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| Centre likely to announce package for flood-hit families after Amit Shah’s visit | | | 
Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 2: After Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s extensive tour of flood-affected areas in Jammu, the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre is likely to unveil a comprehensive relief and rehabilitation package for families devastated by the recent floods and landslides. According to highly placed sources, the Union Government is holding consultations with multiple agencies, including the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Union Territory administration, before finalising the package. The proposed relief plan is expected to go beyond immediate assistance and focus on long-term rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts.
Shah, who personally reviewed the situation on the ground during his visit ear... | |
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| August turns deadliest month, natural calamities claim 150 lives in Jammu | | Cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides wreak havoc; experts link surge in extreme weather to climate change | | | Sandeep Bhat
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 2: The just-completed August has turned out to be the deadliest month in the history of Jammu and Kashmir because nearly 150 people, including 132 pilgrims of Mata Vaishno Devi and Machail Mata, lost their lives in cloudbursts, landslides, and flash floods.
Heavy rains in August wreaked havoc in the Jammu division, causing cloudbursts, flash floods, swelling rivers, and landslides that damaged infrastructure like bridges and roads.
In the beginning of this month on August 2, a young Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Services (JKAS) officer, Rajinder Singh Rana, serving as Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Ramnagar, and his 10-year-old son wer... | |
| | | | Continuous rainfall forces school closure | | Tawi River water level rises alarmingly | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 2: Relentless rainfall has thrown life out of gear in parts of Jammu Division, prompting the Directorate of School Education, Jammu (DSEJ), to order the closure of all government and private schools across the region on September 3, 2025. The decision comes amid mounting concerns over rising water levels, flash floods, and growing threats to infrastructure and public safety.
Heavy and continuous rains over the past 24 hours have led to a significant rise in t... | |
| | | | JKBOSE postpones class 10th, 11th exams | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 2: The J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE) on Tuesday announced the postponement of Class 10th and 11th exams scheduled for September 3, citing prevailing circumstances.
In a post on X, the office of J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE) announced that all examinations of Class 10th and 11th scheduled for September 3, 2025, have been postponed.
According to JKBOSE, the decision has been taken in view of prevailing circumstances and fresh dates for the d... | |
| | | | Traffic suspended on Jammu-Srinagar highway | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 2: The traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended again on Tuesday amid torrential rains which lashed wide parts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
The traffic on the 250-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, was suspended after the rains triggered mudslides and shooting of stones from the hillock at various places between Samroli and Banihal sector, the officials said.
A traffic department offi... | |
| | | | Weather advisory issued | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 2: Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKUTDMA) on Monday issued a weather advisory, predicting moderate to heavy rainfall in several districts of Jammu region.
Rains are likely over Jammu, Kathua, Rajouri, Poonch, Reasi, Doda, Ramban, Kishtwar, Samba and Udhampur districts towards early morning to forenoon of September 2.
“There is a possibility of cloudburst, flash floods, and landslides at few vulnerable places. People are advised to stay al... | |
| | | | Red alert in J&K for thunderstorms, flash floods | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 2: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness widespread rain again, and authorities have declared a red alert to address any eventuality.
The Meteorological (MeT) Department officials here said on Tuesday that widespread heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur in the union territory during the next 48 hours as rivers, streams and seasonal nallahs are likely to swell.
“Thunderstorm, flash flood and landslides are possible during this period at vulnerable places. Today and tomorrow weather is expected to remain generally cloudy with one or two spells of light to moderate rain/thunder at many places, with the possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall... | |
| | | | Day 8: Vaishnodevi yatra remains suspended | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 2: The otherwise bustling Katra base camp and route leading to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine wore a deserted look as the pilgrimage to the temple in Reasi district remained suspended for the eighth straight day on Tuesday.
Fresh rainfall was witnessed in Katra and Trikuta hills, the abode of the shrine, on Tuesday.
The yatra has been suspended as a precautionary measure in the wake of adverse weather conditions, officials said, adding the tracks have been closed for all movement.
Although necessary repairs have been completed, the decision to resume the pilgrimage will depend on improvement in weather conditions and the safety of pilgrims, they said.
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| | | | Kathua Police bust Pak-backed drone smuggling syndicate, arrest four | | | | Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 2: In a significant breakthrough against cross-border narcotics smuggling, Kathua police have arrested four persons from Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab for operating a Pakistan-based drone dropping syndicate. The operation, conducted under the supervision of SSP Kathua Shobhit Saxena (IPS), dismantled a sophisticated network that had been evading law enforcement agencies. According to a police spokesperson, the investigation began on July 29, 2025, following intelligence about a narcotic packet dropped by drone in village Chhan Tanda, Hiranagar, near the International Border. Swift action by police and Border Security Force (BSF) personnel led to... | |
| | | | Fake social media accounts of AIIMS Jammu busted case challaned by PS CICE Jammu | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 2: Police Station CICE Jammu has filed a challan in a case involving the creation of fake social media accounts impersonating AIIMS Jammu on Instagram and Facebook. The case was initiated on the basis of a written complaint lodged by Dr. (Prof.) Shakti Kumar Gupta, Executive Director & CEO, AIIMS Vijaypur, Jammu. He alleged that unknown individuals had created fake profiles in the name of AIIMS Jammu on social media platforms. These accounts were suspected to... | |
| | | | CBK books 4 in Rs 53 lakh land fraud scams | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 2: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) today registered a case after a complaint alleged a Rs 53 lakh fraud in a land transaction.
The EoW, formerly Crime Branch Kashmir, received a complaint that land brokers Tariq Ahmad Hajam of Qamarwari and Ghulam Hassan Mir of Srinagar, along with brothers Sonaullah Mir and Razzak Mir of Barthana Srinagar, deceitfully grabbed an amount of Rs 53.00 lakhs from the complainant under the guise of facilitating a land deal.
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