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August 20, 2025, 03:24 PM - 2 min read
Even as the district is yet to cope with the massive destruction and grave loss of lives in terms of huge numbers, one more cloudburst struck Khanpura area near Mugalmaidan in Kishtwar during the early hours today. Fortunately, no loss of life has been reported so far.
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August 19, 2025, 05:40 PM - 2 min read
The CM said, “Our efforts will be concentrated on retrieving as many bodies as possible from the rubble and then handing them over to the families for the last rites."
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August 19, 2025, 01:18 PM - 3 min read
A female body was recovered from the downstream earlier this morning after the rescuers began their search amid improved weather conditions.
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August 18, 2025, 08:06 PM - 4 min read
A report consolidated on the basis of a study by an NGO has rekindled hopes for maintaining high-altitude biodiversity , confirming year round presence of snow leopards, also referred to as 'grey ghosts' in the Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir.
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August 18, 2025, 02:12 PM - 2 min read
Rescue workers, donning raincoats, were seen working at multiple sites, with special focus on the impact site near the community kitchen (langar), where the majority of victims were swept away by flash floods on Thursday.
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August 18, 2025, 12:51 PM - 2 min read
Search and rescue operations continued on Day 5 to trace and rescue the missing 82 people in the Kishtwar cloudburst tragedy that swept away hundreds of pilgrims on Thursday.
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August 16, 2025, 04:28 PM - 2 min read
Eyewitnesses told reporters that hundreds of people were swept away by the floods and are believed to be trapped under rubble, boulders, wooden logs and mud. Sinha also directed officials to ensure uninterrupted supply of essentials to the affected people.
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August 16, 2025, 02:11 PM - 2 min read
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday took stock of the situation in Kishtwar, where flash floods on Thursday afternoon claimed 60 lives. As many as 100 people were injured, while 69 remain missing as per official figures. However, eyewitnesses and locals believe the actual number is much higher than official figures.
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August 16, 2025, 01:17 PM - 2 min read
The flash floods, triggered by the cloudburst, have killed 60 people and left more than 100 injured since Thursday. A joint rescue and relief operation is underway in the village, where 75 people have been reported missing by their families.
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August 14, 2025, 02:39 PM - 4 min read
Chashoti, the starting point of the Machail Mata Yatra to the Himalayan shrine of Mata Chandi in Kishtwar, has seen the pilgrimage suspended.
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