The Regional Meteorological Centre has issued a red alert of "heavy rain" for Doda district for the day, along with Rajouri, Reasi, Jammu, Udhampur, Ramban and Kishtwar districts.
DC Rai said, "Our primary focus has been to prevent any loss of life. With this objective, a total of 38 relief camps have been activated in safer locations of Udhampur district, currently sheltering over 2,000 people. The district administration is ensuring all essential supplies, including
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.
In Poonch, traffic carrying essential commodities through the Mughal Road has been suspended, as NH-44 from Udhampur to Srinagar remained closed on Friday. This closure followed the washing away of up and down tubes on the highway in the Samroli area due to heavy rainfall.
A massive landslide triggered by rainfall occurred near Balinallah on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Udhampur on Sunday, crushing a petrol pump under its debris.
The ancient Sankari Devta Fair in Meer village, Panchari block, Udhampur, attracted over 50,000 attendees. Deputy Commissioner Saloni Rai highlighted the cultural significance and community respect for the fair. The event featured various cultural programs and local stalls, providing an econ
The Enforcement Directorate ED on Friday carried out searches at nine locations in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a land-grabbing and corruption case linked to custodian land property belonging to evacuees from Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), officials said.
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"I had come here on Rakshabandhan to drop my wife off at her parents' home. I went back to Punjab on the morning of 12 August, around 7 am. Around 10.30 am the same day, she went for 'darshan' to 'Machail Mata Mandir'. Then on 13 August, I got a call from my wife's brother-in-law. He told me
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.