Continuing its free fall on Thursday, the minimum temperature dropped to minus 2.3 degrees in Srinagar and 7.9 in Jammu, the lowest recorded at both […]
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Environment
Winter chill knocking doors in Kashmir Valley
Winter chill in Jammu and Kashmir has started knocking the doors as night temperatures dipped at many places in the state. Leh in frontier region […]
Long dry spells across Kashmir an ‘Emerging Trend’ as well serious concern
Director meteorological department Srinagar Sonam Lotus on Friday said that an analysis of the weather data of the past decade shows a trend of prolonged […]
Fog to thicken in coming days across state
Smog has been slowly engulfing the state and in all likelihood, the condition will get worse in the coming days due to dry weather. The […]
Jhelum turned into sewer, carries toxic water: Experts
Environment experts who visited the river Jhelum in Srinagar on Sunday expressed serious concern over its deteriorating condition, terming the dredging of the river ‘a […]
Water crisis across Kashmir as Jhelum level hits rock bottom
Villages of Kupwara, Bandipora, Budgam districts most affected An unprecedented water crisis is unfolding in the Kashmir valley as a lengthy dry spell has led […]
Oxygen levels in Dal lake below permissible limits
High Court directs authorities to upgrade five STPs With the Pollution Control Board indicating in its report that the dissolved oxygen levels in the Dal […]
Thundershowers, Isolated rain likely over J&K in next 24 hours
Isolated rain and thundershowers are expected over the parts of Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours, Skymetweather.com reported on Monday. The weather portal […]
Jhelum water level reaches record low of six decades
The Jhelum registered a new low in its recorded history as the water level dropped 0.65 feet below the zero point on Tuesday, making it […]
Kashmir Valley received season’s first light snowfall in upper reaches
The upper reaches of Kashmir received first light snowfall of the season, resulting in chill in the plains, including the summer capital Srinagar where people […]