Tag: Snow

Early snow, rain throw normal life out of gear across J&K

The 300 km long Jammu--Srinagar highway was closed for vehicular traffic due to snow and landslides.

November 7, 2019

Intense cold wave in Himachal, more snow likely

An intense cold wave saw most parts of Himachal Pradesh shivering on Tuesday with Shimla recording 0.8 degree Celsius.

January 29, 2019

Ladakh avalanche: Rescue teams recover four bodies, search on for six buried under snow

Police said that the 10 were local labourers who were engaged by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) for clearing snow near the Khardung-la Pass.

January 18, 2019

Himachal Pradesh gets relief from snow, rain

Shimla saw a low of 4 degrees Celsius with partly cloudy skies.

January 15, 2019

Life stirs under the snow

Kolkata based scientist, Supriyo Das, claims to have found signs of plant mutation, growth of new fern-like species, never before seen in Antarctica.

January 13, 2019

Police rescue 74 stranded persons from snow hit Kargil

The Kargil district administration and police on Sunday airlifted more than 74 tourists, including foreigners, who were stranded in snow for the past eight days while on their way towards Manali in Himachal Pradesh.

September 30, 2018

Army teams rescue more than 240 tourists stranded due to snow

Army teams have rescued 246 tourists, including several foreigners, who were stranded on the Leh-Manali road and various other places in Ladakh due to snow and landslides.

September 28, 2018

Serie A: Juventus-Atalanta tie postponed due to snow

Referee Maurizio Mariani decided the match should be postponed because playing conditions were poor.

February 26, 2018

Cloud cover improves J-K temperatures, rain; snow likely

Minimum temperatures in Jammu and Kashmir rose on Monday due to cloud cover as the weather office forecast light rain or snow by Tuesday. “Cloudy weather with haze is expected during the next 24 hours with possibility of light rain or snow in the state during this period,” the Met said. The overnight cloud cover …

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January 29, 2018

North Iran gets massive snow dump

After months of waiting for the snow to arrive, Tehranis were hit by massive snowfall overnight on Sunday that shut airports and schools but delighted the ski community. The capital’s Imam Khomeini International and Mehrabad airports were shut due to poor visibility “until further notice”, state television said. Some 20 provinces in the west and north of …

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January 28, 2018

Himachal hills may get snow, rain this week

If want to holiday in the hills of Himachal Pradesh amidst snowy landscape, wait for a few days more as the Met Office here on Sunday forecast chances of snowfall in the state after a long gap on January 23. Currently, the state has been experiencing a marginal rise in the temperatures due to prevailing …

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January 21, 2018

J-K: Seven persons missing in avalanche, 6-yr-old rescued

Seven persons were missing after their vehicle got buried under an  avalanche in the Kupwara area of North Kashmir on Friday. However, a 6-year-old boy was rescued. The district authorities confirmed that the vehicle was buried in the Sadhna Pass in Jammu and Kashmir. Seven passengers, including it’s driver, are untraceable. Rescue teams of the …

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January 5, 2018

Snow likely in Uttarakhand as mercury dips further

Extreme cold weather conditions continue to prevail in the hill state of Uttarakhand on Tuesday, as the mercury dropped in most hilly areas. Fog was reported from many places though the cold wave has abated in the plains. The regional met office predicted that the cold conditions would intensify on Wednesday. There might be some …

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January 2, 2018

Himachal slightly warmer, snow in store

The hills of Himachal Pradesh saw a rise in the temperature due to long sunny days, but the Met Office on Wednesday forecast chances of rain and snowfall this weekend. “There are chances of rainfall and snowfall in the state from December 23,” an official at the Met office told IANS. He said the western …

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December 20, 2017

Five soldiers, Army porter killed in avalanches; snow cuts off Valley

Five Army soldiers were missing as avalanches hit military posts on the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Kupwara and Bandipura districts on Tuesday. An Army porter was also killed in the state. The Kashmir valley was cut off from the rest of the country as flight operations at the Srinagar airport were suspended and …

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December 12, 2017

Snow, rain bring pleasant weather in Uttarakhand hills

Many parts of the hill state of Uttarakhand received snow, rain and hailstorm on Monday at a time when entire north India is reeling under an unprecedented heat wave. Kedarnath received snowfall while rain lashed Gangotri and Yamunotri, the other two important shrines of the annual "Chaar Dhaam Yatra", an official said. With most parts …

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May 15, 2017

Walking the frozen blanket

My first step on to the sheet of ice, found me helplessly slipping. I was lying flat on my back, my arms outstretched and a beautiful blue sky above.This was how the famous frozen sheet, the "Chadar", on the river Zanskar in Ladakh, welcomed me. I was here to trek over the frozen river ~ …

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April 13, 2017