Author: Agencies
KATHUA: At least four people are feared dead and many others injured due to flooding caused by a cloudburst in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Sunday. The cloudburst reportedly struck Jod Ghati village of Rajbagh during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. The National Highway 44 (NH44), which passes through Kathua, was also affected due to flooding. The district administration issued a weather advisory and said “heavy to very heavy rainfall” is reported across the district. It also requested the public to stay away from water bodies. “The public is strongly advised…
KISHTWAR: Security forces have intensified rescue and relief operations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, where a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst on August 14 during the Machail Mata Yatra pilgrimage left around 55 people dead. General Officer Commanding (GOC) Counter Insurgency Force – Delta, Major General A. P. S. Bal, said all the security forces are trying their best to rescue as many people as possible from the area affected by the cloudburst. Highlighting the Indian Army’s rapid response, he said the army reached the site within 45 minutes of the disaster. ” …All the security forces are…
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, on Sunday welcomed Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla upon his arrival in Delhi, calling it a proud moment for India and ISRO. In a post on X, Singh wrote, “A moment of pride for India! A moment of glory for ISRO! A moment of gratitude to the dispensation that facilitated this under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi. India’s Space glory touches the Indian soil… as the iconic son of Mother India, Gaganyatri Shubhanshu Shukla lands at Delhi in the early hours of morning today. Accompanying him, another…
KISHTWAR: Hundreds of pilgrims on Saturday converged at the Machail Mata temple and offered special prayers for the safety of the missing persons and for those who lost their lives in a cloudburst at Chisoti village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday. Flash floods triggered by the cloudburst struck Chisoti — the last motorable village en route the Machail Mata temple — at around 12.30 pm on August 14, leaving 60 persons dead and more than 100 injured. Locals and pilgrims assembled at the temple in large numbers on Saturday and paid homage to those killed in the…
JAMMU: Soon after his arrival from Kishtwar after overnight journey from the site of the cloudburst at Chositi in Kishtwar, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh directly headed for the Government Medical College, Jammu to enquire about the well being of the injured persons admitted over there and to arrange the necessary help required. The Minister, who is also the MP representing Kishtwar, announced the setting up of the MP’s Help-Desk in the Government Medical College Hospital, who would be attending to the requirements of the needy injured persons, providing them all the required items, including medicine, food, etc., and are arranging even for their…
KISHTWAR: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today visited the cloudburst disaster site in Chositi of district Kishtwar. He lauded the integrated joint efforts of the government and the people in carrying out the rescue and the relief operation. Earlier, Dr. Jitendra Singh had tried to reach the site in an Air Force Helicopter but when the air sortie got suspended because of the inclement weather, he took the road route and could reach the exact site only by midnight. “After a long tedious uphill drive, managed to reach the site of cloudburst disaster in Chositi, Kishtwar…. very late around midnight”, Dr. Jitendra Singh tweeted past midnight”.…
SRINAGAR: The Meteorological department today predicted heavy rains and thundershower at few places of Jammu and Kashmir divisions, which may trigger cloudburst, flashfloods at few vulnerable places with landslides, mudslides and shooting stones during August 17-19. The officials said that there is a possibility of light to moderate rain/thunder at many places with heavy rain at few places of Jammu division which includes Jammu, Reasi, Udhampur, Rajouri, Poonch, Samba and Kathua, with moderate intense showers over Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban and few places of Kashmir division with brief intense showers and gusty winds from August 17-19. The Meteorological department today predicted…
NEW DELHI: The central government has proposed just two tax rates of 5 per cent and 18 per cent in the revamped Goods and Services Tax (GST), slated to replace the current indirect tax regime by Diwali this year, highly placed sources said. While the presently nil or zero per cent GST tax is charged on essential food items, 5 per cent is charged on daily use items, 12 per cent on standard goods, 18 per cent electronics and services and 28 per cent on luxury and sin goods, the revamped GST regime will have two slabs plus a special…
JAMMU: The Institution of Engineers (India), Jammu Centre, celebrated 79th Independence Day with great enthusiasm and patriotic fervour at its premises. The National Flag was hoisted by Er Anil Verma, FIE; Chairman in presence of Er Avneet Gupta, MIE; Honorary Secretary, Committee Members, Corporate Members and other distinguished Guests. On this occasion, Members paid rich tributes to the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the independence of the country. The gathering also reflected on the significance of the day and reaffirmed their commitment to contribute towards the nation’s progress through engineering excellence. The event concluded with the singing of…
JAMMU: In a noteworthy stride towards the amalgamation of traditional Ayurvedic medicine with modern scientific research, the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu today entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indore-based Mehta Ayurvedic Sansthan(MAS), Indore, India. This partnership aims to foster research and development collaborations, including sponsored projects, analytical testing, technology transfers, and scientific evaluation of Ayurvedic products and formulations. The MoU ceremony was held in the IIIM campus, in the presence of Dr. Zabeer Ahmed, Director of CSIR-IIIM, Jammu and Gaurav Mehta, Director of Mehta Ayurvedic Sansthan, who formally signed the agreement. The partnership seeks to…