J&K cloudburst- Rescuers frantically search for survivors; death toll climbs to 60
PM Modi talks to Lt Guv, CM Omar, assures all possible help Kishtwar/Jammu: Braving intermittent rains, rescuers intensified their search for survivors in a cloudburst-hit village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Friday, even as Chief minister Omar Abdullah put the death toll in the tragic incident at 60, with an unspecified number of […]
CM Omar Abdullah briefs PM Modi on Kishtwar cloudburst
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said he has briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a devastating cloudburst in a remote village in Kishtwar district that has claimed 60 lives and injured more than 100. “I just received a call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I briefed him about the situation in Kishtwar and […]
LG pays tribute to freedom fighters on Independence Day
Hoists flag at Rajbhawan Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha hoisted the national flag at Raj Bhavan here on the 79th Independence Day. The L-G paid tributes to freedom fighters and bravehearts of Police, Army and Central Armed Police Forces. He also paid homage to the citizens who lost their lives in the cloudburst in Chashoti, […]
Centre proposes 5%, 18% GST slabs; 40% tax on demerit items
New Delhi: The central government has proposed two tax rates of 5 per cent and 18 per cent in the revamped Goods and Services Tax (GST), slated to replace the current indirect tax regime by Diwali this year, highly placed sources said. The Centre has sent its proposal, which removes 12 and 28 per cent […]
ICAI holds council meeting in Pahalgam
First such high-level gathering since April 22 attack Pahalgam: In a gesture of solidarity, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) chose the serene valley of Pahalgam to celebrate India’s 79th Independence Day, becoming the first national institution to hold a high-level meeting there since the attack on April 22 when terrorists shot dead […]
A daughter’s regret – heartbreaking experience for kin as rescuers look for survivors
By: Ankur Sethi and Tariq Sofi Chasoti (J-K): The air is heavy with grief in this village of Padder subdivision in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district in the aftermath of the devastating flash floods triggered by a cloudburst on Thursday afternoon that left over 60 people — mostly pilgrims — dead and an unspecified number […]
Jitendra Singh leaves for Chisoti by road after bad weather forces chopper to return
CM Omar to visit the area on Saturday Jammu/Srinagar: Union Minister Jitendra Singh is heading to disaster-hit Chisoti village in Kishtwar district after his chopper failed to land due to inclement weather. “En route to the cloudburst site in Chisoti, I had left from Jammu by an Indian Air Force helicopter, but the chopper returned […]
JK cloudburst- IAF ready to undertake relief, rescue operations; 2 Mi-17s, 1 ALH on standby
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force is ready to undertake relief and rescue operations in the aftermath of the deadly cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, with two Mi-17 helicopters and one Advanced Light Helicopter on standby at Jammu and Udhampur, sources said on Friday. Operations will commence at the “first available operational weather […]
On I-Day we salute our tricolour, feel proud watching it fly high: Lt Guv
Greets People on the occasion, pledges to make JK terror free Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinhaon Thursday greeted the people of J&K UT on the occasion of 79th Independence Day. “On the sacred occasion of our 79th Independence Day, I convey my heartiest greetings and good wishes to all of you. This is a day […]
Massive cloudburst in Kishtwar kills more than 50 people, 167 rescued so far
Jammu: A massive cloudburst led to flashfloods in a remote mountain village in Kishtwar district on Thursday, killing at least 52 people, including two CISF personnel, and trapping many more. As night fell over Chositi village, rescuers worked frantically and pulled out 167 people from under mounds of rubble. Of these, 38 are in a […]