In Delhi, the minimum temperature was 9.1 degrees Celsius on Tuesday but weather experts said it is likely to drop to 7 degrees Celsius by Friday as high-velocity northwesterly winds continue to blow from the hills.
Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season at minus 2.5 degrees Celsius, 1.6 degrees below the season's average, the meteorological department said.
The high altitudes of the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh including Gulmarg experienced fresh snowfall, while the plains were lashed by light to moderate rains between November 21 and 23.
With the completion of hot and high altitude testing, the LUH has complied with all the requirements of the users and it was close to operational clearance certification, HAL Chairman and Managing Director R Madhavan said.
The nearly month-long lockdown in the Valley has prompted most of the Israeli travellers to cancel their Kashmir itinerary and prolong their stay in Leh, turning the city into a 'Little Israel' of sorts.
As many as 220 well-trained recruits joined the Ladakh Scouts Regiment as young soldiers at a spectacular attestation parade in Leh today.
Several commercial flights have been suspended after India shot down a Pakistan F-16 fighter jet following the violation of its air space. India has suspended all comercial flights in Jammu, Leh, Srinagar, Amritsar have been suspended. Pakistan has also shutdown Lahore's international air port.
The Army, which carved out a separate Corps in Leh after Jammu and Srinagar following the Kargil intrusion in 1999, has been demanding operational control over the ITBP.
MeT department said that in the days to come the valley will experience dry weather.
A large number of landslides and snowslides have trapped vehicles along the strategic Leh-Manali axis over the past one week.
The Delhi-Leh-Jammu flight left the Leh airport in the Ladakh region for Jammu at 9.20 am, but returned within 10 minutes, an official of the GoAir said.
In the national capital visibility dropped to 400 metres in the early hours due to fog, which also affected train services.
Srinagar recorded 2.3 as the minimum temperature while it was minus 4.1 in Pahalgam and minus six in Gulmarg, a Met official said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 5.6 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological Department official said.
Leh recorded a minimum temperature of minus 6.3 degrees Celsius last night and was the coldest place in the state.
Army officers of India and China met today in Leh's Chusul sector, a day Indian troops foiled an attempt by Chinese soldiers to enter Indian territory in Ladakh.
People's Liberation Army (PLA) personnel on Wednesday entered an area in Ladakh and stopped the work of an irrigation canal being built under the MNREGA scheme.
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New Delhi: In the wake of frequent incursion bids by Chinese People's Liberation Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) will be establishing a new command at Leh and the process of setting up over 40 modern
Srinagar: Heavy rains in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir caused flash floods, resulting in damage to several residential houses, police said here today. "Flash floods caused by heavy rainfall affected four villages in Leh district late last night,"
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