JAMMU — A precautionary step taken by Mohammad Latief to move his SUV to safer ground during heavy rain saved his life, but moments later a cloudburst reduced his three-storey house in Lower Muran village of Surankote tehsil in Poonch district to rubble, burying eight members of his family beneath the debris. At around 3:30 […]
JAMMU — At least 12 people were killed and several others missing as torrential rains unleashed landslides and flash floods across the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, causing widespread damage to public and private infrastructure including roads and houses, officials said. The devastation prompted Chief Minister Omar […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting at the Civil Secretariat in Jammu to review the situation arising from incessant rains and assess the preparedness of the administration across the Union Territory. During the meeting, the Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir briefed the Chief Minister […]
JAMMU — At least 14 people stranded in swollen rivers in various parts of Jammu and Rajouri districts were rescued safely on Sunday, officials said. In a swift and coordinated rescue operation lasting several hours, police and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) successfully rescued three boys stranded in the River Tawi near Peer Kho […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Sunday expressed solidarity with the people affected by flash floods and heavy rainfall in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu division and called for swift rescue, relief and rehabilitation measures. In a post on X, Ruhullah Mehdi said the reports emerging from Rajouri and […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday expressed concern over the widespread devastation caused by flash floods in the Pir Panjal region, particularly in Rajouri and Surankote, and called for immediate relief, rescue and rehabilitation measures for the affected people. In a post on X, Mehbooba Mufti said the flash […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday expressed profound grief over the loss of lives due to flash floods and landslides in Poonch district. In a post on X, the Chief Minister conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured in […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said he reviewed the situation in Rajouri and Poonch districts following incessant rainfall and flash floods and directed officials to provide immediate relief to the affected families. In a post on X, the Lieutenant Governor said he spoke to senior officials and assessed […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said he is leaving Delhi for Jammu to personally monitor the situation on the ground in view of the weather warning issued by the Meteorological Department and the heavy rainfall affecting parts of the Jammu division. In a post on X, Omar Abdullah […]
JAMMU — In one of the biggest narcotics recoveries along the Line of Control (LoC) in recent years, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday seized five kilograms of high-grade heroin smuggled from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch, officials said. The seizure was made during a meticulously planned anti-drug operation in village […]