The patients, Nazeer Ahmed, a resident of Basantgarh in Udhampur district, diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Om Prakash, suffering from Acute Appendicitis, required urgent medical intervention at Government Medical College (GMC) Udhampur.
The Dhar road linking Lakhanpur and Udhampur in the Darsoo area of Udhampur district has been blocked due to a massive boulder falling onto it, stranding hundreds of travellers and trucks on either side. The clearance operations are underway.
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.
Torrential rains in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district caused major damage to several houses in Trilla Village. Local authorities are assessing the extent of destruction as residents report structural losses due to the downpour.
Farmers in Bain village in the Chenani area of Udhampur district are celebrating a bumper tomato harvest this season and have expressed gratitude to the Central government for its continued support to the farming community.
This morning, five out of eight Amarnath yatra pilgrims were injured after a truck collided with their vehicle near Battal Ballian in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district.
The 16th batch of 7,908 devotees departed from Jammu early in the morning today and crossed Udhampur district amid tight security arrangements. The authorities facilitated unhindered movement with increased vigilance to ensure that the pilgrims remain safe.
After operating without a dedicated structure for 12 years, the Government Primary School in Mashira village of Chenani block, Udhampur district, has finally received a new school building and improved facilities under various government schemes.
A newly constructed check dam under the Channi-Mansar Watershed Project has brought relief and renewed hope to farmers in the water-deprived Channi-Mansar Panchayat of Udhampur district.
"A passenger bus skidded off the road near Highway School, Sunetar, and overturned close to the roadside in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district, injuring at least six to seven people," officials said.