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| Jammu battles nature’s wrath: Family of 7 among 11 killed in Reasi, Ramban | | | | Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 30: Incessant rains continued to wreak havoc across Jammu province for the sixth consecutive day, leaving a trail of destruction and claiming eleven lives, including seven members of a single family, in cloudburst-triggered landslides.
The tragic incidents occurred in the Mahore area of Reasi district and the Rajgarh market of Ramban district, highlighting the scale of devastation caused by relentless rainfall in the region.
According to initial reports, three people were killed and two others injured when a sudden cloudburst, followed by a massive landslide, struck the Rajgarh area, about 25 kilometres from Ramban town, on Saturday morning. One of the injured later succumbed to his injuries.
Deputy Commissioner Ramban, Mohammad Alyas Khan, confirmed that a cloudburst had hit Rajgarh village, resulting in the deaths of four people. He added that search operations were underway to locate others reported missing. “Soon after the incident, teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and other rescue agencies were immediately ... | |
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| ‘Human GPS' Bagu Khan, behind over 100 infiltration bids, killed in Gurez encounter | | |  Sandeep Bhat
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 30: Security forces achieved a major breakthrough in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday with the elimination of Bagu Khan, widely known as the ‘human GPS’, in an encounter in the Gurez sector. Two terrorists were neutralized during the operation, with Bagu Khan identified as one of them. The encounter occurred as the terrorists attempted to infiltrate the Nowshera Naar area.
Bagu Khan, also called Samundar Chacha, had been a high-priority target for Ind... | |
| | | | Jmu-Sgr National Highway reopens after 4-days | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 30: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was reopened only for stranded vehicles on Saturday after being closed for four days owing to multiple landslides and caving-in of a 60-meter stretch in Udhampur district following record rainfall earlier this week, a senior official said.
However, normal traffic is yet to resume on the 250-km all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country.
National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) Project Director, Ramban, Shubam said efforts are on to ensure early reopening of the highway for normal traffic.
“We had almost completed the restoration work at 6 pm on Friday and were hopeful of allowing traffic on t... | |
| | | | DGP visits forward areas in Kathua, reviews border security, damage caused by floods | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 30: Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Saturday stressed on importance of maintaining strict vigil in border areas and reiterated that J&K police stands firmly with all sister agencies to strengthen border security.
In a statement a Police spokesman said the DGP, accompanied by DIG JSK Shiv Kumar Sharma and SSP Kathua Shobhit Saxena, visited border district Kathua to review the security scenario in the wake of the damage caused by incessant flood... | |
| | | | From fighting flames to fighting thirst: Fire tenders to be deployed to supply water in congested areas | | | | Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 30: As Jammu city and its adjoining localities reel under an unprecedented drinking water crisis triggered by devastating floods that uprooted major supply pipelines, authorities have decided to press fire tenders into service to ensure water reaches residents in several parts of the city.
The move comes amid mounting public distress, with officials citing two main challenges: the shortage of water tankers and the inability to deploy them in congested localities with narrow lanes.
Essential services across Jammu suffered a severe blow after torrential rains and flash floods ravaged infrastructure earlier this week. Large stretches of Old Jam... | |
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