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Jammu logged a month's rain in 24 hours, highest since 1960

Srinagar, Aug. 28 -- Jammu recorded 380mm rain in the past 24 hours - the highest ever one day rainfall in the region, India Meteorological Department offciails said on Wednesday. MeT director Mukhtar... Read More


trump tariffs 'unjustified', door for talks open, says india

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- India believes the Trump administration's doubling of US tariffs on Indian goods to 50%, including a 25% penalty for purchasing Russian crude oil, is "unjustified" and has kept t... Read More


Jhelum breaches danger mark; floods declared in Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug. 28 -- Flood was declared in Kashmir in the wee hours on Wednesday as Jhelum river swelled owing to intermittent rains on Tuesday and its waters slowly entered low lying areas of south K... Read More


'Heard a deafening sound, saw boulders smashing two sheds'

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, who had bandaged on his ... 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


138 lives lost in 12 days in Jammu region

Jammu, Aug. 28 -- Despite weather alerts forecasting very heavy rain with possibilities of cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides, three back to back rain related incidents that so far have claimed ... Read More


Rising water levels bring back '14 flood memories

Srinagar, Aug. 28 -- On Wednesday when flood waters entered the low lying areas of Anantnag town and some pockets of city's posh Kursoo Rajbagh it was reminiscent of 2014 deluge that had left the enti... Read More


Chandigarh-Manali NH among 584 roads closed in Himachal

Shimla, Aug. 28 -- Amid heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh, Kullu district was cut off with the Chandigarh-Manali national highway damaged and closed for traffic from Pandoh to Aut due to landslides in Ma... Read More


BJP alleged irregularities in shop allotment, stages walkout

Shimla, Aug. 28 -- Accusing the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) for alleged irregularities in allotting 70 shops in Shimla and Kinnaur, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday sta... Read More


First state-supported Biochar programme to start in Himachal

Shimla, Aug. 28 -- India's first state-supported Biochar programme will commence in Himachal, with a biochar plant to be established at Neri in Hamirpur district within six months. A tripartite Memora... Read More