Several areas in the plains of the Kashmir Valley received the season's first snowfall, while higher reaches experienced moderate rainfall, officials said on Thursday, adding that the minimum temperature has improved across most places in the valley.

The weather office said light rain or snow is expected at scattered places, especially in the higher reaches of the valley till Thursday forenoon as a fresh western disturbance hit Jammu and Kashmir otherwise, the weather will stay mainly dry...

Amid bone chilling winters, the Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Department has proposed to announce 50-days winter vacations from December-27 for colleges of Kashmir division.

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has issued a notice to the J&K government, seeking its response to a petition challenging the region’s current reservation policy. The move comes amid ongoing public debate over the fairness and rationale of the...

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday asserted that his government will restore Darbar move and said Jammu’s uniqueness will not be allowed to diminish.

Amid ambiguity over salaries of newly elected Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs), Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather has sought clarification from Jammu & Kashmir Government on the matter.

Discussions between Union home and tourism ministries are at an advanced stage on allowing satellite phones for trekkers in no-network zones in the Kashmir valley, Tourism Director Raja Yaqoob Farooq said here on Wednesday.