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Div Com reviews relief, rehabilitation measures
JAMMU: Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Shantmanu, on Sunday convened a meeting to review the relief operation and restoration works being executed in the wake of recent floods and incessant rains.
He directed the concerned departments to…
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DAHWA urges Distt Admn to assess flood losses in rural, hilly areas
JAMMU: Chairman Destitute and Handicapped Welfare Association (DAHWA) S.S Sumbria convened a meeting with the people of various affected villages of Majalta Tehsil and took stock of the damages caused to the public, property and their…
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Govt extends school holidays by Sept 11
JAMMU: As per an order issued here on Sunday by Secretary School Education, all the government and private schools of the State shall remain closed for a period of four days w.e.f 8th to 11th September 2014 and shall reopen on 12th…
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Sham asks administration to assess flood losses
JAMMUl: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Sham Lal Sharma on Sunday directed Flood Control and other concerned Departments to start the restoration work on damaged protections bunds along Chenab.
Leading a team of Irrigation…
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Gear up to restore public utilities in flood affected areas: Bhalla
JAMMU: Minister for Housing, Horticulture and Culture, Youth Services and Sports, Raman Bhalla, asked the R&B, UEED, PHE, PDD, JMC and ERA to gear up for speedy restoration of public utilities in flood hit areas of the State.
This was…
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IAF CONTINUES WITH FLOOD RELIEF OPERATIONS IN J&K
Udhampur: A total of 850 personnel have been airlifted so far in the flood affected regions of J&K. Of this 401 were evacuated yesterday. Today One C-17 Globemaster aircraft has been launched from Delhi to Awantipur with RAMT (Rapid…
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Modi attends review meeting, holds talks with Omar Abdullah
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Jammu on Sunday to personally review the situation in the flood-hit state after over 160 people lost their lives in the worst floods that the state has witnessed in the last 50 years.…
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Jammu-Srinagar National Highway closed due to landslide
Udhampur: TheJammu-Srinagar National Highway has been closed due to landslides which occurred due to continuous rainfall over the last three days.
The Indian Army personnel are making all attempts to clear the landslide.
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Kashmir floods: Search on for missing soldiers
Srinagar: Army on Sunday resumed searches for two soldiers, who went missing after their boat capsized during a rescue and relief operation in flood-affected Pulwama district of Kashmir.
"The search operation was resumed this…
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Flood situation grim in Kashmir, Army cantonment flooded
Srinagar: The flood situation in Kashmir worsened on Sunday as many parts of Srinagar, including the Army cantonment in Badamibagh, were inundated and vital roads submerged.
The embankments of River Jhelum were breached at many places…
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