Kashmir sees slight reprieve from extreme cold conditions

Kashmir sees slight reprieve from extreme cold conditions

Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of 2.6 degrees Celsius, up from 0.3 degrees Celsius on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, officials said. Weather conditions in Kashmir continued to improve even as minimum temperature in most places of they valley stayed close to the freezing point, officials said here on Friday. Srinagar recorded a … Read more

Intense cold wave across Kashmir; Gulmarg coldest at minus 10.4 degrees Celsius

Intense cold wave across Kashmir; Gulmarg coldest at minus 10.4 degrees Celsius

Kashmir valley is currently under the grip of the 40-day harshest winter period known as ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’ which began on Tuesday. The cold wave conditions intensified across Kashmir as Gulmarg skiing resort witnessed season’s record low with mercury plunging more than 10 degrees below the freezing point, officials said on Wednesday. Kashmir valley is currently under … Read more