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Shimla, March 30 Light snowfall continued in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh on Monday, with Keylong receiving 2 cm of snow while intermittent rain lashed a few areas in the middle and lower hills.Snowfall was also reported in the higher reaches of Dharamshala in Kangra district, while...

Srinagar, March 30 Rain in the plains and snowfall in higher areas continued in Kashmir on Monday, as the latest spell of precipitation has reduced the rainfall deficit by nearly five percent, officials said here.Light to moderate rain lashed most parts of the Kashmir Valley, while some...

Srinagar, March 30 – A timely rescue operation on Monday helped the safe evacuation of 22 vehicles carrying tourists and other passengers after snow and a landslide blocked the Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora-Gurez road.Officials said that the Bandipora District Administration, in close...

Shimla, March 29 The higher reaches of the Kullu and Lahaul and Spiti districts in Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall on Sunday, while the middle and lower areas experienced intermittent rainfall.The Shimla Meteorological Office issued an orange alert for hailstorms, thunderstorms with...

Fresh snowfall in many areas of the higher reaches of Kashmir has led to the closure of two national highways, while heavy rains lashed the plains of the valley.The meteorological department stated that, due to a western disturbance, the higher reaches, including Gulmarg, Pahalgam, and the...

Srinagar, March 29 Fresh snowfall in many areas of the higher reaches of Kashmir has led to the closure of two national highways, while rains lashed the plains of the valley, the meteorological department said on Sunday.Under the influence of a western disturbance, the higher reaches...

Seven people died, and several others were injured after an avalanche struck vehicles on the Zojila Pass along the National Highway connecting the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.The incident occurred when large amounts of snow came crashing down while vehicles were passing...

Srinagar, March 27 A child and two women were among seven people killed, while five others were injured, after multiple avalanches hit vehicles on the Srinagar-Leh national highway in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said.The avalanches hit the stretch between Zero Point and Minimarg on...

Shimla, March 26 The weather in Himachal Pradesh has been mainly dry over the past 24 hours, since Wednesday evening, with the exceptions of 1 cm of snowfall in Gondla and 1.2 mm of rain in Kukumseri, the Shimla MeT office said on Thursday.The meteorological office has issued a yellow warning...

Gangtok, March 25 Nearly 200 tourists were stranded in Chungthang, North Sikkim, after multiple landslides, caused by heavy rainfall, disrupted road connectivity, officials said on Wednesday morning.Mangan District Collector Anant Jain said the landslides occurred on the crucial...

The Meteorological Department has predicted that Jammu and Kashmir will experience another period of heavy rainfall starting from March 26. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that the Union Territory has experienced multiple spells of snow and rain during the current month. The weather...

Shimla, March 24 Rain and thunderstorms are likely in Himachal Pradesh as two consecutive western disturbances are expected to affect northwest India from March 26 onwards, resulting in light rains in many areas in the lower and middle ranges and precipitation in isolated areas in the higher...

March 22, New Delhi: The prolonged period of heavy rain continued to affect Jammu and Kashmir, with fresh snowfall in the higher reaches and intermittent rain across the plains, keeping temperatures significantly below normal.The ongoing spell has also boosted tourist activity in some higher...

Shimla, March 21 High-altitude tribal areas in Himachal Pradesh experienced moderate to heavy snowfall for the fifth day on Saturday, while some mid and lower areas were lashed by widespread rains, causing a sharp drop in temperature.Most parts of the state, however, had a dry day, and bright...

New Delhi, March 21 Several states in northern India, including Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh, received light to moderate rainfall, and fog returned in Delhi on Saturday.Delhi woke up to a thick fog on Saturday, with the minimum temperature dropping to 13 degrees Celsius, 3.5 degrees below...

Shimla, March 21 High-altitude tribal areas in Himachal Pradesh experienced moderate to heavy snowfall for the fifth day on Saturday, while some mid and lower areas were lashed by widespread rains, causing a sharp drop in temperature.However, most parts of the state had a dry day on Saturday...

Dehradun, March 20 Winter suddenly and heavily returned to Uttarakhand on Friday, as Badrinath, Kedarnath, and other high-altitude areas were blanketed with a thick layer of snow.The region recorded its heaviest snowfall in March in recent years, with continuous rain in the plains and lower...

Shimla, March 20 Intermittent snowfall continued on Friday in the higher reaches of Manali and the tribal Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh.The Atal Tunnel, Solang, and Rohtang Pass were covered by a thick blanket of 90 to 120 cm of snow, while the Bhuntar-Manikaran road was closed...

Srinagar, March 20 After experiencing an unusually warm winter, Kashmir is now witnessing below-normal daytime temperatures due to recent rains and snowfall, which could be beneficial for crops and flowering plants, officials said on Friday.Since Sunday, most parts of the valley have seen...

Jammu, March 20 As heavy snowfall disrupted traffic movement in several parts of the Jammu region, the Border Roads Organisation has intensified snow clearance on the Mughal Road and the Basohli–Bani–Bhaderwah road, officials said on Thursday.Following heavy snowfall in the area on Tuesday...