All morning flights at the Srinagar international airport were cancelled on Sunday due to snowfall.
Officials at the airport said that all morning flights at the airport were cancelled due to continuing snowfall, and flights for the rest of the day have been put on standby.
“Resumption of flights will be reviewed as the weather behaves,” officials said.
Kashmir has received its first major snowfall of the season during the last 24 hours.
The snowfall has brought relief to locals as the long dry spell has been broken and prospects of sufficient water in various rivers, lakes, springs, streams and other water bodies during the ensuing summer months have shown up.
Madhya Pradesh to translocate 14 tigers to Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Odisha
The big cats will be transferred from tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh, Panna, Kanha, and Pench. The tigers and tigresses will be translocated under the supervision of an authorised veterinarian.
Large wildfire in Southern California scorches nearly 4,000 acres
The large wildfire in Malibu in Southern California continues to burn and it has reached nearly 4,000 acres, according to the city authorities of Malibu.
Fresh snowfall in mountains, chilly winds lash J&K
Fresh snowfall occurred in higher reaches of Jammu & Kashmir as both minimum and maximum temperatures dropped further on Monday due to chilly winds sweeping across from snow-clad mountain tops.
In first in many decades, Shimla sees season’s first snowfall in early December
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Cyclone Fengal: Chennai Airport temporarily halts operations
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Delhi-NCR engulfed in thick smog as air quality deteriorates
A dense layer of smog shrouded Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Wednesday morning, sharply reducing visibility as the air quality plunged to "very poor" levels.
Delhi-NCR grapples with pollution as air quality dips
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi's AQI at 7:30 A.M. on Tuesday was 355, while surrounding NCR cities also recorded high AQI levels: Haryana's Faridabad was at 205, Gurugram at 234, while Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad was at 269, Greater Noida at 286, and Noida at 235.
Delhi's air quality in 'very poor' category, AQI over 400 in many areas
With the Air Quality Index (AQI) reading 409, the national Capital’s air remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Monday, while the air quality in the neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh also remained a cause for concern.