SRINAGAR: Two persons were apprehended with a whopping ninty kilograms of poppy-straw in Pahalgam area of Anantnag district, an official said on Tuesday. The official told GNS that on receipt of reliable inputs, police laid a naka during which it...

SRINAGAR: A youth lost his life while two others were injured in a road accident in Pahalgam area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official said that that outh died on spot two others were injured after an Alto car...

SRINAGAR:  Gulmarg and Pahalgam recorded sub-zero nights even as minimum temperature remained above normal in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. A meteorological temperature department official told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of 4.8°C against 4.5°C on the previous night...

SRINAGAR: A hotel was damaged in a fire mishap in Pahalgam area of South Kashmir's Anantnag district Monday afternoon. An official told news agency,Kashmir Scroll that a fire broke out in a hotel in Pahalgam following which fire tenders and...

SRINAGAR: A tourist died after he came under a pine tree while riding a horse in  Pahalgam in south Kashmir's Anantnag district this afternoon, officials said. They said that a tourist identified as Janartham (67) son of Govintha Rajalu, a...

SRINAGAR: At least two persons were injured after being attacked by a leopard in Pahalgam area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday evening, officials said. Identifying the injured duo as Abdul Razzaq Chopan (30), son of Khazir Mohammad Chopan...

SRINAGAR: A motorcyclist was killed and two of his pillion-riders injured after a two-wheeler they were plying on collided with a tipper Pahalgam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.  Reports reaching GNS said that an accident took place between Tipper...

SRINAGAR: Amid forecast for cloudy weather with light rain at isolated to scattered places till March 20, the minimum temperature recorded further rise at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. A meteorological department official here reported that Srinagar recorded a low of 5.5°C against 5.1°C on the previous night and it was 1.8°C above normal for the summer capital. Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 4.2°C against 3.0°C on the previous night and it was 1.9°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir. Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of 0.8°C, the same on the previous night and it was 2.0°C above normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Kokernag recorded a low of 6.3°C against 5.9°C on the previous night and it was 3.8°C above normal for the place, the officials said. Gulmarg recorded a low of 1.5°C against 1.4°C on the previous night and it was 4.8°C above normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said. In Kupwara town, he said, the mercury settled at 3.2°C against 2.6°C on the previous night and it was 0.9°C above normal for the north Kashmir area. Jammu recorded a low of 15.0°C against 15.6°C on the previous night. It was 1.0°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said. Banihal, he said, recorded a low of 5.6°C (above normal by 1.4°C), Batote 9.5°C (above normal by 2.8°C), Katra 14.2°C (2.5°C above normal) and Bhadarwah 7.4°C (4.4°C above normal). Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil, he said, recorded a low of minus 3.6°C and minus 4.9°C respectively. He said “generally cloudy” was expected during the next 24 hours. “Afternoon thunderstorms at isolated places can't be ruled out,” the official said, adding, “Generally cloudy with intermittent light rain with thunder at scattered places was expected during March 17-20.” (GNS)