PATTAN A family of three lost their lives to the intense cold from which they were trying to manage their night. In Nihalpora village, Muhammad Maqbool Lone, his wife Haseena Begum, and their son Talib died in sleep in their bedroom that lacked adequate ventilation.
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An illustration by Irshad Ahmad Mir fora folk tale the Khor and the Rantus
I can’t agree with Margaret Halsey when she portrays folklore as a collection of ridiculous notions not held by her. I rather believe Grandma who would say that folklore forms base to the superstructure of our culture. Yet, when I look back at all the folktales I have been told, I wish some of them like the tale of
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Weather improves as Sun appears briefly after 3 days of heavy snowfall in Kashmir
SRINAGAR : There was some improvement in the weather conditions as the Sun appeared briefly on Wednesday afternoon after three days of moderate to heavy snowfall in the summer capital, Srinagar, and other parts of Kashmir valley.
Meanwhile, the night temperature continued to remain above normal due to overcast conditions though the mercury during the day remained several degrees below normal in the valley, where the weather is expected to improve from Thursday onwards.
A Met department spokesperson told UNI that light rain and snow would occur at some places in Kashmir during the next 24 hours. “The weather is expected to improve from Thursday even as light snow and rain could occur at isolated places in the valley under the influence of a weak Western Disturbance (WD) till Friday,” he said, adding the weather will become dry from Saturday onwards.