Four killed in flash floods triggered by cloudburst in J&K’s Kathua

IANS | August 17, 2025 10:01 AM

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.

Third day of rescue operation in J&K’s Kishtwar; 60 dead, over 100 injured (Ld)

IANS | August 16, 2025 1:39 PM

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.

Potential repercussions of China's Medog hydropower dam project enormous: Report

IANS | August 13, 2025 5:26 PM

Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) Despite numerous natural disasters, China's “water-industrial complex” continues to move ahead with plans for developing hydropower dams in ecologically and politically sensitive areas of the Tibetan plateau, a report detailed on Wednesday citing Beijing's mega Medog Hydropower Station project on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet.