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JAMMU: A court in Katra town of J&K’s Reasi district has asked police to submit an action taken report (ATR) over a complaint seeking an FIR against Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) officials for alleged criminal negligence that resulted in the deaths of 34 pilgrims en route to the cave shrine in a…
JAMMU: A 17-year-old girl died after being hit by an unknown vehicle in Kathua on Friday night while at least 10 people were injured when their vehicle was hit by a landslide at Sigdi Balana area of Kishtwar district on Saturday, police said.Police said the victim in the first accident, Kritika Pansotra, was the daughter…
KULLU: Sheer luck and a few bars of metal saved two children in the landslide that hit a passenger bus in Bilaspur on Tuesday evening.Siblings Aarushi, 10 and Shaurya, 8, escaped because they had moved to the rear seat of the half-empty bus to play just minutes before the hillside came crashing down.The landslide struck…
At NEW DELHI: least ten people were killed after a massive landslide struck a private bus near Balughat (Bhallu Bridge) in the Jhanduta Assembly constituency of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, on Monday. The bus was travelling from Manali to Pathankot in Punjab when the incident occurred along the Pathankot–Mandi national highway near the CSIR campus…
NEW DELHI: Torrential rains have caused massive devastation across the Darjeeling and Kalimpong hills in West Bengal, unleashing landslides that killed at least seven people and left several others missing, officials said on Sunday. The continous downpour has cut off vital roads, damaged bridges and disrupted daily life, prompting urgent safety advisories from authorities. Landslides…
NEW DELHI: Himachal Pradesh faced more rain-related damage on Friday after fresh landslides were reported across the state, already battered by heavy rains this monsoon. In Shimla, a landslide near St Edwards School in the Himland area forced the administration to shut the school for two days. The slide also blocked the city’s Circular Road,…
NEW DELHi: Heavy overnight rainfall in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district caused severe destruction in Dharampur town, with the local bus stand flooded and multiple vehicles swept away on Tuesday. Additionally, three people died and two were rescued after a landslide in the Nihri area of Mandi district, where debris from an adjoining cliff caused a…
