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BSF DG visits flood-affected areas along Indo-Pak border in Jammu sector

Jammu, Aug 31 (PTI) BSF Director General Daljit Singh Chawdhary commenced his two-day tour of the Jammu frontier on Sunday by inspecting the flood-affected areas along the International Border in Samba district, an official said. On his arrival at the Border Security Force’s (BSF) Jammu frontier headquarters, Chawdhary was received by SS Khandare, Additional Director […]

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CM directs admin to ensure relief, rehabilitation of cloudburst-hit residents of Warwan Valley

Jammu, Aug 31 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has directed the administration to ensure immediate relief and rehabilitation of people affected by a cloudburst in the Warwan Valley of Kishtwar district. Fifteen houses suffered damage along with large chunks of agricultural land in Margi hamlet during the cloudburst on Wednesday evening. However, […]

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Katra admin orders vacation of commercial establishments from vulnerable zones

Katra/Jammu, Aug 31 (PTI) The pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills remained suspended for the sixth day on Sunday owing to inclement weather, even as a senior government official ordered immediate vacation of commercial establishments including hotels in the vulnerable zones for the safety of the pilgrims, officials said. The yatra to […]

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Omar Abdullah undertakes road trip to inspect Jammu-Srinagar national highway restoration work

Jammu, Aug 31 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday travelled from Srinagar to Jammu by road to inspect the ongoing restoration work along the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway. The vital 250-kilometre highway, which is the lone all-weather road that connects Kashmir to the rest of the country, remained closed for the […]

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BJP delegation meets J-K LG in Jammu; discusses flood situation, damages

Jammu, Aug 31 (PTI) A delegation of Jammu and Kashmir BJP leaders led by president Sat Sharma on Sunday called on Lt Governor Manoj Sinha here and discussed the recent flood situation and damages due to heavy rains in the region, a spokesperson said. The delegation comprising party general secretary (organisation) Ashok Koul, and general […]

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Woman, son drown in stream in J-K’s Reasi

Jammu, Aug 31 (PTI) A 45-year-old woman and her teenage son drowned in a stream in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. Zulfan Begum and her son Basharat Hussain (15) were crossing Shadole Nallah on the way to their Kansoli village when they were swept away by the strong current near […]

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Police blows lid off woman lawyer’s plot to frame ex-husband in terror case

Srinagar, Aug 31 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday blew the lid off an alleged conspiracy hatched by a woman lawyer with the help of her two accomplices to frame her ex-husband in a terror case in Baramulla district, officials said. The case was cracked during a probe into the recovery of a fake […]

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Cache of war-like stores recovered from hideout in Kupwara

Srinagar, Aug 31 (PTI) Security forces busted a hideout and recovered a cache of war-like stores in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, Army said on Sunday. Based on specific intelligence inputs, security forces had launched a search operation at the general area of Kotnala in the north Kashmir district in the early hours of Sunday, […]

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CM Abdullah hopes corporate India to use CSR funds to help develop sports infra in UT

CM Abdullah hopes corporate India to use CSR funds to help develop sports infra in UT

Srinagar, Aug 31 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday expressed hope that corporate India will play its part by using their CSR funds to help develop sports infrastructure in the Union territory. Abdullah’s remarks came as he expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the special mention of sportspersons from […]

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11 dead in cloudburst, landslide in Reasi, Ramban districts

11 dead in cloudburst, landslide in Reasi, Ramban districts

Jammu: At least 11 people, including seven of a family, died in two incidents of cloudburst and landslide triggered by heavy rains in remote villages of Reasi and Ramban districts, as Jammu and Kashmir, beset by a series of natural calamities in the past fortnight, labours to bring life back on track. The Union Territory […]