BRIEF: 2 dead, 14 hurt in Kishtwar road mishap

JAMMU: Two people were killed and 14 injured when a vehicle carrying workers of a private company skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Kishtwar district on Wednesday, officials said.

The accident took place near Dangduru when the workers of an under-construction power project were returning in a mini-bus from the dam site, they said.

A rescue operation was launched immediately after the accident. So far, two bodies have been retrieved while the others have been taken to a hospital.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh expressed grief over the accident and assured all required help to the affected. “Just now spoke to Kishtwar DC Rajesh Kumar Shavan after receiving the news of an accident of cruiser in Dandaru area. Two casualties reported. More updates awaited. Meanwhile, rescue operation has started. My office is in constant touch. All required help will be provided,” the minister wrote on X.  PTI

Forest guard falls to death from hillock

Banihal/Jammu: A 54-year-old forest guard died after falling from a hillock in Ramban district, police said on Wednesday.

Abdul Gaffar Sohil, a resident of Tabeela village in Banihal, was on duty when he accidentally slipped into a deep gorge near Nachlana late on Tuesday night, they said.

Sohil was found dead at the scene by rescuers after a one-hour-long operation, they added. The post-mortem was conducted at the Sub-District Hospital in Banihal and the body was handed over to his relatives after completing the legal formalities on Wednesday, officials said. — PTI