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Sultry weather ahead in Jammu Kashmir: MeT

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Amid the forecast for hot and humid weather, night temperature settled above normal at most places barring Jammu and Katra where rainfall was recorded along with Gulmarg last evening, officials said on Monday. A meteorological department official said that in the 24 hours till 0830 hours, mostly last evening, Jammu city received 18.9mm of rain, Katra 18.8mm, Kathua 48.6mm, Batote, and Bhaderwah traces while Gulmarg received 9.2mm and Pahalgam traces. Regarding the forecast till June 23, the MeT department official said that mainly dry was expected but a brief spell of showers/thunderstorms mainly towards late afternoon or evening can’t be ruled out. “Hot and humid weather is expected for next 5 days in the whole J&K,” he said. Regarding the outlook during June 24-26, he said,...

Jammu Kashmir completes five years under Central rule

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On a hot summer Tuesday, the former chief minister was in a cabinet meeting when her phone rang. “Madam, BJP has withdrawn support from the coalition Government,” the caller stated. It was 19 June 2018, when direct central rule was imposed on Jammu Kashmir. It has been over five years now with no signs of polls for the assembly which was dissolved by the former Governor Satya Pal Malik in November that year. This is not the first time that Jammu Kashmir has witnessed direct central rule. The area has been subject to direct Central rule eight times since 1977 without any local representatives in the region’s legislative assembly. Jammu Kashmir was degraded into a union territory and the Governor’s position needed for the state demoted into a Lieutenant Governor after the uniletral ...

Srinagar, 5 other places record season’s hottest day

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Several areas across the Kashmir Valley including the summer capital Srinagar recorded the hottest day of the season on Sunday. Data available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reaveals that Srinagar recorded the hottest day of the season at 31.8 degree Celsius. The data further added that Pahalgam, Qazigund, Kupwara and Gulmarg also recorded the hottest day of the season today. In Kupwara, the mercury settled at 31.0 degree Celsius while in Qazigund the mercury settled at 31.6 degree Celsius. As per the data, the mercury settled at 26.6 degree Celsius and 21.5 degree Celsius at famous tourist places, Pahalgam and Gulmarg respectively. Moreover, the weatherman has predicted hot and humid weather conditions for the next 6 days in Jammu and Kashmir. Director ...