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OVER 96,000 PEOPLE RESCUED SO FAR BY ARMED FORCES
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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Over 400,000 marooned in Srinagar: Officials
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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1,000 army men, families stranded without food, water
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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Flood relief: Cong ducks questions on accountability of State
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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Six months free ration in most affected areas
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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Gradual improvement in telecom services
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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LeT ‘commander’ among 4 terrorists killed in north Kashmir
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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Over 80,000 rescued, Army says will continue to work through ‘day and night’
SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag said the forces would continue to work through "day and night" to render relief to the affected people in Kashmir.
He said the flood situation in Kashmir is "improving" and stressed upon…
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Will rescue every stranded person, promises Army Chief
Srinagar: Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag promised to rescue every stranded person from the flood-affected areas of Jammu and Kashmir.
“Will rescue every stranded person in J&K,” Suhag said as per a news agency and added, “Rescue…
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Three militants killed in Kashmir
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir):Soldiers shot dead three militants after a fierce gun battle near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the military said.
Acting on a tip, troops from 15 Rashtriya Rifles killed the three at…
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