News Topic:Winter
Kashmir
Chillai-Kalan begins, night temperatures plummet across Kashmir
With the onset of Chillai-Kalan, the 40-day period of intense winter, the mercury has dropped significantly across the Kashmir Valley.
Opinion
Frozen Taps, Blankets & Hope: Surviving a Kashmiri Winter
Nature blesses Earth with diverse seasons, each holding its own significance in our environment. While personal preferences vary, the contrasts shape our daily lives.
Kashmir
‘Chillai-Khurd’ ends amid rain forecast
As ‘Chillai-Khurd’ makes its exit this season, mercury saw a slight drop amid overnight cloud cover in Kashmir valley.
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Health
Take precautions to reduce risk of high blood pressure: DAK
Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said the chilly weather of winter puts people at greater risk of high blood pressure.
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J&K
Power curtailment from next month in J-K
Power Development Department (PDD) has been framing a power curtailment schedule, which is likely to be implemented from the second week of next month.
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Opinion
Kangri and Kashmir
We use different gadgets to counter the bone-chilling chill, yet the most important gadget is the earthen firepot Kangri or Kanger.
Business & Economy
J-K spend Rs 60k Crore on electricity in 12 years
The cash starved Jammu and Kashmir has purchased over Rs 60,000 crore power or electricity for the last 12 years.
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Traffic restored in Beerwah after flash floods washed away Sukhnag diversion
Vehicular traffic through Beerwah town in central Kashmir's Budgam district was restored on Saturday after remaining suspended for four days.
Overseas Job Fraud: EOW chargesheets accused who duped youth of lakhs
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Kashmir, of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet in connection with an alleged overseas job fraud.
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