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Avalanche hits Gulmarg ski resort, one foreigner dead, two injured

According to the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), the avalanche hit the resort at around 2 pm, in Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir.

Why it hasn’t snowed in Gulmarg this year — climate change, El Niño effect

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.

A snowless Gulmarg rings alarm bells for us Kashmiris. We can only sing ‘let it snow’

We experience ‘Chillai Kalan’ with the knowledge that spring will be sweet. But with no snow, I don’t know what it would feel like.

Why Gulmarg visit is off G20 itinerary in Kashmir

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.

PM Modi inaugurates 2nd Khelo India Winter Games, says will make J&K winter sports hub

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.

Along LoC in Gulmarg, they’re more worried about food & jobs, not Article 370

Villagers say they have no land to sell, and want the government to keep its promise to promote tourism and generate employment in Gulmarg.

A tourist’s death threatens to kill Kashmir’s revenue lifeline

The tourism industry fears cancellations after the death of the visitor from Chennai. The industry cannot hope for revival until the conflict is resolved,  experts say.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.