Incessant Rains: Health authorities issue advisory urging people to take precautions
Srinagar: With Kashmir valley and parts of Jammu region witnessing incessant rains over the past few days, threat of water-borne diseases outbreak looms large in the region, officials said here on Thursday. They said that whenever there are incessant rains or flood-like situation, the apprehension of outbreak of water borne diseases always remains there. They […]
Support SHGs by involving them in IEC activities: CS to JJM Officers
Chairs 6th Apex Committee meeting of the Mission
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Thursday urged the officers of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to engage Self Help Group (SHG) members for their possible handholding in the Information, Education & Communication (IEC) activities of the mission. He expressed these views during the 6th Apex Committee meeting chaired by him here at Civil […]
JK reports 38 new covid-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 38 new Covid cases on Thursday that took the infection tally to 4,54,623, officials said. No Covid-related death was reported, they said. Of the new cases, 25 were reported from the Jammu division while 13 were from the Kashmir valley, officials said. The death toll stands at 4,755, they said. […]
Nearly 25,000 devotees visit Baba Chamliyal shrine in Samba
Jammu: The annual fair at the Baba Chamliyal shrine along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir saw a huge rush of devotees on Thursday as it was being held after a gap of two years due to Covid, officials said. According to a police official, nearly 25,000 devotees from different parts […]
Tourist guide drowns, trekker missing in Kashmir
Srinagar: A tourist guide drowned while a trekker from Uttarakhand is reported missing from the Tarsar Lake area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Thursday. “Tourist guide Shakeel Ahmad, a resident of Ganderbal district, drowned in the Tarsar Lake on Wednesday. His body was fished out on Thursday,” an official said here. The […]
Flash floods, landslides wreak havoc as heavy rains, snowfall lash JK
Schools shut in several districts, Jhelum crosses danger mark in south Kashmir
Jammu/Srinagar: Heavy rains lashed Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, triggering flash floods and landslides, with authorities forced to shut schools in several districts including Doda, Kishtwar, Anantnag, Kulgam, Srinagar, Baramulla and Ramban and evacuate people from low-lying areas, while the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained blocked for the second day leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded. […]
Advisor Bhatnagar visits Flood Control Room
Assesses flood situation across JK
SRINAGAR: In view of the increasing water levels in River Jehlum and its tributaries, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar Wednesday paid a visit to Flood Control Room Ram Munshi Bagh here and assessed the flood situation across the Jammu and Kashmir. During the visit, Advisor Bhatnagar also held a detailed meeting with the […]
Section of Jammu-Srinagar NH washed away
Banihal/Udhampur/Jammu: Flash floods triggered by heavy rains washed away the shuttering of an under-construction bridge and a 150-foot section of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway even as landslides in Ramban and Udhampur districts forced closure of the strategic road for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded, officials said. The traffic on […]
Two feared dead, 11 rescued at Tarsar
The District Administration Anantnag launched a rescue mission to rescue a group of 13 people who were on an expedition to Tarsar lake. It was given out that of these 13 people a tourist and a guide are feared dead and efforts are on to locate their bodies while 11 others have reached back safely. […]
Livestock perishes
More than 66 sheep and cows were killed in the high altitude area of Budgam where Chopan families go to graze livestock during summer months. Mohammad Ashraf District sheep officer Budgam said that at least 66 sheep were killed due to snow, rain and cloudburst at high altitude areas. “14 sheep were killed due to […]
