News / Topic / Kashmir Valley / News

[

kashmir valley news

]

Latest from kashmir valley

Kashmir schools to get 10-day summer vacation due to rising temperatures

According to the Indian Meteorological Department's website, the Kashmir valley has witnessed higher than usual temperature this summer.

All Govt. and recognised Private Schools falling in Kashmir Division shall observe summer vacations from 8 July 2024 to 17 July 2024 (HT File)

india news

Published on Jul 01, 2024 04:24 PM IST

PTI |

Amarnath Yatra: First batch of 4,600 pilgrims reach Kashmir Valley

Amid chants of "Bum Bum Bhole" and "Har Har Mahadev", Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch from the Yatri Niwas base camp in Jammu.

Comprehensive arrangements, including three-tier security, area dominations, elaborate route deployment and checkpoints, have been made to ensure a smooth yatra, said a senior official (PTI)

india news

Published on Jun 28, 2024 07:48 PM IST

PTI |

Adopt zero-terror plan in Jammu region: Union home minister Amit Shah

Amit Shah directs the army, paramilitary forces, and intel agencies to replicate Kashmir's anti-terrorism success in Jammu after recent terror attacks.

Union home minister Amit Shah at the review meeting in New Delhi on Sunday. (PTI)

india news

Updated on Jun 17, 2024 04:56 AM IST

ByNeeraj Chauhan, New Delhi

Amit Shah directs forces to replicate Kashmir Valley success in Jammu

Union home minister Amit Shah stressed on using modern technology to strengthen the local intelligence network, locating the tunnels used by terrorists and dealing with the drone intrusions

Union home minister Amit Shah chairs a high level meeting to review security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and preparedness for Amarnath Yatra at North Block in Delhi on Sunday. (PTI)

india news

Updated on Jun 16, 2024 06:18 PM IST

ByNeeraj Chauhan

Why the Jammu terror strikes call for a new resolve

The latest attacks are dark spots in an otherwise encouraging trend in the fight against terror in J&K. It is important that a swift response is mounted to maintain public confidence

Reasi: The damaged inside of the bus carrying pilgrims that was ambushed by terrorists, in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, on June 10, 2024. (PTI)

opinion

Updated on Jun 16, 2024 12:06 PM IST

ByDeependra Singh Hooda

Kashmir Police takes cognisance after video shows tourists having alcohol on Dal Lake

Officials on Sunday said that they have been verifying the video and the people in it. “We are verifying the contents and will be filing an FIR under section 295 of the IPC,” said SDPO Nehru Park, Zaheer Abbas.

Police have taken cognisance after a video purportedly showing public consumption of alcohol by a group of tourists on a shikara over Dal Lake elicited outrage in Kashmir valley. (HT FIle/ Representational image)

cities

Updated on Jun 10, 2024 05:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

BJP holds its winning streak in Jammu, and NC in Kashmir in Lok Sabha elections

Lok Sabha election results: BJP candidates Jugal Kishore Sharma and Jitendra Singh, MoS PMO, retained their seats for a third consecutive term in Jammu

Kashmir, India - March. 07, 2024:Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at a public during the launch of various projects and a public rally,at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagaron 07 March 2024.(Photo By Waseem Andrabi /Hindustan Times)--

india news

Published on Jun 04, 2024 07:27 PM IST

BySohil Sehran

Jammu and Kashmir leaders awaits Lok Sabha elections verdict with bated breath

The high turnout in these Lok Sabha elections was a departure from the trend of poor voting numbers in the Kashmir Valley, which saw its highest turnout in nearly four decades

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti. (HT Fike)

cities

Updated on Jun 04, 2024 08:50 AM IST

ByMir Ehsan, Srinagar

Robust electoral process, pressing need of the hour

One hopes that the Commission will evaluate both its shortcomings and successes. Improving the electoral process is the most pressing need of the hour.

Polling officials gather to submit electronic voting machines (EVMs) and other polling materials at a collection centre in Varanasi on June 1, 2024, at the end of the seventh and final phase of voting in India's general election. India's Hindu-nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked set to win a third straight landslide election victory on June 1, at the close of a six-week general election bedevilled by searing heatwaves. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP)(AFP)

opinion

Published on Jun 02, 2024 11:40 PM IST

ByShashi Shekhar

BJP perceives positives in Kashmir turnout; SC pulls up party over anti-TMC ads

Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the record voter turnout in the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency and called it a “vibrant testament” to “democratic spirit”

The BJP perceives the higher turnout as a sign of the acceptance of the abrogation of the Constitution’s Article 370. (PTI/Representative)

india news

Published on May 28, 2024 10:06 AM IST

BySmriti Kak Ramachandran

Kashmir’s yearning for Democracy

Having witnessed the sense of trust shown by the Kashmiris in democracy, it shall be pertinent for New Delhi to reinforce this success.

Kashmir, India - May. 13, 2024: Voters queue up to cast their votes at a polling station during the fourth phase of voting in Lok Sabha elections in Pulwama district,on 13 May 2024.(Photo By Waseem Andrabi /Hindustan Times)--

opinion

Published on May 24, 2024 09:32 PM IST

ByShashank Ranjan

Rains lash Valley, more likely on May 19

The meteorological centre in Srinagar said the weather was generally cloudy with intermittent light to moderate rain at most places with thunder and lightning at few places

The update advised people and tourists to avoid boat and Shikara rides during the inclement weather. (HT image for representation)

cities

Updated on May 13, 2024 06:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

Rain brings respite from heat in Valley

The Valley, including capital Srinagar, received light rains for a brief period coupled with winds at some places in the afternoon which prompted the maximum temperatures to fall back towards the normal

The Gulmarg resort in north Kashmir received a highest of 8.2 mm rains followed by 2.7 mm in Srinagar. (HT representational image)

cities

Updated on May 11, 2024 07:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

Discontent among BJP cadre over party’s decision to not contest on Valley seats

Party leaders said they were surprised by the party high command’s decision to not field candidates in three Kashmir seats of Srinagar, Baramulla and Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seats

india news

Updated on May 02, 2024 07:42 AM IST

BySmriti Kak Ramachandran

Kashmir rain: Schools, Jammu-Srinagar highway closed; more showers predicted

Kashmir weather: The torrential rain have triggered flash floods and landslides in parts Jammu and Kashmir, causing damage to public infrastructure.

SDRF and police personnel take the vehicle out of water, in Sonmarg, Jammu and Kashmir. (ANI)

india news

Published on Apr 30, 2024 08:24 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Rains lash Valley, more likely on April 29

Traffic police officials said the Mughal road, which connects south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch districts, was closed for traffic for the second day owing to precipitation at Peer ki Gali.

Light to moderate rains were witnessed in various parts of the region, including in summer capital Srinagar. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Apr 29, 2024 08:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

BJP believes in winning hearts, lotus will bloom in Kashmir: Amit Shah

Vote for anyone but not for dynastic parties i.e. NC, PDP and Congress, Union home minister’s appeal to voters in Kashmir

Union home minister Amit Shah addressing a BJP rally ahead of Lok Sabha elections in Jammu, on Tuesday. (PTI Photo)

cities

Published on Apr 16, 2024 04:29 PM IST

ByRavi Krishnan Khajuria

In Kashmir seats, friends turn foes

NC-PDP face-off in three seats in Kashmir will open up the political space, spice up conversation in the Union Territory

editorials

Published on Apr 04, 2024 09:18 PM IST

ByHT Editorial

2 days on, traffic partially restored on Jammu-Srinagar NH

The highway had been blocked at over a dozen places in Ramban district following multiple landslides and mudslides triggered by heavy rains and snowfall over the past two days

The traffic on the highway was, however, stopped briefly around 5pm for repair work (HT File)

cities

Updated on Mar 05, 2024 07:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Jammu/srinagar

PM Modi likely to visit Srinagar in mid-March

While officials in Kashmir are tight-lipped, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders said that the PM was most likely to visit the valley by mid-March

india news

Updated on Feb 29, 2024 04:10 AM IST

ByAshiq Hussain, New Delhi

Security forces on their toes in Kashmir ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s Jammu visit

While the patrolling and checking of vehicles by the security forces has been intensified and deployment of forces increased at sensitive spots, a joint security review meeting was held in capital Srinagar

Security forces have increased their vigil in Kashmir ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s Jammu planned February 20 visit. (HT File (Representative image))

cities

Updated on Feb 19, 2024 08:04 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link to open on February 20

Bridge to the Himalayas: Indian Railways to open new chapter with Banihal-Sangaldan section of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link that will open on Feb 20

Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link of Banihal-Sangaldan section to open on February 20 (File Photo)

lifestyle

Published on Feb 18, 2024 01:15 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi

Brace up for fresh spell of rain, snowfall across Jammu and Kashmir

Met predicts possibility of light to moderate rain and snow at most places with heavy snowfall over isolated higher reaches of North, Northwestern, Central and South Kashmir on February 18

Jammu and Kashmir is likely to receive resh rain and snowfall from February 18. (HT File)

cities

Published on Feb 18, 2024 11:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

Dry weather to prevail in Kashmir Valley until Feb 18, says MeT

The MeT has predicted dry weather till February 17, while another spell of snow may hit the Kashmir Valley between February 18 to 20

Mercury climbed 4 to 5 degrees above normal across the Kashmir Valley. (Waseem Andrabi/HT )

cities

Published on Feb 12, 2024 11:09 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

Mercury plunges to -12 degrees C in Gulmarg

The meteorological centre in Srinagar said the temperature on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday in north Kashmir’s Gulmarg was some 5.3 notches below normal.

Locals play cricket on snow after snowfall, in Gurez Valley on Thursday. (ANI)

cities

Published on Feb 08, 2024 10:03 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

Fresh snow, rainfall across J&K

The meteorological department(MeT) said that the rains lashed many areas and there was light snowfall in higher reaches, including in north Kashmir’s Gulmarg, central Kashmir’s Sonamarg and south Kashmir’s Anantnag

Tourists enjoy an ATV ride along a snow-covered road in Tangmarg, in Baramulla district on Wednesday. (Waseem Andrabi?HT)

cities

Published on Jan 31, 2024 11:45 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

Rain, snowfall likely in J&K today: MeT

The MeT update said that the minimum temperature in summer capital Srinagar on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday was recorded at minus 3.6 degrees Celsius, up from minus 5.3 degrees Celsius a night earlier

MeT Srinagar director Mukhtar Ahmad said that the weather was expected to take a turn with light snow at isolated places in higher reaches from Thursday night after around two months of dry weather conditions (HT File)

cities

Updated on Jan 26, 2024 05:46 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

Forest fires leavesKashmir valley burning

According to officials in past one month more than 50 forest fires were reported in three forest circles of Kashmir -South, Srinagar and North, causing damage to trees, bushes

cities

Updated on Jan 14, 2024 05:40 AM IST

ByMir Ehsan, Kupwara

Kashmir continues to reel under cold wave

In an update, the MeT said that the weather will be generally cloudy over plains with possibility of very light rain at one or two places of Jammu division and very light snow over isolated higher reaches of Kashmir on Tuesday

All the weather station in Kashmir recorded sub-zero temperatures on Monday. (Waseem Andrabi/HT)

cities

Updated on Jan 09, 2024 05:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

Minus 7 degrees Celsius: Konibal in Pulwama records coldest night of season

In Kashmir valley, the night temperatures continued to dip far below zero and freeze the surfaces of water bodies in parts particularly Dal Lake.

A layer of ice is formed over the surface of the Dal Lake during a cold morning in Srinagar on Wednesday. (ANI)

cities

Published on Jan 03, 2024 10:12 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

Copy

Whatsapp Twitter Facebook Linkedin

kashmir valley news

Latest from kashmir valley

According to the Indian Meteorological Department's website, the Kashmir valley has witnessed higher than usual temperature this summer.

Amid chants of "Bum Bum Bhole" and "Har Har Mahadev", Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch from the Yatri Niwas base camp in Jammu.

Amit Shah directs the army, paramilitary forces, and intel agencies to replicate Kashmir's anti-terrorism success in Jammu after recent terror attacks.

Union home minister Amit Shah stressed on using modern technology to strengthen the local intelligence network, locating the tunnels used by terrorists and dealing with the drone intrusions

The latest attacks are dark spots in an otherwise encouraging trend in the fight against terror in J&K. It is important that a swift response is mounted to maintain public confidence

Officials on Sunday said that they have been verifying the video and the people in it. “We are verifying the contents and will be filing an FIR under section 295 of the IPC,” said SDPO Nehru Park, Zaheer Abbas.

Lok Sabha election results: BJP candidates Jugal Kishore Sharma and Jitendra Singh, MoS PMO, retained their seats for a third consecutive term in Jammu

The high turnout in these Lok Sabha elections was a departure from the trend of poor voting numbers in the Kashmir Valley, which saw its highest turnout in nearly four decades

One hopes that the Commission will evaluate both its shortcomings and successes. Improving the electoral process is the most pressing need of the hour.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the record voter turnout in the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency and called it a “vibrant testament” to “democratic spirit”

Having witnessed the sense of trust shown by the Kashmiris in democracy, it shall be pertinent for New Delhi to reinforce this success.

The meteorological centre in Srinagar said the weather was generally cloudy with intermittent light to moderate rain at most places with thunder and lightning at few places

The Valley, including capital Srinagar, received light rains for a brief period coupled with winds at some places in the afternoon which prompted the maximum temperatures to fall back towards the normal

Party leaders said they were surprised by the party high command’s decision to not field candidates in three Kashmir seats of Srinagar, Baramulla and Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seats

Kashmir weather: The torrential rain have triggered flash floods and landslides in parts Jammu and Kashmir, causing damage to public infrastructure.

Traffic police officials said the Mughal road, which connects south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch districts, was closed for traffic for the second day owing to precipitation at Peer ki Gali.

Vote for anyone but not for dynastic parties i.e. NC, PDP and Congress, Union home minister’s appeal to voters in Kashmir

NC-PDP face-off in three seats in Kashmir will open up the political space, spice up conversation in the Union Territory

The highway had been blocked at over a dozen places in Ramban district following multiple landslides and mudslides triggered by heavy rains and snowfall over the past two days

While officials in Kashmir are tight-lipped, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders said that the PM was most likely to visit the valley by mid-March

While the patrolling and checking of vehicles by the security forces has been intensified and deployment of forces increased at sensitive spots, a joint security review meeting was held in capital Srinagar

Bridge to the Himalayas: Indian Railways to open new chapter with Banihal-Sangaldan section of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link that will open on Feb 20

Met predicts possibility of light to moderate rain and snow at most places with heavy snowfall over isolated higher reaches of North, Northwestern, Central and South Kashmir on February 18

The MeT has predicted dry weather till February 17, while another spell of snow may hit the Kashmir Valley between February 18 to 20

The meteorological centre in Srinagar said the temperature on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday in north Kashmir’s Gulmarg was some 5.3 notches below normal.

The meteorological department(MeT) said that the rains lashed many areas and there was light snowfall in higher reaches, including in north Kashmir’s Gulmarg, central Kashmir’s Sonamarg and south Kashmir’s Anantnag

The MeT update said that the minimum temperature in summer capital Srinagar on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday was recorded at minus 3.6 degrees Celsius, up from minus 5.3 degrees Celsius a night earlier

According to officials in past one month more than 50 forest fires were reported in three forest circles of Kashmir -South, Srinagar and North, causing damage to trees, bushes

In an update, the MeT said that the weather will be generally cloudy over plains with possibility of very light rain at one or two places of Jammu division and very light snow over isolated higher reaches of Kashmir on Tuesday

In Kashmir valley, the night temperatures continued to dip far below zero and freeze the surfaces of water bodies in parts particularly Dal Lake.

Join Hindustan Times

Create free account and unlock exciting features like