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jhelum news

Sameer Hamdani: “My book presents Srinagar as a stubbornly resilient city”

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Author Sameer Hamdani (Courtesy the subject)
Published on Dec 10, 2025 06:14 am IST

Villagers face loss, destruction after floods in Jammu's Pargwal

It has not only hit their housing needs but also their economy, which is mostly dependent on agriculture and is now suffering huge damage.
Published on Sept 05, 2025 07:19 pm IST

Joint control rooms established in Valley

People wade through a flooded road in Tailbal area of Srinagar, on Wednesday. (Waseem Andrabi /HT)
Published on Sept 04, 2025 07:54 am IST

Jhelum crosses danger mark, Kashmir sounds flood alert

A view of River Jhelum, amid rising water levels caused by heavy rainfall, in Srinagar on Wednesday.
Updated on Sept 03, 2025 04:05 pm IST

Forget road trips: Breathtaking river cruises are coming to Kashmir, Goa, Kerala

Set Sail! Stunning New River Cruises in Kashmir, Goa and Kerala Will Change the Way You Travel.
Updated on Feb 14, 2025 05:20 pm IST

Student’s ‘fisaddi’ answer on battle of Jhelum makes internet laugh

BA student’s hilarious exam answers went viral, filled with sound effects and Bollywood lyrics.
Published on Oct 22, 2024 12:47 pm IST

Heavy rains lash Kashmir, 336 families evacuated

Vehicles drive through the waterlogged Boulevard road on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar on Monday. (Waseem Andrabi /HT)
Updated on Apr 30, 2024 08:30 am IST

Search operation enters day three, locals pitch in

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Updated on Apr 19, 2024 06:08 am IST

Eight years into making, incomplete footbridge fails people of Gandbal

Search operations underway in Jhelum near Jammu and Kashmir’s Gandbar after a boat capsized in the river. (Waseem Andrabi /HT)
Updated on Apr 17, 2024 07:04 am IST

6 die as boat with students overturns in Srinagar's Jhelum river

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team conduct rescue operation after boat capsized in the Jhelum river, in Srinagar, on Tuesday. (Waseem Andrabi /Hindustan Times)
Updated on Apr 17, 2024 04:19 am IST

Kashmir’s upper reaches receive fresh snow, incessant rain lashes plains

The rains continued in Kashmir for the third consecutive day today and Gurez, Gulmarg and upper reaches of the Valley received fresh snow. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 12:29 am IST

HT Picks: New Reads

This week’s reading list includes a book that explains a heavy subject with a light touch, and novels that deal with the trauma of losing home and with dark secrets.
Updated on Oct 30, 2020 04:07 pm IST

US-based Sikh body starts restoration of Gurdwara Choa Sahib in Pakistan

Gurdwara Choa Sahib in Jhelum district of Pakistan’s Punjab province will be reopened after restoration.
Updated on Sept 11, 2020 03:08 pm IST

Rains continue for second day in J&K

The meteorological department predicted that most parts of J&K would receive moderate to heavy rainfall over the next couple of days.
Updated on Aug 27, 2020 01:03 pm IST

Lockdown Diaries: Counting my blessings by Sameer Arshad Khatlani

The resurgence of nature in the city: New Delhi during the lockdown.
Updated on Apr 13, 2020 02:34 pm IST

It’s best not to politicise and securitise water

New Delhi has good reason to want to put pressure on Islamabad but the step taken by New Delhi may set a bad precedent, and others may also use it against India.
Published on Aug 26, 2019 08:01 am IST

16-year-old drowns in Jhelum after alleged chase by CRPF personnel

A 16-year-old boy from Srinagar drowned in the Jhelum river after allegedly being chased by paramilitary personnel on a footbridge in the city on Monday afternoon, his family members claimed.
Updated on Aug 08, 2019 12:43 am IST

Pakistan to reopen historic gurdwara in Jhelum

Gurdwara Chowa Sahib commemorates the site where Guru Nanak is believed to have created a water spring during one of his (udasis).
Published on Jul 27, 2019 03:42 pm IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Kashmir dominates as India’s mega vote enters second round

Authorities have shut many roads in Srinagar and urged residents to avoid some parts of the city. Extra armed troops were deployed along streets and the banks of the river Jhelum.
Published on Apr 18, 2019 02:47 am IST

India to expedite 3 projects to stop its share of Indus waters from flowing into Pakistan

India has decided to fast-track three projects to arrest the unutilised water of its share under the bilateral Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan.
Updated on Nov 25, 2018 01:23 pm IST

Pakistan asks India to share data on water flow at Kishanganga dam: Report

File photo of the dam site of Kishanganga power project in Gurez, around 120kms from Srinagar in northern Jammu and Kashmir.
Updated on Oct 05, 2018 06:01 pm IST

JNUSU elections: Hours after results, clashes erupt at JNU

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) supporters clashed at the counting center during the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) elections at JNU in New Delhi, India.
Updated on Sept 18, 2018 02:32 am IST

Jhelum levels recede but rain prediction keeps flood fears alive in Kashmir

A partially submerged houseboat is seen in Jhelum river after heavy rain in Srinagar.
Updated on Jul 01, 2018 07:59 pm IST

Floods in Kashmir after rivers cross danger mark, schools closed

Labourers place sandbags along the Jhelum river bank in an attempt to prevent flood water from spilling into residential areas in Srinagar on Saturday.
Updated on Jul 01, 2018 12:22 pm IST

Excerpt: The Making of Early Kashmir by Shonaleeka Kaul

The banks of the Dal Lake in Srinagar after fresh snowfalll.
Updated on May 04, 2018 06:07 pm IST

‘Murdered’ Pakistani woman reappears with second husband, six kids after 8 years

Asma Bibi was arrested in Pakistan’s Punjab province. She told police she had no regrets eloping with her second husband.
Updated on Apr 01, 2018 08:00 pm IST