Patna, Sep 14 (IANS) The Central government is running many public welfare schemes to bring economically backward people into the mainstream. One of these is the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). This scheme is proving to be a boon for those who don’t have a house of their own and are longing for a pucca … Read more
Jammu, Sep 13 (IANS) The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine Yatra scheduled to be resumed on September 14 has been postponed till further orders because of the continuous rain in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. The Yatra to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine was suspended on August 26 due to inclement weather. All the pilgrims had … Read more
Srinagar, Aug 29 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday ordered the constitution of a high level committee to probe the landslide incident near Akhduwari on Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine track on August 26. Over 35 pilgrims were killed in the landslide and over a dozen others injured when a landslide … Read more
Jaipur, Aug 28 (IANS) Four businessman brothers from a family in Rajasthan lost their lives in a massive landslide on the Vaishno Devi temple track in Jammu and Kashmir, which occurred on August 26. The victims, residents of Sujangarh (Churu) and Nagaur districts, were buried under heavy debris and boulders near the Ardhkumari temple on … Read more
Bhopal, Aug 28 (IANS) Two people from Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur were killed in the Vaishno Devi landslide in Jammu and Kashmir. According to information, a group of people from Bhilkhedi village in Mandsaur district had gone to Vaishno Devi. A team of senior officials from the district administration visited to Bhilkhedi village and met the … Read more
Jammu, Aug 28 (IANS) Thirty-five bodies have been recovered so far in the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine route landslide tragedy as floods wreaked havoc in the Jammu division of J&K. The Trikuta Hills landslide occurred on Tuesday, and the officials of the Katra Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board said that 35 bodies have been recovered … Read more
Jammu, Aug 27 (IANS) Following the landslide along the route to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)’s Reasi district, the Ministry of Home Affairs has deployed 17 teams of the National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) for a large-scale rescue and relief operation. A major tragedy struck on the pilgrimage route … Read more
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Political leaders expressed deep sorrow and solidarity with the victims and their families after a devastating landslide near the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) claimed at least 30 lives and left 14 others injured. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, reacting to the … Read more
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed sadness over the loss of lives due to the landslide on the route to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)’s Reasi district. At least 30 people were killed and 14 others were injured after a landslide hit the … Read more
Jammu, Aug 27 (IANS) At least 30 people were killed and 14 others were injured after a landslide hit the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine route in J&K’s Reasi district, even as the water level in all the rivers of Jammu division and the Jhelum River in Kashmir flowed above the flood level on Wednesday. … Read more
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Indian Army’s White Knight Corps has stepped in to assist in relief and rescue operations following deadly landslides near the Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra. In a post on X, the White Knight Corps stated about the update on releif Operations: “Update: Relief Operations: Katra Relief Column of #WhiteKnightCorps … Read more
New Delhi, August 26 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday expressed grief and termed the landslides in Vaishno Devi “deeply tragic” in which five people lost their lives while four have been injured. “The landslide caused by heavy rainfall on the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage route in Jammu and Kashmir is deeply tragic. I … Read more