SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday reviewed the ground situation in districts affected by heavy rains, flash floods and landslides across Jammu and Kashmir and directed the authorities to intensify rescue and relief operations. In a post on X, the Lieutenant Governor said he spoke with senior officials and […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary and National Conference MP Mian Altaf escaped unhurt in two separate mudslide incidents along the Jammu-Poonch National Highway amid incessant rains on Wednesday, officials said. Deputy CM Choudhary and MP Altaf were travelling to the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch to oversee relief and […]
JAMMU — An Army personnel lost his life after accidentally slipping from a height near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Wednesday, officials said. Rifleman Sukhpreet Singh (27) was on official duty in forward Mahadev post in Sunderbani sector when he lost balance and fell down from a height, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday chaired a review meeting in Srinagar to assess the government’s response and measures undertaken in the aftermath of the recent heavy rains across the Union Territory. In a post on X, the Chief Minister said the meeting reviewed the restoration of essential services, […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Divisional Commissioner Jammu and Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu, visited flash flood-affected areas of Rajouri and Poonch districts to assess the ground situation, review restoration efforts, and oversee relief measures. In Rajouri district, the senior officers inspected the flood-hit Bella area, taking stock of the damage and the ongoing restoration of […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday reviewed the damage caused to houses and key public infrastructure in Rajouri and Poonch districts due to heavy rains, flash floods and landslides. In a post on X, the Lieutenant Governor said he spoke with senior officials and the Deputy Commissioners of Rajouri […]
JAMMU — An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found and subsequently destroyed in a controlled explosion by experts in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. The IED was noticed by an army search party in village Argi Dalhori late Monday evening, the officials said. They said a Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) […]
JAMMU — The Army on Monday used a helicopter to retrieve the body of a flash flood victim that had remained trapped among rocks in the middle of a swollen river for more than 20 hours, officials said. The body, later identified as that of 20-year-old Mohammad Javed, was first spotted in the fast-flowing Munawar […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday chaired another online review meeting from New Delhi to assess restoration works, relief measures and the overall preparedness of the administration in the wake of heavy rainfall across parts of the Union Territory. In a post on X, the Chief Minister said the […]
JAMMU — At least 11 people, including a woman and her two children, were killed in fresh rain-related incidents across Jammu on Monday, raising the death toll to 23 over the past two days, officials said. Seven people went missing as persistent heavy rain hampered rescue and relief operations in the flood-hit districts of Poonch […]