Deputy CM Surinder Choudhary unfurled the flag, inspected the parade, and offered condolences for the Kishtwar cloudburst. He highlighted industrial estate development, a local employment policy, worker safety kits, healthcare, education initiatives including mobile schools, and agricultural schemes. Tourism and youth empowerment were also discussed.
In his first Independence Day speech after getting elected last year, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced a signature campaign to seek statehood for Jammu and Kashmir, while emphasising that the UT’s present mode of governance was built “not for success”...
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday reached out to people admitted in the Government Medical College here with injuries from the cloudburst and flash floods that struck a remote village in Kishtwar district two days ago. He said the search...
In the wooded valleys of Kishtwar, people often recall an age-old saying in the Dogri language which roughly translates to 'Whom Mata Machail protects, none can harm". Nowhere did this faith ring truer than in Chisoti village during rescue operations...
Ahead of the cloudburst that claimed more than 60 lives and left scores missing in Kishtwar on August 14, the district and divisional administration appear to have overlooked multiple red flags raised by the Meteorological Centre at Srinagar and J&K...
CM Omar visits Chositi village, meets victims’ kin
The Chief Minister Meets bereaved families and those affected by the tragedy
CM Omar Abdullah says the entire Himalayan belt is now more prone to glacial lake bursts and cloudbursts
A coordinated rescue and relief operation is under way in the village where 75 persons have been reported missing by their families, even as locals and witnesses claim that hundreds may have been swept away by the flash floods and buried under giant boulders, wooden logs and rubble
At least 13 local villagers, including two priests, are among those feared dead in the deluge
Every survivor here carries a story about escaping from the very jaws of death
Says the Supreme Court has given the government eight weeks to respond
A massive flash flood triggered by the cloudburst struck the remote mountain village of Chisoti in Kishtwar on Thursday
Disaster struck Chositi, the last motorable village on the way to Machail Mata temple, around 12.25 pm on Thursday, leaving 46 people, including two CISF personnel, dead
At least 46 people have been killed in the disaster and 167 rescued, and of those rescued on Thursday, 38 were in serious condition, officials said
In his greetings to the people of J-K on the for the 79th Independence Day, the Lt Governor offered his gratitude to the armed forces, the CAPFs and J-K Police, saying their eternal vigil and protection of every citizen under challenging circumstances had ushered in peace
Asks Centre to respond to petitions
Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Youth Services and Sports, Satish Sharma, and Zadibal MLA Tanvir Sadiq on Thursday released the logo, mascot, anthem, jingle and jerseys for athletes and support staff, volunteers and officials of the first Khelo India Water...
Security was intensified across the Jammu region on Thursday with increased checking, patrolling and area domination ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, officials said. A multi-tier security grid of the Army, BSF and Jammu and Kashmir Police has been kept...
In the wake of the flashflood in Kishtwar in which many people have been killed, experts say that cloudbursts in the Himalayan region are a consequence of combination of natural processes and human activities. Rampant construction on waterways of nullahs...
The two main political parties in JK — the ruling National Conference and the People’s Democratic Party — on Thursday were miffed by the Supreme Court linking restoration of Jammu and Kashmir statehood with the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack...
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In a display of “patriotism, unity and national spirit”, J-K Police on Thursday organised Tiranga rallies in Anantnag, Kulgam and Baramulla districts. A police statement said these events aimed to reinforce the values of unity, integrity and the sacrifices made...
Security forces arrested three terror associates in north Kashmir’s Handwara and arms and ammunition were seized from them, officials said on Thursday. A police statement said in a joint operation, the police, Army and CRPF arrested three terrorist associates along...
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found that The Resistance Front (TRF) — a proxy of the banned Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) — has been financing local youth in Kashmir and “inciting them” to carry out anti-India activities. “An ongoing investigation revealed...
2 CISF men among dead; over 100 hurt; most victims were on Machail Mata yatra
A massive cloudburst strikes the remote mountain village, killing at least 46 people
The TRF, recently designated a global terrorist organisation by the United States, was behind the Pahalgam terror attack
167 rescued so far; Amit Shah speaks to Jammu and Kashmir L-G and CM to take stock of the situation
A Bench led by CJI BR Gavai asks the Centre to respond to petitions seeking restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir