Eight people, three army men killed due to avalanche, drowning 25-minute hailstorm damages growing fruits in Tral villages After two days of flood threat, the water level in the river Jhelum and other streams is receding relieving the valleyites woes. However, the weatherman has predicted more light rains in the next 24 hours. Chief Engineer Irrigation & Flood Control (I&FC) department, Muhammad Hanief Lone told Kashmir Post that the people should not panic as the water level in the river and other tributaries is receding. “The water in the river…
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Water level receding at Sangam, Static at Ram Munshibagh, Still above danger mark
The water level in Jhelum River including rivers and nullahs has started to recede though it was still above danger mark from Sangam in south to Ram Munshi bagh in central Kashmir. Chief Engineer (CE), Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) told Kashmir Post : “The water level at Sangam in south Kashmir has started receding since early Friday morning while there is no change at Ram Munshi Bagh in Srinagar. However, it has witnessed increase at Asham in north Kashmir.” Deputy Director Meteorological department told Kashmir Post that there could…
Read MoreJhelum continues to swell, Majority of roads waterlogged across Valley, Air traffic resumes, Gauge Reading at 5 PM
Water levels in Jhelum have reached near the “flood declaration level”, official said today. Majority of the road in Kashmir valley have been waterlogged due to incessant rain since yesterday and snowfall from early this morning paralysing normal life. Meanwhile, people living near Jhelum have been asked to remain cautious as the water level in the river is on the rise while the residents living in low-lying areas allege that their houses and roads are submerged in rain water. The authorities have already closed all education institutes till April 9…
Read MoreFlood alert issued in South, Central Kashmir as Jhelum flows at 18ft in Sangam, People living around Jhelum asked to remain vigilant
Authorities on Thursday asked people living around Jhelum and low-lying areas of south and central Kashmir to remain vigilant in view of rising water levels in the river. “Due to continuous rains since morning of 5th April, the gauge at Sangam has touched the alert level of 18 ft. As such, it is requested that people residing along embankments of river Jhelum and in low-lying areas of south and central Kashmir remain vigilant,” said an official communication. Authorities on Thursday asked people living around Jhelum to remain vigilant as the…
Read MoreFlood Alert sounded along the tributaries as water level increases
After the continuous rains and snow lashing Kashmir valley from last two days, Irrigation & Flood Control Department has issued an alert at the number of places after water flows above the danger mark in different tributaries. The water level is continuously rising in Vishav Nala in south Kashmir and in north Kashmir water level has crossed the danger mark in Nala Madhumati, Nala Erin, and Nala Feroz, Ab officials of Irrigation & Flood Control Department, who are monitoring the situation said. All the nearby areas around these tributaries have…
Read MoreRains, flash floods damage mosque, several residential houses in Baramulla
Several houses in areas like Sheeri and Gantmulla were partially damaged due to floods, said an official. Flash floods partially damaged several houses in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district while Jamia Masjid Delina suffered wall collapse due to heavy rains, officials said today. Several houses in areas like Sheeri and Gantmulla were partially damaged due to floods, said an official. He said that the situation in Kripalpora payeen in Pattan area was “extremely grim”. He said that scores of residential houses there were submerged in water. SSP Baramulla Imtiyaz Hussain said…
Read MoreSchools, Colleges closed in Valley till Monday: Div Com
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan Thursday informed that all schools and colleges in Valley have been closed due to bad weather till Monday. Divisional Commissioner told Kashmir Post due to incessant rains all colleges and schools in Valley including Machil and Tangdhar would remain closed till Monday.
Read MoreUS Mediation in Indo-Pak talks acceptable, Stone pelters are `Nationalists`: Farooq Abdullah
Three days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the youth of Kashmir Valley to choose between tourism and terrorism, National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said that those who pelt stones are just fighting for the nation. “If he (stone pelting youth) is giving up his life, he is not doing it for tourism. He is giving his life so that the destiny of this nation is decided which should be acceptable to the people of this place. This needs to be…
Read MoreNational Highway closed due to landslides
The Kashmir highway, linking the Kashmir valley with the rest of the world, was closed yet again due to landslides triggered by heavy rain during the night. “We have again suspended traffic on the 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway due to landslides, particularly between Ramban and Ramsu,” a traffic police official told Kashmir Post this morning. However, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), responsible for the maintenance of the highway, has already pressed into service men and sophisticated machines to clear the landslides and put through the traffic. Traffic will be allowed…
Read More160 Kanal state land transfered to Patanjali Ayurved Ltd: Report
The Jammu and Kashmir Government has transferred over 160 Kanals of land to Baba Ramdev-owned Patanjali Ayurved Limited at Vijaypur in Samba district, said a media report. Quoting sources, State Times reported that the land transfer case was pending at civil secretariat for the last two months following some legal formalities. “The formal orders of allotment were issued today,” said the report.
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