SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said the Nepal tragedy should serve as a warning, and called for urgent protection of the valley’s “fragile ecology” by creating a balance between development and environmental preservation. Addressing the Friday congregation at the historic Jamia Masjid here, Farooq said the devastation being witnessed in […]
KATHMANDU — Seventeen people were killed and nearly 500 others, including 105 Indians, are missing after a massive flash flood originating in Tibet swept through central Nepal districts, causing devastation in towns and villages, washing away bridges and damaging at least a dozen hydropower projects on Wednesday. The flood surged through the Bhote Koshi River […]
JAMMU — A body has been recovered after a couple was swept away in a flash flood triggered by heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Thursday evening, officials said. The incident occurred in Kaghote panchayat of the Ramnagar area after intense rains triggered a sudden flash flood, they said. According to locals, […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said he will personally approach Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a proposal seeking a special central package for the flood-affected districts of Rajouri and Poonch. He also noted that the union territory does not have the financial capacity to meet the entire cost of […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday visited several flood-affected areas of Rajouri district to assess the damage caused to homes, livelihoods and public infrastructure. According to a post on X by the Office of the Chief Minister, Abdullah interacted with the affected families during the visit and expressed solidarity […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that those rendered landless by the recent cloudburst would be provided five-marla plots. He also said his government would explore the adoption of advanced early-warning systems to strengthen disaster preparedness and minimise the loss of lives and property in the future. Abdullah visited […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday visited the flood-affected areas of Poonch district to assess the damage caused by the recent floods and review the ongoing relief, rehabilitation and restoration measures. According to the Chief Minister’s Office, Abdullah visited the district to meet the affected people and assess the […]
SRINAGAR — A woman was washed away while hundreds of people were evacuated as multiple cloudbursts struck the Valley on Monday, triggering flash floods in several districts, officials said. Naseema Begum (52) was washed away in a flash flood caused by a cloudburst as she was trying to manoeuvre across a culvert over a swelled […]
KARGIL — Flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall and cloudburst hit parts of the Kargil region, damaging infrastructure, disrupting road connectivity and prompting rescue operations by the Army, police and civil administration, officials said on Monday. Heavy rain triggered flash floods in Hardass and Tumail villages of Kargil district on Sunday evening, inundating habitations and […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday visited Lolpora in Beerwah area of Budgam district to offer condolences to the family of Head Constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi, who was killed in the line of duty in Anantnag district on July 22 and later met families affected by the recent flash […]