Kishtwar, Aug. 16 -- Two days after a devastating cloudburst hit Chasoti village in Kishtwar district, a story of survival has rekindled hope in the grieving region.

Subhash Chandra, a langar sevak from Udhampur, was rescued alive after being trapped under debris for nearly 30 hours, igniting fresh optimism among search teams and anxious relatives.

According to the details Subhash had been running a community kitchen (langar) for Machail Mata Yatra pilgrims, a voluntary service he had undertaken for years.

Every pilgrimage season, he would join fellow sevaks in feeding thousands of devotees who trek the rugged path to the shrine. "For him, serving pilgrims wasn't just social work, it was spiritual service," said one of his colleagues, st...