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…
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Jammu, July 20 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday announced an ex gratia relief of Rs 6 lakh for the next of kin of those killed in rain-related incidents in Rajouri and Poonch districts, while Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha reviewed the flood situation across the Union Territory.Expressing profound grief over the tragic loss of lives caused by the flash floods, landslides and other rain-related incidents, the Chief Minister said that while no amount of financial as…
Jammu, July 20 (IANS) As the horrors of unprecedented death and destruction caused by the flood unfold in the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir, bone-chilling reports of human suffering and infrastructure collapse came to light on Monday, with hundreds of fortunate civilians escaping death with a whisker.L-G Manoj Sinha took stock of the situation on Sunday. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a meeting of senior officers in Jammu, directing every department to go all ou…
Jammu, July 19 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday assured all possible assistance from the Centre to J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah as massive flash floods wreaked havoc in Poonch and Rajouri districts, killing ten people and leaving many missing. Officials said the actual number of casualties, along with damage to homes, private and public infrastructure, could take days to fully unfold.The worst-hit was the Lower Murrah area of Surankote in Poonch …
Srinagar, July 19 (IANS) At least four people were killed, and dozens injured in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu division as flash floods inundated areas, washed away vehicles, and submerged houses in many places.In Surankote, at least three bodies have been recovered following landslides, flash floods, and torrential rainfall. Several people remain unaccounted for, with at least five reported missing.In the Haveli area of Poonch, seven houses have been damaged. One person has lost his lif…
Srinagar, July 15 (IANS) Senior religious leader and chief cleric of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Maulana Umar Farooq, on Wednesday expressed deep anguish over the loss of human lives across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan occupied Kashmir.In his post on X, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq expressed deep sorrow and pain over reports of the loss of civilian lives and police personnel in the continuing unrest on the other side of the Line of Control, especially in Rawalakot and Poonch (Pakistan-occupied).He said in …
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Former Ambassador and Chairman of the India Trade Promotion Organisation, Jawed Ashraf, addressed top defence officers over India’s foreign policy, emphasising that the purposeful pursuit of national interests in the complex global dynamics may not be easy, but it needs to be done, an official said on Thursday. Delivering a talk at the 82nd Staff Course conducted under the Ministry of External Affairs’ Public Outreach Programme at Defence Services Staff College in Wellin…
Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Dhiraj Seth on Thursday visited forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K’s Jammu Division. Army’s ADG PI said on X: “General Dhiraj Seth, COAS, visited forward areas along the Line of Control in Poonch, Rajouri and Sunderbani. He reviewed the prevailing security dynamics along the Line of Control and the counter-insurgency grid of the White Knight Corps.””The COAS was briefed on the evolving security environment, operatio…
Jammu, June 14 (IANS) The anti-terrorist operation code-named ‘Operation Sheruwali’ in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district entered its 23rd day on Sunday.“Operation Sheruwali’ is being conducted in the dense Dorimal forests of the Gambir Mughlan area in Rajouri district, making it one of the longest ongoing counter-terror operations in the region.Joint forces, including the Army, J&K Police and CRPF, have intensified operations across the challenging, rugged forest terrain.The opera…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) In the wake of the violent turn of events in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Indian agencies say that the Pakistani establishment is playing with fire, as the repercussions of the brutal crackdown in PoK are likely to spread across the country, and it is staring at a situation that it would be unable to handle.The Pakistani security forces have been ordered by Islamabad to use brute force and shut down the protests. The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), which is at …