River Jhelum swells due to incessant rains, admin says closely monitoring situation
Srinagar, Aug 27: As Jhelum water level crossed flood declaration mark at Ram Munshi Bagh, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg Wednesday said that the administration is closely monitoring the situation and contingency plans are in place. “In view of prevailing weather conditions, Jhelum water level at Ram Munshi Bagh, Srinagar has crossed alert level. Field […]
Network outages amid flood-like situation add to people’s woes in JK, says CM Omar
Srinagar, Aug 27 (PTI) The breakdown of telecom services in Jammu and Kashmir for the second day on Wednesday added to the miseries of people reeling under an alarming flood-like situation owing to heavy rain since Sunday. Acknowledging the gravity of the situation, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said he too felt disconnected amid the telecom […]
Loss of lives in Vaishno Devi landslide tragedy saddening: PM Modi
New Delhi, Aug 27 (PTI) Expressing grief at the loss of lives in the Vaishno Devi landslide tragedy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the administration is assisting all those affected in the incident. He said on X, “The loss of lives due to a landslide on the route to the Shri Mata Vaishno […]
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 […]