The Indian Air Force is set to take part in relief and rescue operations for victims of the recent cloudburst in Kishtwar, sources said.
At present, two Mi-17 helicopters and one Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) are on standby at Jammu and Udhampur. Operations will commence as soon as the we
The school students in Udhampur on Wednesday participated in a full dress rehearsal at the Government Degree College, Boys Udhampur, ahead of the 79th Independence Day.
Union Minister Singh arrived in Jammu via the newly inaugurated Vande Bharat Express train, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off recently. The train connects Amritsar in Punjab to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra in Jammu and Kashmir, improving regional connectivity.
According to Met Department, heavy rain likely to occur at isolated places in Bageshwar, Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar and Champawat districts of Uttarakhand.
In a historic milestone for Kashmir's transportation network, Northern Railways will witness the arrival of the first loaded freight train at Anantnag Railway Station.
Indian Air Force airlifted 18 CRPF Jawans to Military Hospital Udhampur who were injured near Basantgarh in Jammu and Kashmir when their bus skidded off the road amid heavy rains.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri have expressed grief over the death of two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, who died in a road accident near Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday morning.
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, on Thursday extended condolences to the families of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who died after a vehicle carrying CRPF personnel met with an accident near Kandva in the Basantgarh area of Udhampur.
Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel died while 12 were injured after a vehicle carrying CRPF personnel met with an accident near Kandva in Basantgarh area of Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, Additional Superintendent of Police (SP) Sandeep Bhat said on Thursday.
The state's Department of Information and Public Relations, posted on X, "In view of the weather department's rain warning in Uttarakhand, a holiday has been declared for all schools from class 1 to 12 and Anganwadi centers in the state's Champawat, Pauri, and Udham Singh Nagar districts.