Two teachers die in Ramban flashflood

Two government teachers lost their lives after being caught in a flashflood in Ramban district, police said on Wednesday.

Jagdev Singh, 37, and Sanjay Kumar, 39, residents of Ghordi village of Ramnagar in Udhampur, were on a motorcycle when they were swept away by the strong current of a mountain stream near Nathatop on Tuesday, they said.

Their bodies were retrieved on Wednesday, nearly 300 metres downstream from the link road where they are believed to have been swept away, officials said.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the teachers had reached the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) in Kud on Tuesday morning for a three-day course, police said.

After attending the course on the first day, they left on the motorcycle in the evening amid heavy rains, but were caught in the flash flood on the Nathatop-Sanasar Road.

A villager noticed the motorcycle lying on the roadside at Jalebi Morh this morning, and subsequently, a rescue and search operation was launched.

Teacher dies after being hit by bus

Srinagar: A school teacher was killed after being hit by a bus in Kupwara district on Wednesday, officials said. The bus skidded off the road and crashed, resulting in injuries to 10 passengers in the Behnipora area of Handwara, they said. Irshad Ahmad Lone, a government school teacher, was walking on the road when he was hit by the bus. He was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to injuries, they said. L-G Manoj Sinha expressed grief over the accident. “I am deeply grieved by the tragic road accident in Handwara. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the family of Irshad Ahmed Lone, who lost his life. I pray for the early recovery of those injured in this accident,” Sinha said.