JAMMU — Three people died, and two are feared dead in separate incidents after they fell into the swollen streams due to multiple landslides between the Ramban and Banihal stretch here, officials said on Tuesday. Mohd Shafi (65) and Mumira Bano (17) accidentally fell into the fast-flowing waters on Monday while crossing the Deval and […]
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Congress leader Lal Singh demands adequate relief to victims of land subsidence in Ramban
JAMMU — Congress leader Choudhary Lal Singh on Sunday visited land subsidence-hit Pernote village and demanded adequate compensation, including an immediate relief of Rs 10 lakh, to the affected families. The Pernote village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district was devastated due to land sinking that started on Thursday evening leaving 58 residential houses completely […]
Over 500 persons relocated to safer places amid land sinking in Ramban
JAMMU — More than 500 people have been relocated to safer places after over 58 houses were completely damaged due to land sinking in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said on Saturday. An official said the assessment of damages due to the land subsidence in Pernote village over the past three […]
Land sinks in Ramban; over 50 houses, power infra damaged
RAMBAN — More than 50 houses, four electricity towers, a receiving station, and a main road were damaged in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district dur to sinking of a road, officials said on Friday. Ramban Deputy Commissioner Baseer-ul-Haq Choudhary visited the Pernote village, five kms from the district headquarters, on Friday morning and assured assistance […]
Houses develop cracks, road damaged due to sinking of land in Ramban
RAMBAN — Several houses developed cracks and road connectivity between Gool and Ramban snapped on Thursday evening following the “sinking of land” in the Union Territory’s Ramban district. The Ramban-Gool road near Parnote started sinking in the evening and caused damage to more than 20 houses and other structures, authorities said. “Massive subsidence and sinking […]
Landslide blocks traffic on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A landslide in Ramban district blocked the traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, officials said on Monday. Officials said, The landslide, which occurred around 10:50 pm last night in the Khooni Nalah area of the district led to the closure of the highway. The restoration work is in progress, they said. The […]
Shooting stones block vehicular movement on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway
JAMMU (KIMS) — In view of heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir, the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway has been blocked for vehicular movement due to shooting stones at various places in Ramban district. “Jammu-Srinagar NHW (NH-44) is blocked due to shooting stones between Nashri and Banihal, as well as in other areas like Mehad, Panthyal, Mom […]
Passenger cab falls into deep gorge in Ramban, 10 dead
JAMMU (KIMS) — At least ten persons lost their lives when a passenger cab falls into deep gorge along the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Ramban district of Jammu region on Friday. The incident occurred at around 02:00 am on Friday, when a passenger cab (Tavera) on way from Jammu to Srinagar lost its control and […]
Vehicle plunges into gorge in Ramban, two dead
JAMMU — At least two people died in a road accident after a vehicle they were travelling fell into deep gorge near Battery Chashma along Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district late on Monday night, an official said on Tuesday. An official said that the driver of ill-fated cab was failed to negotiate a sharp […]
Four killed in Ramban road accident
JAMMU — At least four persons were killed and three suffered injuries in a road accident Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday morning. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the vehicle on way from Maligam to Ukhrall skidded of the road and rolled down near Maligam area of the district due […]