Investigation reveals a short circuit led to the fire and the burnt idols were immersed in a river after a ceremony. The temple, maintained by Dharma Trust, will soon be reconstructed.
Gulmarg sees average of 130 cm snow in January but there's been no snowfall this month. Experts believe this as well as frequent instances of deluge in India stem from same phenomenon.
Administration says visit cancelled due to 'logistics issue' as over 60 delegates had to be catered to, but security apprehensions may have triggered the change of plans, it is learnt.
Athletes from 27 states & UTs are competing in the Games in Gulmarg, which will end on 2 March. The event includes alpine skiing, snowboarding and ice hockey, among other sports.
Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
Tolerance is now a mocking joke that strong men use on weak men and forgiveness for any mistake is unheared of in current culture of toxic chauvinism.