SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday directed authorities in Doda to ensure immediate relief and assistance to families affected by flash floods triggered by cloudburst. “Spoke with the DC, Doda to assess the situation following the cloudburst in the Thathri region. While several houses and shops have suffered damage, fortunately, […]
JAMMU — Flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall struck the upper reaches of Thathri town in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Tuesday, partially damaging several houses, shops and vehicles. No loss of life has been reported. The latest flash flood is the third such incident in the twin districts of Doda and Kishtwar in […]
JAMMU — Flash floods triggered by incessant overnight rainfall damaged the Doda-Kishtwar highway on Monday, disrupted vehicular traffic and buried several vehicles near the under construction 540 MW Kwar Hydroelectric Power Project in the hilly districts of Doda and Kishtwar. Huge quantities of mud, boulders and debris was deposited on the highway following the flash […]
JAMMU — A Class seven student was accidentally locked inside a government middle school after he fell asleep in his classroom on the last working day before the 15-day summer vacation in Ramban district last week, prompting authorities to conduct an inquiry and suspend the entire nine-member staff of the school, officials said on Monday. […]
JAMMU — A fresh batch of 5,794 pilgrims, including 1,211 women, departed from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here early Monday for the annual Amarnath Yatra, officials said. Around 60,000 pilgrims have offered prayers at the holy cave shrine since the yatra began on July 3, they said. The officials said the fifth batch included […]
JAMMU — A search operation was launched early Monday after a suspected Pakistani drone was sighted over a forward village along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. The drone-like object, fitted with a blinking light, was observed over the forward villages of Meenka and Beripattan in the Sunderbani […]
JAMMU — A 42-year-old Amarnath pilgrim died after allegedly being bitten by a snake here on Sunday, officials said. Amit Kumar, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, reportedly suffered a snakebite at Bhagwati Nagar base camp around 2.30 am and was immediately rushed to Government Medical College hospital for treatment, the officials said. They said his […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Sunday said the party has expanded its nationwide campaign against examination paper leaks to all 20 districts of the Union territory, and alleged that the Centre has failed to safeguard the future of students. He said the Congress high command had announced 28 pilot […]
JAMMU — A fresh batch of over 6,700 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp early on Sunday for the Amarnath shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas under tight security, officials said. The batch, including 1,310 women and 22 children, left the Jammu base camp in two separate convoys at 3 a.m. and 3.40 a.m., the […]
JAMMU — A man was arrested for allegedly vandalising a mosque and assaulting a person on the premises in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, police said on Saturday. Pyar Singh, a resident of Patian village, had been evading arrest since the incident at Sukhcha village a few days ago, they said. An FIR was registered […]