. A Met department spokesman said there could be light rain or thundershowers in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. He said the temperatures would remain below normal tomorrow also, however, during the subsequent two days, the weather would remain mainly dry. Gulmarg, the world famous ski resort, which attracts record number of tourists and...

    Posted 2 days ago.

    Chill Returns as Icy Winds Sweep Through Kashmir

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    SRINAGAR: Icy cold winds continued in the Kashmir valley, where the maximum and minimum temperatures remained below normal due to fresh snowfall on upper reaches and intermittent rain in plains during the past 24 hours. A Met department spokesman said there could be light rain or thundershowers at few places over Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. However, he said, the weather will be mainly dry during the subsequent four days. Cloudy weather continued with intermittent rains, resulting in drop in temperature...

    Posted 3 days ago.

    Lightning Kills Girl in North Kashmir

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    SRINAGAR: A teenage girl was killed due to lightening in border town of Uri in north Kashmir district of Baramulla, official sources said here today. They said, Haseena Akhter (18) was standing outside her house at Kamalkote, Uri when lightening struck. She died instantly

    Posted 6 days ago.

    Rain brings respite from heat; disrupts normal life in Kashmir

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    SRINAGAR: Rains finally brought respite from week-long heat wave but disrupted normal life in the Kashmir valley, including Srinagar, where the minimum temperature was still above normal. A Met department spokesman today forcast rains or thundershowers at many places in the state during the next 24 hours. He said there would also be an increase in precipitation during subsequent four days. Though there was slight drop in maximum temperature in Srinagar yesterday, it was still five notches above normal, he said. The...

    Posted 8 days ago.

    One Dead, 8 Others rescued in Jammu Kashmir Flash Floods

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    JAMMU: One person died and eight others were rescued in flash floods in Udhampur and Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. "Sunil Kumar and Suraj Prakash, drivers of a JCB and tractor trolley, collecting stones from the bed of Barmi Nallah in Udhampur district were washed away in flash floods last evening," officials said today. While Sunil Kumar managed to save himself by swimming, Suraj Prakash was washed away, they said. The police and army launched a rescue operation during the night and Prakash's body was...

    Posted 8 days ago.

    Clouds Bring Relief From Scorching Heat in Kashmir

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    SRINAGAR: After about a week-long heat wave, clouds finally brought some relief to people in the Kashmir valley, where the weather office has forecast light rain or thundershowers during the next 24 hours. A Met department spokesman said this afternoon that there could be light rain or thundershowers at one or two places in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. Scattered rains or thundershowers were predicted during the next three days, he said. The people in the Kashmir valley witnessed five to six degrees...

    Posted 9 days ago.

    Pre-Monsoon Showers Likely to Hit Kashmir: Weatherman

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    SRINAGAR: While there is no respite from the scorching heat in this winter capital of the state, a weatherman today said much awaited monsoon is likely to hit Jammu and Kashmir by June end. "The monsoon is likely to reach the state of Jammu and Kashmir by June end", Sonam Angchuk Director MeT Section, Srinagar said. He said pre-monsoon showers will hit the state in a couple of days and rainfall is expected by tomorrow in the winter capital thus giving respite...

    Posted 9 days ago.

    Soldier Dies of Heat Stroke in Jammu Kashmir

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    SRINAGAR: An Army jawan reportedly died of heat stroke in this winter capital of the state, police here today said. "A jawan identified as Sepoy Kamal Thappa, resident of Shimla, of 5 Grenadiers, who was posted at Tangdhar in Srinagar, yesterday fell unconscious outside the Transit Camp in Trikuta Nagar area," police said. They said he was immediately shifted to the Military Hospital Satwari but died during the treatment. "We have registered a case but 'heat...

    Posted 9 days ago.

    Kashmir Weather Improves, May Remain Dry Next 24 Hours

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    SRINAGAR: After witnessing below normal maximum and minimum temperature, weather finally improved in the Kashmir valley. Marriages, ceremonies were affected due to rain resulting in drop in the temperature in the Valley during the past about two weeks. A Met department spokesman said here this afternoon that the weather will remain dry during the next 24 hours when the temperatures will also improve. Sun was out this morning though cold winds continued and sky was partly cloudy in the Valley, where the minimum...

    Posted 21 days ago.