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Over 5,000 People Evacuated as Floods Ravage Jammu Region – Rescue, Relief & Restoration Efforts Underway

August 28, 2025 Editor

Jammu Floods 2025: 5,000 Evacuated, Record Rainfall, Rescue & Relief Operations Continue By: Javid Amin | 27 Aug 2025 Record-Breaking Rainfall Turns Jammu Into a Disaster Zone The Jammu region has been battered by unprecedented rainfall, causing devastating flash floods across multiple districts. According to officials, Jammu recorded 380 mm of rainfall in just 24 hours, the highest single-day rainfall since records began in 1910. This record-breaking deluge triggered floods that inundated low-lying areas, riverside settlements, and parts of urban Jammu, forcing thousands of people to abandon their homes. Experts…

20 Structures Razed, 110 Kanals of Land Retrieved in Jammu: JDA Intensifies Anti-Encroachment Drive

August 23, 2025 Editor

20 structures razed to retrieve 110 kanal of land in Jammu By: Javid Amin | 22 Aug 2025 A Bold Push Against Encroachment in Jammu Land in Jammu is not just real estate—it is a scarce resource, a livelihood, and often, a symbol of identity and belonging. However, the rapid pace of urbanization has led to rampant land-grabbing and illegal constructions, creating challenges for governance, planning, and justice. In a major anti-encroachment drive, the Jammu Development Authority (JDA), with support from the district administration, dismantled 20 illegal structures and reclaimed…

Vaishno Devi Pilgrimage Tragedy: 1 Dead, 40 Injured in Samba Bus Accident

August 22, 2025 Editor

Samba Bus Accident 2025: Vaishno Devi Pilgrims Injured After Bus Falls into Gorge on Jammu-Pathankot Highway By: Javid Amin | 21 Aug 2025 A pilgrimage turned tragic on August 21st, 2025, when a bus carrying Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims met with a devastating accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district. The vehicle, en route to Katra—the base camp for the revered shrine—skidded off the Jammu-Pathankot highway near Jatwal and plunged into a gorge. Casualties and Injuries One pilgrim, identified as Kripal alias Iqbal (31), a resident of Amroha, Uttar Pradesh,…

Kishtwar Cloudburst Disaster Day 3: Death Toll Rises to 65, Families of 70 Missing Fear the Worst

August 17, 2025 Editor

Kishtwar Cloudburst Day 3: Death Toll at 65, 70 Still Missing as Rescue Operations Continue in J&K By: Javid Amin | 16 Aug 2025 A Humanitarian and Environmental Crisis in the Heart of Jammu & Kashmir Hopes Fading Amid the Rubble On the third day after the devastating cloudburst in Chosoti village, Kishtwar district, the official death toll has climbed to 65. While 50 bodies have been identified and handed over to their families, the fate of nearly 70 missing persons—many of them pilgrims of the Machail Mata Yatra—remains uncertain.…

Pir Panjal Weather Crisis 2025: Torrential Rains, Landslides, and Survival in the Mountains

August 13, 2025 Editor

A Region at the Mercy of the Mountains By: Javid Amin | 12 Aug 2025 The Pir Panjal range, a majestic mountain chain in Jammu & Kashmir, is often celebrated for its breathtaking landscapes, lush meadows, and the life-giving rivers that carve their way through valleys. But this week, the same geography that attracts tourists and sustains local communities has turned hostile. Relentless rainfall and early snow have unleashed a chain of disasters — landslides, flash floods, and transport paralysis — leaving thousands stranded and vulnerable. For three consecutive days,…

Massive Seizure of Expired Meat in Jammu Sparks Public Health Alarm

August 10, 2025 Editor

Jammu Food Safety Crackdown: 27 Quintals of Expired Meat & Rotten Fish Seized By: Javid Amin | Jammu | 09 July 2025 A Wake-Up Call for Jammu In a decisive move to protect public health, Jammu authorities have carried out a large-scale seizure of 2,700 kg of expired chicken meat and 100 kg of rotten fish from a cold storage unit in the bustling Gummat area. The operation was jointly led by the Legal Metrology Department (LMD) and the Food Safety Department, marking one of the biggest food safety crackdowns…

Punjab’s Land Pooling Protest Ignites in Sangrur’s Sohian: ‘This Is a Fight for Survival’

August 2, 2025 Editor

Sohian Villagers Protest Punjab’s Land Pooling Scheme, Ban Government Entry Over Farmland Fears By: Javid Amin | 01 Aug 2025 A Flashpoint in the Land Pooling Debate The otherwise quiet village of Sohian Kalan, located near Sangrur city in Punjab, has become the epicenter of resistance against the state’s ambitious land pooling scheme, which aims to acquire 568 acres of agricultural land in the area. Sohian is just one part of a broader plan that covers 65,533 acres across 21 towns under the Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA), but it…

Justice for Parvez: A Call for Truth in Jammu’s Staged Encounter Allegations

July 30, 2025 Editor

Jammu Youth Killing: Was It a Staged Encounter or a Mistaken Identity? By: Javid Amin | Jammu | 29 July 2025 A Young Life Cut Short Mohammad Parvez Ahmed, a 21-year-old Gujjar youth from Nikki Tawi, Jammu, had dreams like any young man: to live, to work, to provide for his family. But on July 24, those dreams ended violently when he was fatally shot during a police operation in the Satwari area, allegedly targeting drug peddlers. What happened next has shaken faith in law enforcement and reignited fears of…

Jammu Region Reels Under Monsoon Fury: 2 Dead, NH-44 Blocked, Red Alert in Effect

July 24, 2025 Editor

Jammu Monsoon Crisis 2025: Landslides Kill Two, NH-44 Blocked, Red Alert Issued Across J&K By: Javid Amin | Jammu | 23 July 2025 Nature’s Wrath Unleashed in J&K The Jammu region is once again in the grip of an escalating monsoon emergency, with torrential rains causing fatal landslides, flash floods, and massive infrastructure disruptions across several districts. From Reasi to Rajouri, Ramban to Udhampur, the landscape has turned into a battleground of survival—roads washed away, rivers swollen, and families trapped in vulnerable zones. “The situation is being monitored 24×7. All…

Tragedy in Poonch: School Wall Collapse Kills 5-Year-Old in Bhainch Village

July 22, 2025 Editor

Bhainch Village School Collapse: 5-Year-Old Killed, Several Children Injured After Rockslide in Poonch By: Javid Amin | Srinagar | 21 July 2025 Overview: A Shattered Morning in Bhainch On July 21, tragedy struck Bhainch Village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, where part of the Government Primary School Kalssa collapsed following a massive rockslide triggered by relentless monsoon rain. The collapse claimed the life of five-year-old Ehsan Ali, leaving behind a grieving family and a stunned community. Four other children, all under the age of nine, were seriously injured and…