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J&K Deputy CM blames LG sinha for Vaishno Devi landslide deaths

JAMMU, Aug. 29 -- Jammu & Kashmir deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary on Thursday blamed lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha for the deaths of 34 pilgrims in a landslide along the route to the Vaishn... Read More


J&K Deputy CM blames LG sinha for Vaishno Devi landslide deaths

JAMMU, Aug. 29 -- Jammu & Kashmir deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary on Thursday blamed lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha for the deaths of 34 pilgrims in a landslide along the route to the Vaishn... Read More


Vaishno Devi landslide toll touches 34

JAMMU, Aug. 28 -- The death toll in Vaishno Devi landslide rose to 3 on Wednesday, about halfway along the winding 12-km trek from Katra to the shrine, with rescuers scouring the debris to look for su... Read More


'Heard a deafening sound, saw boulders smashing two sheds'

Jammu, Aug. 28 -- A palanquin owner, Ramesh Singh, who escaped with minor injuries on his chin, recalled the nightmare that unfolded at Ardhkuwari on Tuesday afternoon. Singh, who had bandaged on his ... Read More


'Why pilgrims weren't stopped despite bad weather warning'

Jammu, Aug. 28 -- Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that why the Vaishno Devi pilgrims were on track even after sufficient weather warnings about heavy rains. Responding to media queries ... Read More


Flood, landslides, rains devastate J&K

JAMMU, Aug. 28 -- The death toll in Vaishno Devi landslide rose to 32 on Wednesday, about halfway along the winding 12-km trek from Katra to the shrine, with rescuers scouring the debris to look for s... Read More


Death toll in Vaishno Devi landslide soars to 32 as rains, flood lash J&K

JAMMU, Aug. 28 -- The death toll in Vaishno Devi landslide rose to 32 on Wednesday, about halfway along the winding 12-km trek from Katra to the shrine, with rescuers scouring the debris to look for s... Read More


saw boulders crushing 2 sheds after deafening sound: Survivor recalls horror

Jammu, Aug. 28 -- A palanquin owner, Ramesh Singh, who escaped with minor injuries on his chin, recalled the nightmare that unfolded at Ardhkuwari on Tuesday afternoon. Singh said, "We were ferrying p... Read More


'Why pilgrims weren't stopped despite bad weather warning?'

Jammu, Aug. 28 -- Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that why the Vaishno Devi pilgrims were on track even after sufficient weather warnings about heavy rains. Responding to media queries ... Read More


Vaishno Devi landslide toll touches 34, rescue ops on

Jammu, Aug. 28 -- The death toll in the Vaishno Devi landslide has gone up to 34 with rescuers pulling out more bodies from under the debris, officials said on Wednesday, a day after the disaster stru... Read More