Jammu, Aug 27 (IANS) Following the landslide along the route to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)'s Reasi district, the Ministry of Home Affairs has deployed 17 teams of the National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) for a large-scale rescue and relief operation.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Political leaders expressed deep sorrow and solidarity with the victims and their families after a devastating landslide near the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) claimed at least 30 lives and left 14 others injured.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed sadness over the loss of lives due to the landslide on the route to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)'s Reasi district.
Chandigarh, Aug 27 (IANS) Hundreds of villages in Punjab along the swollen Satluj, Beas, and Ravi rivers were flooded on Wednesday, severely affecting life and damaging crops after the floodgates of the Bhakra and Pong dams were opened. The inflow into these reservoirs had alarmingly increased due to torrential rains in their catchment areas, mainly Himachal Pradesh.
Chandigarh, Aug 27 (IANS) The historic Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara, one of the holiest shrines believed to be the final resting place of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of the Sikh religion, has been partially submerged by floodwater of the Ravi river, reports said on Wednesday.
New Delhi/Jammu, Aug 27 (IANS) Rain continued to lash the entire Jammu division, barring Poonch and Rajouri districts, on Wednesday, even as authorities worked continuously to restore electricity, water supply and mobile services.
Hyderabad, Aug 27 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday placed the entire state administration on high alert as heavy rain has been lashing parts of Telangana since Tuesday night, inundating low-lying areas and snapping road connectivity to several villages.
Jammu, Aug 27 (IANS) In a swift multi-agency operation led by the Jammu District Administration, over 3,500 residents have been evacuated to safety following incessant rains that caused flash floods and waterlogging across Jammu in J&K.
Jammu, Aug 27 (IANS) At least 30 people were killed and 14 others were injured after a landslide hit the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine route in J&K’s Reasi district, even as the water level in all the rivers of Jammu division and the Jhelum River in Kashmir flowed above the flood level on Wednesday.
New Delhi, August 26 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday expressed grief and termed the landslides in Vaishno Devi “deeply tragic” in which five people lost their lives while four have been injured.
