Lt Guv speaks to senior officials, takes stock of flood situation and rescue and relief Operations
SRINAGAR, AUG: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has spoken to Divisional Commissioner, Jammu Ramesh Kumar and other senior Officials and took stock of flood situation and rescue and relief Operations. He has directed the officials for restoration of Power, Communication, Water Supply on priority in areas where flood water is receding. More than 5000 people were […]
Rains relentlessly pound JK, rescue operation underway in landslide and flash flood-hit areas
Jammu/Srinagar, Aug 27 (PTI) Thousands of people were evacuated from low-lying flooded areas as torrential rains continued for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday, creating havoc in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir. A rescue operation is still continuing along the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine route near Adhkuwari, where a landslide struck on Tuesday, killing […]
CBT Examination for post of Reader postponed: High Court
SRINAGAR, AUG 27: According to a notification issued by the Registrar Recruitment, J&K High court, in view of the inclement weather and heavy rainfall, it is hereby notified for information of all the candidates who had to appear in the online CBT Examination for the post of Reader, Level-8 (47600-151800) advertised pursuant to Advertisement Notification […]
Army rescues 25 CRPF jawans, civilians from flooded village in Punjab
Jammu, Aug 27 (PTI) As many as 22 CRPF personnel and three civilians were evacuated from a flooded village in Punjab by an Army helicopter on Wednesday morning, minutes before the building they were sheltering in collapsed, a defence spokesperson said. Incessant heavy rain in parts of Punjab has triggered flash floods in various areas, […]
Train services restored from Jammu after day-long suspension due to heavy rain
Jammu, Aug 27 (PTI) Train services were restored from Jammu on Wednesday after a day-long suspension, with six trains scheduled to leave for their destinations, officials said. Northern Railway on Tuesday night announced the cancellation of 22 incoming and outgoing trains from Jammu and Katra railway stations, while 27 trains were short-terminated at various stations […]
Death toll in Vaishno Devi landslide rises to 32
Jammu, Aug 27 (PTI) The death toll in the Vaishno Devi landslide has gone up to 32 with rescuers pulling out more bodies from under the debris, officials said on Wednesday, a day after disaster struck the route to the hilltop shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. At least 20 people were injured in […]
Centre asks all telcos to activate intra-circle roaming facility in J-K
New Delhi, Aug 27 (PTI) The Centre has asked all the telecom service providers to immediately activate the intra-circle roaming (ICR) facility in Jammu and Kashmir till September 2, an official communication said. The directive has been passed to the regulatory heads of Bharti Airtel, BSNL, Reliance-Jio and Vodafone-ldea amid a collapse of telecom services […]
Over 5000 people evacuated from flooded parts of Jammu, efforts on to restore essential services
Jammu, Aug 27 (PTI) More than 5,000 people were evacuated from the banks of various flooded rivers and inundated low-lying areas in the Jammu region as rescue agencies and the administration continued to reach out to stranded people in flood-hit Jammu and Samba districts. Most of the Jammu division, which has been inundated by flash […]
Union Minister Rijiju stops his cavalcade to help two accident victims in Ladakh
Kargil, Aug 26 (PTI) Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday stopped his cavalcade en route to Kargil from Kashmir after noticing a private vehicle that had plunged into the Drass river near here in Ladakh. The Camper 207 vehicle, en route to Gumri, skidded off the road and rolled down into the river at Khushal […]
JKBOSE postpones exams of 10th, 11th standard due to intermittent rains
Srinagar, Aug 26: In view of bad weather conditions, Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) Tuesday postponed exams of 10th and 11th classes scheduled to be held on Wednesday. An official said, “All the exams of Class 10th and 11th scheduled for 27.08.2025 stands postponed.” The board said that it will announce fresh […]