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| Met predicts moderate to heavy rain in Jammu | | | | | JAMMU AUGUST 31:-
Residents of the already rain-battered Jammu region were alarmed by light to moderate rains and lightning that began around 10 pm on Friday.
Jammu region has witnessed mass death and destruction in the recent spell of heavy rains.
From August 14 to 26 at least 138 lives have been lost in rain-related incidents in Kishtwar, Kathua and Reasi districts.
The Met department has predicted one or two spells of rain and thunder at a few places of Jammu division from Friday afternoon and towards late night till September 2.
“A spell of light to moderate rain at scattered to fairly widespread places with possibility of moderate to heavy rain and thundershower at few districts of Jammu division are likely,” said a Met official.
He advised the people to stay alert.
There is possibility of moderate to heavy rain and thundershower at few places of Jammu division durin.... | | | | | | Jammu, Aug 29: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic for the fourth consecutive day on Friday due to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in the Udhampur-Ramban belt, leaving over 2,000 vehicles stranded, officials said. The | | | | | Jammu, Aug 29: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic for the fourth consecutive day on Friday due to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in the Udhampur-Ramban belt, leaving over 2,000 vehicles stranded, officials said.
The 270-km-long stretch, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked by multiple landslides at several places between Jakheni and Chenani in Udhampur on Tuesday following heavy rains and flash floods, they said.
Highway is closed for the fourth day. No vehicular movement shall be allowed from Nagrota in Jammu towards Reasi, Chenani, Patnitop, Doda, Ramban, Banihal and Srinagar," a traffic police official said.
Authorities have advised commuters belonging to Katra and Udhampur towns to keep their photo ID cards to prove their identity so that their movement can be facilitated smoothly.
Apart fro.... | | | | | | Water recedes in Jammu, rescue operations continue after deadly floods | | | |  JAMMU, Aug. 29 -- Floodwaters have started to recede across the Jammu division, but rescue and relief operations remain in full swing after five days of unprecedented rain and landslides that have killed dozens and disrupted life across the region.
Teams from the Army, Air Force, NDRF, SDRF, J&K Police and other agencies are working round the clock to assist affected residents. At Ardhkuwari on the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine route, search operations continued on Thursday at the site of a massive landslide that killed 35 pilgrims earlier this week. No additional bodies have been recovere.... | | | | | | Unprecedented Cloudburst-Triggered Landslide on Shri Mata Vaishno Devi track | | | | | Katra, August 29: A few media reports have been circulating since yesterday alleging that Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra was allowed to proceed in complete disregard to weather advisories and at the expense of pilgrim safety. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) expresses deep sorrow and pain at the unfortunate loss of lives of pilgrims in the natural disaster on 26th August, and places on record the correct factual position to dispel the impression being created by the insinuating media reports. The Board categorically denies the allegations as false and baseless.
The weather conditions had remained clear and conducive for pilgrimage on 26th August morning until around 10:00 AM, during which time the yatra proceeded normally, so much so that even the helicopter services were operating seamlessly during that time. In fact, the Board had made elaborate arrangements of positionin.... | | | | | | LG’s pilot “Jammu Smart city project” fails: Rattan Lal Gupta* | | *Demands thorough structural audit of funds spent on Jammu Smart City projects* | | | | Jammu, 29 August: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Provincial President (Jammu), Rattan Lal Gupta, has launched a scathing critique of the much-hyped Smart City initiative, demanding a thorough structural audit of the funds spent on the Jammu Smart City projects.
“In the wake of massive floods and the widespread hardship they caused, the so-called pilot ‘Smart City’ project of the incumbent LG- Led Administration has been exposed as nothing more than a grand illusion. If this is what they call smart, then we’d hate to see what negligence looks like,” Gupta said, hitting out at the superficial nature of the projects. He alleged that crores have been wasted on mere surface-level beautification, while essential infrastructure crumbled at the very first downpour. “One heavy rain was enough to wash away the illusion and with it, the people’s patience. The officers responsible must .... | | | | | | *Dy CM Surinder Choudhary Conducts On-Site Assessment of Flood-Affected Infrastructure in Jammu Region* | | *Calls for Accountability; Demands Transparent Investigation. | | | | Jammu, 29 August: In a determined post-flood outreach initiative, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference senior leader and Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary visited critical flood-damaged sites in the Jammu region, including Devak Bridge near AIIMS Vijaypur, Samba, and Sahar Khad Bridge near Lagate Morh, Kathua. This hands-on inspection is part of a sustained effort to assess the catastrophic infrastructural damages of National Highways Bridges and roads caused by recent floods and expose glaring governance failures.
Choudhary condemned the deplorable state of infrastructure and called for a thorough and transparent probe into the causes behind the collapse of bridges and highways. “The sheer scale of destruction exposes shocking negligence and substandard workmanship by agencies entrusted with public safety. The damages of bridges and roads of national highways is not merely a n.... | | | | | | Dr. Jitendra Singh calls for immediate end to illegal mining and encroachment, reviews damage caused by recent inclement weather in Udhampur and Kathua | | | | | Udhampur, August 29: Union Minister of State for Science & Technology, Minister of State for PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today urged to put an end to illegal mining and encroachments to prevent future landslides related catastrophes. He was chairing a meeting with district administration and representatives of various departments in Udhampur to review the situation arising out of recent heavy rains and to take stock of the ongoing restoration efforts.
Referring to Keerian Gadiyal bridge the minister said that two years back the builder of the bridge had raised the concern that the bridge will get eroded soon, because of the illegal mining. Also today at the sight of national highway the blockade in Kathua, regional officers of NHAI highlighted that out of 15 frames of the bridge, only two had remained functional. Because, o.... | | | | | | Raman Suri calls for accountability, reforms following devastating floods in J&K | | | | | Jammu, August 28: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) executive member Raman Suri today urged the authorities to fix responsibility for the loss of lives and property in the recent floods and landslides across Jammu and Kashmir, emphasizing the need for proactive measures to prevent such tragedies in the future. The safety of devotees and tourists has to be made mandatory, and policy makers will also have to take responsibility for it.
Raman Suri pointed out saying that not even a fortnight has passed since the mistake made in Chashoti of Kishtwar was repeated on the Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra route. “It is necessary to understand the signals of nature and, along with making the rules of the journey more strict, concern should be taken about the environment,” he added. “Also, a system should be created to keep an eye on such warnings, and it should remain continuously active towards the safety.... | | | | | | CRIME BRANCH ARRESTED CASHIER OF MECHANICAL DIVISION JAMMU FOR MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS | | Case was registered on written complaint of XEn | | | | Jammu, Aug 28: Crime Branch has arrested Cashier of Mechanical Division Jammu for huge misappropriation of funds misusing official position in the case registered against him on the complaint of Executive Engineer (Xen) .
The arrested accused has been identified as Slocus Nar (Junior Assistant) S/O Sh. David R/O Old Rehari Jammu, then posted as Cashier in the office of Xen, Mechanical Division Jammu.
Allegations levelled in the complaint were proved against Slocus Nar, who had been working as Cashier from 2008 to 2022 in the office of the Xen Mechanical Division Jammu. During the course of investigation it transpired that he committed criminal breach of trust & misappropriation of huge funds causing loss to the state exchequer and by misusing his official position manipulated the entries in the official records, treasury challans and in the revenue remittance regi.... | | | | |
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