Thousands evacuated as rains relentlessly pound JK
Jammu/Srinagar: 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 continued along the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine route near Adhkuwari, where a landslide struck on Tuesday, killing 32 pilgrims and injuring 21 […]
CM announces ex-gratia of 6 lakh to next of kin of victims of Mata Vaishno Devi landslide, other incidents
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday announced Rs. 6 Lakh as Ex-gratia for the next kin of those who lost their lives in landslide at Mata Vaishno Devi and other flood related incidents which happened in last two days in Jammu and Kashmir. Taking on micro-blogging platform X, the official handle of CM posted, […]
Army rescues 25 CRPF jawans, civilians from flooded village in Punjab
Jammu: 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, with the Sutlej, […]
River Jhelum swells due to incessant rains, admin says closely monitoring situation
Srinagar: 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 teams are […]
Rana lays foundation stones for Flood Protection Works, Water Supply Scheme in Uri
URI: In a major push to flood mitigation and infrastructure development in North Kashmir’s Uri region, the Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology, Environment and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana, today laid the foundation stones for Erosion and Flood Protection Works at Boniyar and a comprehensive Water Supply Scheme (WSS) under AMRUT 2.0 in Uri […]
Sakeena Itoo chairs first-of-its-kind meeting on drug de-addiction across J&K
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 25: Minister for Health & Medical Education, School Education, Higher Education and Social Welfare, Sakeena Itoo today chaired a first-of-its-kind stakeholders’ meeting on the burning issue of drug de-addiction across Jammu and Kashmir. During the meeting, participants voiced serious concern over the rampant rise of drug abuse among children and youth in […]
Div Com reviews arrangements for the visit of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 25: Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Anshul Garg today convened a meeting to review arrangements for the visit of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs to Kashmir during the first week of September. This is the maiden meeting chaired by Anshul Garg after assuming the charge of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir. To execute […]
DC Srinagar hands-over sanction letters to aspiring entrepreneurs
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 25: In a continued effort to promote youth entrepreneurship and to create livelihood opportunities for aspiring youth of district, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Akshay Labroo on Monday handed-over sanction letters to aspiring entrepreneurs of the district under Mission YUVA to help them establish their own ventures. In this connection, the 2nd Roz-e-Yuva was […]
DC Srinagar, President ZSWO visits Zila Sainik Bhawan
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 25: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Akshay Labroo, who is also the President Zila Sainik Welfare Board today visited Zila Sainik Welfare office (ZSWO)/ Sainik Bhawan at Batmaloo and reviewed its functioning. During the visit, DC inspected various units of the Zila Sanik office and took stock of the facilities. DC was briefed about […]
DC Shopian chairs monthly NCORD meeting
SHOPIAN, AUGUST 25: The District Level Narco Coordination (NCORD) committee meeting was held today at Mini-Secretariat Shopian under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shopian, Shishir Gupta. On the occasion, department wise action taken reports were reviewed by DC with stress on creating deterrence against the drug and substance abuse. Departments including Revenue, Police, […]