Islamabad, Aug 18 (IANS) As Pakistan grapples with one of the deadliest spells of torrential monsoon rains in its history, relentless downpours, flash floods, and landslides have killed at least 657 people and injured nearly 1,000 since late June, local media reported on Monday.
Quetta, Aug 17 (IANS) Kissan Ittehad Pakistan (KIP) Chairman Khalid Hussain Bathh has slammed the Balochistan government for not providing funds to the farmers of Nasirabad Division—the only green belt of the province— for converting agricultural tube wells to solar energy despite making promises, local media reported on Sunday.
Jammu, Aug 17 (IANS) At least four people were killed and many others injured after a cloudburst hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district during the night intervening Saturday and Sunday, said officials here, adding that a rescue operation is now underway in the affected area.
Jammu, Aug 16 (IANS) Relief and rescue operations continued for the third day on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Kishtwar district as so far 60 dead bodies were recovered and over 100 injured people were evacuated to hospitals for treatment. Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah reached Kishtwar on Friday evening and would be reaching the disaster site at Chashoti village today.
Jammu, Aug 15 (IANS) As many as 45 people were killed and 120 were injured in the massive cloudburst that hit Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Kishtwar district, as the authorities continued the relief and rescue operations on Friday.
Jammu, Aug 14 (IANS) The Omar Abdullah-led government has launched a massive relief and rescue operation in J&K’s Chositi village in Padder sub-division of Kishtwar district, which was hit by a cloudburst that has left 38 dead and over 100 injured on Thursday.
Jammu, Aug 14 (IANS) At least 23 dead bodies were recovered, while 75 others were injured in a massive cloudburst which hit Chositi village of Padder Sub-division of Kishtwar on Thursday.
Jammu, Aug 14 (IANS) A massive cloudburst hit J&K’s Kishtwar district on Thursday, with casualties feared, even as officials said a rescue operation has been started in the affected area.
Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 13 (IANS) In a dramatic test of India’s newly established inter-state cheetah corridor, a free-ranging female cheetah named Jwala from Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park trekked nearly 130 km into Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district before being safely rescued and returned.
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Philosopher and author Acharya Prashant has urged a “humane and holistic” approach to controlling stray dog populations, responding to the Supreme Court’s directive to relocate all strays from Delhi-NCR to shelters within eight weeks.
