An explosion during wedding celebrations in Islamabad's Sector G-7/2 killed at least eight people, including the bride and groom, and injured 12, Dawn reported. Several houses were damaged. Officials suspect a gas leak or gas cylinder blast. Rescue operations continued and an inquiry was ord
Residents of Kheri village, situated in the Bantalab area of Jammu, say that 15 to 20 houses have been damaged or destroyed due to landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains over the past few days.
The rescue team of the district administration, including NDRF (National Disaster Response Force)
Home Guard, Fire Department, and Police Department teams rushed to the site and initiated the rescue operation.
"The flood disaster has destroyed houses, fields, and livelihoods. We are trying our best to get support from across the state, but the government now needs to relocate and rehabilitate people whose homes and land have completely vanished," Bindal said.
Several houses have been damaged and vehicles washed away due to cloudburst and continuous heavy rainfall here. The state has been experiencing cloudbursts and heavy rain over the past 24 hours.
At least five people have lost their lives and several remain missing following a cloudburst that triggered flash floods and widespread destruction in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu confirmed on Thursday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday ensured swift action by facilitating an additional provision of Rs 25 crore from the Ministry of Home Affairs for 2,060 houses damaged by Pakistani shelling in border districts following Operation Sindoor.
The destruction caused by shelling from the Pakistani side has wreaked havoc in the lives of people living in villages near the border areas, with their houses destroyed or in a dilapidated condition, becoming uninhabitable.
Three people, including two children, have lost their lives after a landslide hit Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban on Sunday, Deputy Commissioner Baseer-Ul-Haq Chaudhary said.
On Sunday, Dhalai District Magistrate Saju Vaheed A and Superintendent of Police Avinash Rai chaired a peace meeting to instill confidence among the locals. Senior officials from the police and district administration spoke with local businessmen and assured them of full support, urging trad