Massive storm hits J&K; property damaged

Massive storm hits J&K; property damaged Srinagar: A massive windstorm hit Jammu and Kashmir damaging several houses and other property in Srinagar. The state government announced a school holiday. The police in Srinagar have evacuated many tourists from the Dal Lake. A group of tourists in Pahalgam had a narrow escape when a tree fell on the hut they were staying in. Reports say the windstorm will recede on Tuesday. ...
11:44 AM, Mar 20, 2012
North India shivers, mercury dips in Kashmir

North India shivers, mercury dips in Kashmir

The water suppy and electricity has got affected due to the extreme cold climate in North India. ...
02:33 PM, Jan 18, 2012

No relief from cold conditions in Srinagar

No relief from cold conditions in Srinagar Srinagar: There's been absolutely no reprieve from the cold conditions that has been witnessed since last one week in Srinagar when it snowed heavily. The minimum dropped to minus 7 degrees Celsius on Saturday and the Dal Lake remains frozen. The temperatures across the Kashmir Valley dropped further on Friday. Kargil town recorded a minimum of minus 19.6 degrees becoming the coldest place of the region this season and Leh...
05:39 PM, Jan 14, 2012
Dal lake frozen as N India reels under cold wave

Dal lake frozen as N India reels under cold wave

New Delhi: North India is reeling under the cold wave. In Srinagar, the Dal Lake remains partially frozen. The temperature in Leh has dipped to minus 19, while Kargil shivers at minus 14. ...
03:30 PM, Jan 02, 2012

In Kashmir, India's economic surge brings hope

In Kashmir, India's economic surge brings hope Srinagar: In a cheerful hall humming with voices, rows of young men and women handle calls from irate cellphone subscribers in eastern India in perfect Hindi. It could be an outsourcing centre in Bangalore or Hyderabad. But this is insurgency-scarred Kashmir, where association with India has always been regarded with suspicion. As call centres go, the 230-seat office in a run-down industrial quarter of Kashmir's summer capital, Srinagar, is small...
03:26 PM, Aug 08, 2011

'Floating' post office to come up on Dal Lake

'Floating' post office to come up on Dal Lake Srinagar: A 'floating' post office on the Dal Lake in Srinagar will soon be a new tourist attraction as the Postal Department of Jammu and Kashmir plans to open it along with several other post offices across the state. Apart from a 'floating' post office on the Dal Lake, a 'tourist post office' will come up in the famous ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir. The Department is also...
08:58 PM, May 23, 2011
Walking on the frozen waters of Dal Lake

Walking on the frozen waters of Dal Lake

As North India battles bitter cold, with mercury dipping low, Srinagar's Dal Lake is completely frozen. ...
12:05 PM, Jan 05, 2011
Kashmir gets season's first snowfall

Kashmir gets season's first snowfall

The Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed after Srinagar recorded six inches of snowfall. ...
12:36 PM, Dec 30, 2010

Kashmir students say no to school in harsh winter

Kashmir students say no to school in harsh winter Srinagar: As Kashmir valley grapples with a harsh winter, students are saying NO to classes if the government doesn’t provide heating in schools. With temperatures touching minus 8 even the Dal Lake has got frozen. But protests by students are heating up. They even took out a march in the biting cold saying no to winter classes. They are asking the government to shut schools or provide up heating in...
10:53 PM, Dec 28, 2010
Dal lake freezes as mercury touches minus six

Dal lake freezes as mercury touches minus six

Power cuts add to the woes of Srinagar which is already reeling under harsh winter. ...
06:01 PM, Dec 28, 2010

Cold wave grips north India, 7 dead

Cold wave grips north India, 7 dead New Delhi: The biting cold wave across North India claimed one more life, taking the toll this season to 7. Delhi became warmer on Tuesday at 10 degrees Celsius. But there was no let up in temperatures in Haryana with Narnaul reeling at a low of 1.5 degrees Celsius. Chandigarh registered a low of 5.3 degrees Celsius, while Srinagar experienced its coldest night of the season with the mercury plunging...
08:00 AM, Dec 28, 2010
Sonia to visit Srinagar to inspect Dal Lake

Sonia to visit Srinagar to inspect Dal Lake

Sonia Gandhi will visit Srinagar to inspect the progress of the Lake's conservation.. ...
03:42 PM, May 27, 2010
Crores spent to clean up Dal Lake, its still looking dull

Crores spent to clean up Dal Lake, its still looking dull

It has been found that Lake has shrunk, become more polluted. ...
10:51 AM, Jan 24, 2010
Icy day out: A sub-zero boat ride on Dal Lake

Icy day out: A sub-zero boat ride on Dal Lake

Dubai: Former India coach Gary Kirsten believes his successor Duncan Fletcher will add great value to the team and the players will enjoy working with him. Kirsten, who left after guiding India to a historic 2022 World Cup triumph, said Fletcher's appointment will bring a positive change to the side. "I did spend some time with Duncan and he asked some good questions about my process and time with the ...
05:22 PM, Jan 24, 2008
Cold wave grips Kashmir, freezes roads, lakes

Cold wave grips Kashmir, freezes roads, lakes

Dubai: Top rankings continued to elude Indian bowlers with the only change in the one-day international positions coming in the form of Pakistan's off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, who made a 16-point leap to rise to third spot. In the absence of any international exposure after the culmination of the World Cup on April 2, Indian players remained static in the latest ICC player rankings for ODI's. While Virat Kohli continues to ...
05:53 PM, Jan 22, 2008
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