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saw boulders crushing 2 sheds after deafening sound: Survivor recalls horror

Jammu, Aug. 28 -- A palanquin owner, Ramesh Singh, who escaped with minor injuries on his chin, recalled the nightmare that unfolded at Ardhkuwari on Tuesday afternoon. Singh said, "We were ferrying p... Read More


'Why pilgrims weren't stopped despite bad weather warning?'

Jammu, Aug. 28 -- Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that why the Vaishno Devi pilgrims were on track even after sufficient weather warnings about heavy rains. Responding to media queries ... Read More


Vaishno Devi landslide toll touches 34, rescue ops on

Jammu, Aug. 28 -- The death toll in the Vaishno Devi landslide has gone up to 34 with rescuers pulling out more bodies from under the debris, officials said on Wednesday, a day after the disaster stru... Read More


Vaishno Devi landslide toll mounts to 32 as rain wreaks havoc in Jammu region

India, Aug. 27 -- The death toll in the Vaishno Devi landslide has gone up to 32, officials said on Wednesday, a day after disaster struck the route on the hilltop shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi ... Read More


Heavy rain in Jammu region, highway to Srinagar closed after landslides at Ramban

India, Aug. 26 -- Overnight incessant rainfall across the Jammu region flooded low-lying areas with rivers in spate and forced the closure of the highway to Srinagar following landslides at multiple p... Read More


Rain wreaks havoc in Jammu, 4 dead in Doda; landslide on Vaishno Devi route

India, Aug. 26 -- Four people were killed and 18 houses besides bridges were damaged as heavy rains pounded Jammu region, where almost all water bodies are flowing above danger mark, submerging a numb... Read More


Baglihar, Salal dam gates opened

JAMMU, Aug. 26 -- Amid heavy rains across Jammu region, the authorities at Baglihar hydroelectric project and Salal hydroelectric project over river Chenab have opened their spill gates. Rivers and ri... Read More


Landslide in J&K's Udhampur, petrol pump buried under debris

India, Aug. 25 -- A massive landslide in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district has buried a petrol pump under the debris. The landslide, which struck the Balli Nullah area of Udhampur on Sunday, broug... Read More


Overnight heavy rains damage several houses, roads in jammu

JAMMU, Aug. 25 -- Overnight heavy rains that lashed Jammu region, inundated low lying areas, damaged several houses, roads, electricity poles and a vital bridge over Sahar Khad in Kathua on Jammu-Path... Read More


Rajnath meets victims of Chishoti cloudburst

Jammu, Aug. 25 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh visited Government Medical College hospital in Jammu on Sunday and met the victims of the cloudburst that hit Chishoti village in Kishtwar district of ... Read More