Upper reaches in the Kashmir valley, including world famous ski resort of Gulmarg, experienced fresh snowfall since early this morning while plains, including summer capital, Srinagar, had rains, disrupting normal life.
The educational institutions are scheduled to reopen tomorrow after winter vacation in the Kashmir valley, where the maximum and minimum temperature were above normal despite [...]

An earthquake of 5.7 magnitude struck the Kashmir Valley, including summer capital, Srinagar and its adjoining areas early this morning, forcing people to rush out of their houses in panic.
A weather office spokesman said the tremors which were felt at 04:51 hrs lasted for several seconds.
The quake was epicentered 36 degree north (latitude) and 70.1 [...]

At least half-a-dozen trains in Ferozepur railway division were today cancelled after followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda went on rampage in protest of registration of a fresh case against Dera head Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh by the CBI in connection with the murder of one Faquir Chand. The followers took to the streets and [...]

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, while presenting the Union Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament, said the Indian economy has weathered the financial crisis, but key challenges remain which have to be tackled by the government.
Quickly reverting to the high GDP growth rate of 9 percent and crossing the double-digit growth barrier is a major challenge, said [...]

At least three law enforcement officers were shot, one in the head, during a confrontation with an arson suspect in the town of Minkler, east of Fresno.
According to the Fresno Bee, four people were rushed to a hospital, including two Fresno County sheriff’s deputies and a police officer from the town of Reedley.
Their conditions were [...]

The Punjab Government has declared public holiday on March 1, 2010 on the eve of “Holi”. A spokesman of the Punjab government disclosed this today in Chandigarh.
The spokesman said that Punjab Government partially amended its first notification and declared public holiday (Holi) on March 1, 2010 instead of February 28, 2010.