Jammu and Kashmir

New Delhi: The state of Jammu and Kashmir is grappling with the worst floods in the past five/six decades. Preliminary reports place the death toll at two hundred; the actual figure may be much more. Lakhs have remained marooned over…
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Over 96,000 persons have been rescued so far by the Armed Forces and NDRF from different parts of Jammu & Kashmir in the ongoing rescue and relief operations in the flood ravaged State. Eighty four transport aircraft and…
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Srinagar : Over four lakh people are still marooned here as the flood waters continued to recede in river Jhelum and its tributaries, bringing relief to the flood-ravaged Kashmir Valley. "There has been a nearly four feet drop in the…
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Over 1,000 army personnel and their families are stranded in various camps in Kashmir without food and water even as army personnel work on a war footing to evacuate civilians from their marooned homes. "Many camps of army located in South…
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NEW DELHI: Aiming to boost infrastructure development in the remote Ladakh region, the Centre on Wednesday cleared projects worth Rs 438 crore for construction of 349 km of roads there under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY). Rural…
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NEW DELHI: With the National Conference- Congress coalition facing flak in the aftermath of the devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress today ducked questions of accountability of the Omar Abdullah Government over charges of poor…
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JAMMU: Conducting an aerial survey of flood affected areas, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday reportedly announced that free ration will be provided for six months to the people in the most affected areas. Omar, who dropped relief…
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JAMMU: Train services have been resumed to the base camp of Mata Vaishnodevi cave shrine, where the old holy cave has been reopened for 'Darhsan'. "Train services to Katra, the base camp of Mata Vaishnodevi shrine, have been resumed. All…
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NEW DELHI: Telecom services in flood-hit Kashmir Valley are slowly being restored with BSNL resuming connectivity to 7,000 landline phones and 14 mobile towers in Srinagar city. Private sector operator Bharti Airtel's network has been…
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SRINAGAR: A Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) 'commander' was among four terrorists killed in a fierce gun fight with army troops in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. Based on specific information, troops of 15 Rashtriya Rifles killed three…
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