Intense cold kept its grip on north India Monday leaving two more persons dead in UP, freezing Leh town in Ladakh at minus 20.2 degrees and throwing train traffic out of gear. Two persons, including an 85-year-old man, died due to cold in Uttar Pradesh (UP)’s Hardoi district yesterday, officials in Lucknow said. Cold conditions in the state...
An intense spell of cold weather has disrupted life across northern India, reportedly claiming two dozen lives. The capital, Delhi, has been hit worst by the cold snap, along with Indian-administered Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. In Leh in Kashmir, temperatures dropped to -23.6C – this winter’s lowest – on Sunday,...
Srinagar, July 11: The newspapers in Indian Kashmir on Sunday decided to resume publications from Monday after government agreed to resolve all their issues. Protests in Kashmir over youths killed photo by - AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan The newspapers had not hit the stands in Indian Kashmir since Wednesday when authorities imposed tougher curfew...
Srinagar, July 10: The authorities re-imposed curfew in some parts of Indian Kashmir after clashes erupted between youth and policemen. Authorities relaxed curfew on Friday evening for an indefinite period to facilitate the celebration of the holy Muslim festival of Shab-e-Meraj [ascension of Prophet (peace be upon heam) to heaven]. On Saturday...
Srinagar, July 10: For the third consecutive day, no newspapers were published from Indian administered Kashmir owing to the curfew and curbs imposed on the media. Kashmir press office closed due to curfew No local English and Urdu newspaper hit the stands on Saturday for the third consecutive day after tougher curfew was imposed by the authorities...