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Gulmarg, February 26 Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday that a National Centre of Excellence to promote winter sports will be established in Jammu and Kashmir, and announced that future editions of the Khelo India Winter Games will be expanded into a 15-day event that combines...

Gulmarg, February 26 Born and raised in the hills, but completely unaware of what snow felt like for the first 24 years of her life, Renu Danu only took two years to not just become a skier, but also to win multiple silver medals at the Khelo India Winter Games, which concluded here on Thursday...

In Gulmarg, Renu Danu first saw snow and didn't touch it. She studied it while standing on the slopes of Gulmarg, with the only sound being the skis slicing across the frozen ground.The snow was different from what she had seen in films. It didn't matter that she was 26, a constable in the...

In Jammu and Kashmir, the daytime temperature was significantly above normal across the Union Territory yesterday, with most places in the Kashmir Valley recording a rise of 8 to 10 degrees Celsius above the seasonal average. Srinagar, Pahalgam, and Gulmarg recorded temperatures 8 to 9 degrees...

February 26, New Delhi – The Army won a total of nine gold medals, including eight in the Gulmarg leg, to defend their team championship title in the Khelo India Winter Games in Gulmarg.Himachal Pradesh finished as the runner-up with four gold medals on the final day of the competition.The...

In Jammu and Kashmir, daytime temperatures continued to be significantly above normal across the Union Territory on Wednesday, with most places in the Kashmir Valley recording temperatures 8 to 10 degrees Celsius above the seasonal average. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that Srinagar...

The Jammu and Kashmir Police has unveiled its newly formed elite "Snow Leopard" squad, a specialized high-altitude unit created to strengthen security and carry out anti-terror operations in mountainous and snow-bound regions across the Union Territory. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that...

Gulmarg, February 25 The Army won a total of nine medals, including eight in the Gulmarg leg, to defend their team championship title in the Khelo India Winter Games, here on Wednesday.Himachal Pradesh finished as the runner-up with four medals on the final day of the competition.The closing...

In a country where snow falls like a birthright, Bhavani Thekkeda Nanjunda had to borrow her first winter. She grew up in the coffee-scented hills of Kodagu, Karnataka, where the earth is red, the mornings are misty, and snow only exists on television screens.She was 23 the first time Bhavani...

Gulmarg (J&K), February 24 – On a day when honors were shared, the Army secured their fourth gold medal in the Gulmarg leg of the Khelo India Winter Games 2026, taking the lead in the medal standings on Tuesday.Another five medals were decided on Day 2 of KIWG 2026 on Tuesday. The highlight of...

Gulmarg (Jammu & Kashmir), February 24 The Army secured their fourth gold medal in the Gulmarg leg of the Khelo India Winter Games 2026, placing them at the top of the medal standings on Tuesday.Five more medals were awarded on Day 2 of KIWG 2026, with the highlight being CRPF's Kajal Kumari...

Gulmarg, February 24 Two races, two gold medals, and a promise fulfilled.Nordic skier Kajal Kumari Rai achieved an emotional comeback at the Khelo India Winter Games, winning back-to-back gold medals a year after a personal tragedy had derailed her campaign.Kajal's world had come crashing...

Srinagar, February 24 The state unit of the BJP on Tuesday criticized Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over his plan to create an artificial snow pitch in Gulmarg, saying the government has "failed" to protect the environment.Speaking at a press conference here, BJP spokesperson...

In Jammu and Kashmir, several parts of the Kashmir region recorded maximum temperatures 10 to 11 degrees Celsius above normal on Monday, even as the Meteorological Department forecast a dry spell across J&K until the end of February. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that Srinagar, the...

Gulmarg (J&K), February 23 – The Indian Army made a strong start to the Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) 2026 in Gulmarg, winning three of the five gold medals on the first day of competition on Monday. The CRPF and Himachal Pradesh also secured gold medals on Monday.The competition was not...

Gulmarg (J&K), February 23 – J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah emphasized the urgent need for artificial snow generation in Gulmarg to protect winter sports and strengthen tourism on Monday.Addressing the opening of the Khelo India Winter Games 2026, Abdullah said that climate variability poses...

Gulmarg, February 23 The Army made a strong start to the Gulmarg leg of the Khelo India Winter Games, winning three of the five gold medals on offer here on Monday.CRPF and Himachal Pradesh also secured gold medals on the first day.It was not a day for the favorites, as experienced skiers...

Gulmarg (J-K) February 23 Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor ManojSinha inaugurated the sixth edition of Khelo India Winter Games at a famous ski resort here on Monday.Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was also present at the event.Sinha said that the Khelo India Winter Games in Gulmarg have...

Gulmarg (J&K), February 23 – The three athletes, Sahil Thakur, Syed Zain, and Faizan Ahmad Lone, share a single mentor and a single dream. What unites them is not geography.On a ridge above Gulmarg, where the snow gleams with the promise of ambition, these three young Indian alpine skiers are...

Gulmarg (J-K), February 23 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah advocated for the introduction of artificial snow in Gulmarg to boost tourism and promote the destination as a winter sports hub.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the inaugural ceremony of the sixth Khelo India...