landslides

Islamabad, April 9 – The death of nine workers in a recent marble mine collapse incident in the Mardan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan highlights systemic neglect. Mining is one of the most vulnerable, dangerous, and neglected sectors in Pakistan due to the lack of safety...

Srinagar, April 9 – Vehicular traffic on the strategic Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was restored on Thursday after three days of blockage, officials said.Traffic Department officials said that vehicular movement on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was restored after the clearance of...

Gangtok, April 9 Over 1,000 stranded tourists were rescued from Lachen in Sikkim's Mangan district, where multiple landslides have cut off road connectivity, officials said on Thursday.The tourists had been stranded in Lachen in North Sikkim since April 5.The officials said that 1,321...

Jammu, April 9 Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was restored on Thursday after landslides were cleared, which had blocked roads in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir for the past two days.The strategic 270-km highway, the only all-weather road connecting Kashmir with the...

Shimla, April 8 A major accident was narrowly avoided in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district on Wednesday when a portion of a road in a landslide-affected area collapsed as a state transport bus attempted to pass over it, causing the front tyre of the bus to fall off and hang precariously...

Srinagar, April 8 The popular tourist destination of Gulmarg, along with other areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir, received fresh snowfall on Wednesday, while rain lashed the plains of the valley, the meteorological department said.According to the Met department, erratic weather...

New Delhi, April 8 – Weather conditions across India have begun to shift again due to an active western disturbance, bringing light to moderate rainfall and a noticeable drop in daytime temperatures in several parts of North and Northwest India.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has...

Wayanad (Kerala), April 7 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that the party's housing project for victims of the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslides was delayed due to a lack of approvals from the ruling Left government in Kerala.Addressing a UDF meeting in Kalpetta, Priyanka...

The Meteorological Department has predicted another period of heavy rainfall across Jammu and Kashmir, with intermittent light to moderate rain expected from this morning until Wednesday evening. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that the weather department also predicted snowfall in the...

In Jammu and Kashmir, vehicular traffic was restored on the 270-kilometer Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH44) today after landslides were cleared that had blocked road connectivity in the Ramban district for a day. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that traffic was resumed on the...

Jammu, April 7 Traffic was restored on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on Tuesday after clearing of landslides that had blocked road connectivity in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir for a day."Traffic was restored on the highway on Tuesday morning following the clearance of the...

Kabul, April 6 – At least nine people were killed and nine others injured after the roofs of several houses collapsed in eastern Afghanistan following heavy rains and floods that swept across several parts of the country, local media reported on Monday.The deaths were reported in Afghanistan's...

The Meteorological Department has predicted another period of heavy rainfall across Jammu and Kashmir, with intermittent light to moderate rain expected from tomorrow morning to Wednesday evening. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that the weather department also predicted snowfall in the...

RAMBAN, APRIL 05: Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Alyas Khan reviewed road clearance operations across Ramban following landslides caused by heavy rainfall.Accompanied by Executive Engineer Ranjit Singh and officials from PWD, PMGSY, and NHAI, he inspected the Nashri–Sana road and directed...

In Jammu and Kashmir, vehicular traffic on the 270-km-long strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH44) was completely suspended last night after continuous landslides and falling rocks blocked both lanes of the highway between Karool Bridge and Chanderkote. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent...

Srinagar, April 6 – The weather across Jammu and Kashmir was partly cloudy on Monday as the local Meteorological (MeT) Department forecast intermittent light to moderate rain and snow (in higher reaches) at several places starting Tuesday.A MeT Department statement said that the weather in the...

Jammu, April 6 Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended early Monday following landslides and rockfalls triggered by heavy rainfall in the Ramban district, officials said.Movement of vehicles has been stopped in both directions on the highway as landslides and rockfalls...

Srinagar, April 6 – Traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway was suspended on Monday due to shooting stones and landslides in the Ramban district.Traffic department officials said that vehicular movement on the national highway has been stopped in both directions, from Jammu towards...

New Delhi, April 4 – Heavy rainfall and snowfall were reported in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir as a wet spell affected northern India, bringing rain to parts of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan.Rain and hailstorms continued intermittently across northern states this week...

Srinagar, April 4 Fresh snowfall was reported in several areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir on Saturday as a strong western disturbance brought rain to the plains, leading to a drop in temperatures, officials said.The snowfall also led to the closure of many important inter-district roads...