In a moving display of respect and patriotism, students of Sant Ishwariye Bhartiya Vidya Mandir, Nainsu, gathered on Friday to honour the 10 Army jawans who lost their lives in a tragic road accident in Doda district.
An unexpected change in the weather has intensified the cold in the hilly regions. Over the past few days, temperatures have dropped sharply, disrupting daily life. As the cold deepens, people can be seen warming themselves around bonfires at various places.
The Banihal town of Ramban district on Friday witnessed the season's first heavy snowfall as fresh snow blanketed the entire region, bringing winter conditions in full force.
Air Commodore A. Shridhar, Air Officer Commanding Jammu Air Force Station, Bhim Sen Tuti, IGP Jammu zone, and Lt. Gen P K Mishra, GOC White Knight Corps, among other fellow officers, laid a wreath during the wreath-laying ceremony.
The holy shrine of Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district witnessed the season's first snowfall on Thursday, covering the Trikuta Hills in a pristine white blanket and transforming the pilgrimage route into a picturesque winter landscape.
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) was closed on Friday due to heavy rain and snowfall, with movement also stopped at Jakhani Chowk in Udhampur.
After a prolonged dry spell of nearly three months, snowfall finally began in both the plains and upper reaches of Doda's Bhalesa and its adjoining areas from Friday midnight.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday expressed grief over the death of ten Army soldiers in an accident in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Taking to X, Rahul Gandhi said, "The news of the death of several of our brave soldiers and injuries to many others due to an army vehicle falling into a gorge in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, is extremely heartbreaking. I pay humble tribute to the martyrs and hope for the swift recovery of th
"Chief Minister has expressed deep grief over the tragic accident involving an Army vehicle at Khannitop on the Bhaderwah-Chamba road. He conveyed heartfelt condolences to the families of the soldiers who lost their lives and wished a speedy recovery to those injured, lauding the swift re