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Srinagar, April 7 – The strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway was reopened for passenger traffic on Tuesday after it had been closed for a day due to a landslide and rockslides in the Ramban district of J&K.Traffic department officials said this morning that passenger traffic has been...

Shimla, April 7 An under-construction bridge on the Holi-Kharamukha road in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh collapsed on Tuesday morning due to a landslide, officials said.No casualties have been reported.The bridge, which was nearing completion, collapsed due to a landslide, and...

In Jammu and Kashmir, vehicular traffic on the 270-kilometer-long strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) was completely suspended last night after continuous landslides blocked both roads of the highway between Karool Bridge and Chanderkote.According to traffic police, the two roads...

April 06, Sikkim: Heavy rainfall in India's northeastern state of Sikkim has caused major travel disruptions, including road closures, landslides, and widespread safety advisories.A massive landslide in North Sikkim on Sunday left the town of Lachen completely isolated. The ongoing adverse...

Kannur (Kerala), April 4 KPCC chief Sunny Joseph said on Saturday that the Congress received around Rs 5.38 crore in its account for rehabilitation in Wayanad and used the funds to purchase land for constructing homes for landslide victims, a claim that has been termed as false by the ruling...

Kannur (Kerala), April 4 KPCC chief Sunny Joseph said on Saturday that the Congress has received around Rs 5.38 crore in its account set up for rehabilitation in Wayanad and has used the funds to purchase land for constructing homes for landslide victims.Joseph said that, in addition to the...

Peshawar, March 31 At least nine people were killed and three others were injured on Tuesday in a landslide during mining operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, officials said.The incident occurred in the Rustam area of Mardan district.According to Rescue 1122 authorities, a...

Srinagar, March 30 – A timely rescue operation on Monday helped the safe evacuation of 22 vehicles carrying tourists and other passengers after snow and a landslide blocked the Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora-Gurez road.Officials said that the Bandipora District Administration, in close...

Kabul, March 29 – At least 17 people were killed and 26 others were injured in rain-related accidents in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, the country’s National Disaster Management Authority announced on Sunday.Heavy rains triggered flash floods, along with landslides, thunder, and...

Ramban, March 26: Deputy Commissioner of Ramban, Mohammad Alyas Khan, closely oversaw the road clearance operations after a massive landslide blocked National Highway 44 (NH-44) between Karol and Chanderkote.Senior Superintendent of Police (Traffic), Raja Adil Hameed, along with other...

Jammu, March 26 The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was reopened for traffic on Thursday after being blocked for several hours due to a massive landslide in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.The highway was blocked at Karol, under the jurisdiction of the Chanderkote police...

Gangtok, March 25 Nearly 200 tourists were stranded in Chungthang, North Sikkim, after multiple landslides, caused by heavy rainfall, disrupted road connectivity, officials said on Wednesday morning.Mangan District Collector Anant Jain said the landslides occurred on the crucial...

Shimla, March 22 On Sunday, instructions were issued to evacuate nine houses in the Ropdu village in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, following a massive landslide.A landslide occurred in the Kotli subdivision after intermittent rainfall over the past three days. A cow shed was...

Shimla, March 20 Intermittent snowfall continued on Friday in the higher reaches of Manali and the tribal Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh.The Atal Tunnel, Solang, and Rohtang Pass were covered by a thick blanket of 90 to 120 cm of snow, while the Bhuntar-Manikaran road was closed...

Jammu, March 20 As heavy snowfall disrupted traffic movement in several parts of the Jammu region, the Border Roads Organisation has intensified snow clearance on the Mughal Road and the Basohli–Bani–Bhaderwah road, officials said on Thursday.Following heavy snowfall in the area on Tuesday...

Itanagar, March 16 Four labourers died and three others were injured on Monday after a wall collapsed during a landslide at Niti Vihar in Itanagar, police said.The landslide, triggered by heavy rain, buried seven people working at the site under debris, Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) SP Jummar...

Jammu, March 16 One person was killed and another was injured in a landslide near a hydropower project, while over 230 people, including women and children, were evacuated after they were caught in heavy snowfall at the high-altitude Sinthan top in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 The Kerala Cabinet has approved a 50 per cent amnesty on pending traffic fines as part of a special scheme aimed at clearing a massive backlog of e-challan cases and reducing the burden on courts.The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister...

Jakarta, March 10 – The death toll from a massive garbage avalanche at Indonesia's largest landfill has risen to seven, the Jakarta Search and Rescue Office said on Tuesday.The search and rescue operation ended around midnight on Monday after the last victim was found at the Bantar Gebang...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 – The controversy surrounding Mammootty continued on Monday, even after the superstar called CPI (M) district secretary in Wayanad, K. Rafeek, to clarify the circumstances that led to the storm on social media.What began as a brief exchange at a disaster...