POONCH — The residents of Surankote on Poonch district on Thursday continued their protest for second consecutive day to demand the recent flash flood in the town be declared as natural calamity and provide compensation to the victims. Reports said that the protest was led by DDC member Shahnawaz Choudhary to press for their demand. […]
RAMBAN — Militants hurled a grenade at a police post in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district early Tuesday, August 2, 2022 prompting police and Army to launch a massive cordon and search operation in the area. The grenade exploded on the roof of the police post without causing injuries to anyone, sources said. Additional Director […]
POONCH — Dozens of houses and shops were damaged in flash floods, triggered by heavy rainfall at Surankote area of Poonch. The flash flood hit parts of town in the intervening night of Sunday-Monday. Heavy rainfall occured in the region late Sunday evening, resulting in flash flood. Locals said that there are scenes of destruction […]
JAMMU — Authorities rescued students and teachers trapped in a government school after heavy rainfall triggered flash floods inundating many areas of the Jammu region on Thursday, officials said. Dozens of houses and structures were damaged, some bridges washed away and scores of vehicles stuck on roads and highways in various districts of the region, […]
POONCH — Four youth, who were trapped in flash flood in Jhulas area of Poonch district have been rescued during a nightlong rescue operation. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer, a rescue operation was launched last night after four youth were trapped in the flash flood in Jhulas area. He said that […]
JAMMU — Authorities have sounded an alert asking people to remain cautious after rise in water level in Chenab river following nightlong rainfall. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that water level of Chenab, recorded at 09:15 AM, was at the danger mark level. He said that due to nightlong rainfall in […]
BANIHAL — The strategic 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway, which was shut due to mudslides and shooting stones in Ramban district early Wednesday, was opened for vehicular traffic partially, officials said. Authorities allowed stranded vehicles, including an Amarnath Yatra convoy, to move towards Kashmir, they said. Shooting stones struck the highway, the only all-weather road linking […]
POONCH — A man died while his wife and daughter sustained critical injuries in an accident that took place at Sanai in Poonch district on Wednesday. An official said that an accident took place on Wednesday afternoon when a car and a bus collided with each other at Sanai in Surankote. He said that in […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday ordered transfer of ten police officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. An order in this regard has been issued by J&K’s Home Department. Umesh Kumar, IPS, awaiting posting in the Police Headquarters has been posted as SO to ADGP, Railways, J&K, against an […]
JAMMU — Twenty-one persons, including nine policemen, were rescued from flash floods in Kathua and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. Three trucks parked on the Mughal Road in Poonch got damaged due to shooting stones, they said. Acting on information about a dozen of persons trapped in flash floods in […]