Srinagar, July 27 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was blocked on Monday due to a fresh landslide on the highway in Udhampur district.Traffic department officials have advised commuters not to travel on the highway before contacting the traffic control rooms in Jammu and Srinagar to find out the latest status of the road.The highway was blocked after a landslide struck the Dewal area of Udhampur district. Officials said that debris from the landslide blocked the highway, prom…
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Shimla, July 24 (IANS) A massive landslide of rocks dislocated from a mountain hit a Tata Sumo with 15 people onboard in Himachal Pradesh’s remote, rugged Pangi Valley in Lahaul-Spiti district on Friday, killing 13 people, including a six-month-old infant. The area has been witnessing heavy rainfall for the past many days. The vehicle caught fire after it came under debris of the mountain that collapsed near Karunallah on the Udaipur-Pangi road. Two passengers managed to survive as they jumped…
Jammu, July 22 (IANS) Senior Jammu and Kashmir leader and Lok Sabha member Mian Altaf Ahmad escaped unhurt on Wednesday when a vehicle in his convoy was hit by a landslide on the Poonch-Jammu National Highway.Speaking to IANS, Mian Altaf said he was fine and had crossed the landslide when one of the vehicles in his cavalcade was hit by debris. He said all personnel in that vehicle were safe.Mian Altaf has been camping in Rajouri for the last few days to address the problems of flood sufferers. H…
Jammu, July 20 (IANS) Seven persons were killed after a fresh landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in J&K’s Poonch district on Monday. Officials said the landslide hit the Loran-Dumilan area of Poonch today. “The landslide was triggered by incessant rain, killing seven people. Seven bodies have been recovered while search and rescue operations are underway to trace any missing person,” officials stated.Locals said announcements were made from mosques to alert residents as flash floods…
Kohima, July 19 (IANS) At least eight people, including children, were killed after a massive landslide ripped through Defence Colony in Nagaland’s Mon district on Sunday, sweeping away several houses and triggering a large-scale multi-agency rescue operation, officials said. A senior Nagaland disaster management official said rescue personnel have so far recovered four bodies, while four more bodies remain buried under the debris. Rescue teams are continuing search and recovery operations ami…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Wayanad landslide, which resulted in the deaths of eight individuals and displaced many, has emerged as a new point of contention between the BJP and Congress, with the former accusing the latter of ‘apathetic and indifferent’ treatment by its public representatives. The BJP has criticised the Gandhis, especially Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the current MP representing the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, for failing to visit the constituency even a week following the tragic d…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday launched a scathing attack at Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, accusing them of showing lack of empathy over not visiting the landslide-hit Wayanad. Priyanka Gandhi, who is also a Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad is yet to visit the affected regions in the constituency and express solidarity with the victims, days after the landslide wreaked havoc.BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya tak…
Shimla, July 11 (IANS) A massive landslide struck the Bothwell area near Sanjauli College in Himachal Pradesh’s capital, Shimla, in the early hours of Saturday, triggering panic among local residents and placing several houses at risk. The incident occurred at around 4:00 a.m. while most residents were asleep. Although no casualties have been reported, the landslide has raised serious concerns about the safety of families living in the affected area.According to officials and local residents, th…
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) on late Monday evening announced that traffic has resumed on the Pune-Mumbai Missing Link Road on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. Vehicular movement has been restored after completion of extensive safety operations.CM Fadnavis, in his post on X, said, “Traffic is resumed at the “Connecting Link”; vehicular movement is restored. Government is trying its best. Stay safe, everyone!”Despite relentless monsoon conditions…
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Incessant torrential rains over the past two days across Mumbai and Pune triggered a major landslide on the newly inaugurated Mumbai-Pune Missing Link, which was opened to the public just two months ago. The landslide severely disrupted traffic, temporarily snapping the direct connectivity between the two major cities.Following the incident, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has attributed the disaster to nature, calling it an “Act of God.”An MSRDC …