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  PM Modi speaks to Mehbooba Mufti, offers all support to deal with flood situation in Kashmir valley

  Politics | April 07, 2017 14:27 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and discussed flood situation in the Kashmir valley with her.

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  Flood alert in Srinagar as Jhelum crosses danger mark

  India | April 21, 2015 11:49 IST

  Srinagar: The water level in river Jhelum in Kashmir has risen as most parts of the Valley were lashed by incessant rains since yesterday. Met Deparment says weather will improve but administration asks people to

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  44 dead, 25 injured in floods says Jammu and Kashmir govt

  India | April 08, 2015 23:01 IST

  Jammu: Over 40 people were killed and 25 others injured in the recent landslides and flash floods in the state, Jammu and Kashmir government today said.  Minister for Revenue Javaid Mustafa Mir said this while

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  Aaj Ki Baat: Kashmir does not need Indian Army during disasters, says Masarat Alam

  India | April 01, 2015 23:52 IST

  Srinagar: Separatist leader Masarat Alam, whose release created a huge countrywide controversy, today said that Kashmir valley does not need Indian forces in case of natural disasters.In an exclusive interview with IndiaTV, Alam said that

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  Naqvi takes stock of flood situation in Kashmir

  Politics | March 30, 2015 22:18 IST

  Srinagar: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today visited Pattan area in north Kashmir's Baramulla district to take stock of the situation in the wake of heavy rains.“Naqvi, accompanied by state Minister for PHE, Irrigation and

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  Omar urges govt to take preventive steps to control damage

  Politics | March 30, 2015 21:40 IST

  Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today urged the state government to take all possible measures to ensure prevention of loss to life and property in the Valley in the wake of

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  6 dead in landslide in Kashmir; 10 trapped in debris

  India | March 30, 2015 20:51 IST

  Srinagar: Six persons including a child have died while 10 others are believed to be trapped in the debris after a landslide brought down four houses in central Kashmir's Budgam district, police said today. Kashmir has

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  Flood situation must not be allowed to go out of control: Congress

  Politics | March 30, 2015 20:46 IST

  Jammu: Congress today expressed its anguish over the flood in Kashmir and said the prevailing situation in the Valley must not be allowed to go out of control.“The prevailing situation in the Valley must not

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  Jammu & Kashmir govt sanctions Rs 235 crore to meet flood situation

  India | March 30, 2015 18:49 IST

  Jammu: J&K government on Monday sanctioned Rs 235 crore to meet the situation created by floods in the state, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed announced in the Assembly."I have authorized release of Rs 225 crore

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  1 dies, 10 people trapped in house collapse in Kashmir: Mufti

  Politics | March 30, 2015 16:50 IST

  Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohmmad Sayeed today said one person died and 10 others are trapped in debris of a house which collapsed in Budgam district of Kashmir valley due to floods."An

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  'Fitoor' first film to be shot in Kashmir after floods

  Bollywood | January 31, 2015 13:43 IST

  Srinagar: "Fitoor", an adaptation of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations" starring Rekha, Katrina Kaif and Aditya Roy Kapur, is the first Bollywood movie being shot in Kashmir after last year's devastating floods."Fitoor" is a love saga

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  Imposition of Governor rule raises hope of flood victims in J&K

  Politics | January 11, 2015 14:28 IST

  Srinagar: Imposition of Centre's rule in Jammu and Kashmir has raised hopes among the victims of last year's devastating floods that the process of rehabilitation will be expedited now even as the political parties continue

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  J&K was pounded by the worst deluge in 2014

  India | January 02, 2015 12:55 IST

  Jammu: For the people of Jammu and Kashmir, 2014 was about trauma and pain the century's worst deluge brought to them.Though the state is prone to natural disasters, it has never seen such devastating floods.“2014

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  J&K witnessed fractured mandate, killer floods in 2014

  India | January 01, 2015 10:06 IST

  Srinagar: A political churning which saw BJP making significant gains in assembly elections and a natural disaster in the form of unprecedented floods marked the year 2014 for Jammu and Kashmir.The elections to the 87-member

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  Kashmir farmers' harvest battered by floods

  India | October 28, 2014 13:16 IST

  Srinagar: Golden-brown autumn, the king of Kashmir's seasons, is plagued this year by the ravages of last month's unprecedented floods.As farmers battle to dry the flood-soaked grain and grass, there is ample evidence that the

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  We will put our best foot forward in assembly elections: Omar

  Politics | October 25, 2014 19:37 IST

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who had reservations against the holding of assembly polls in the state soon, today said there was no question of not contesting the elections and “we will

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  NCP praises PM Narendra Modi for celebrating Diwali with flood-hit people

  Politics | October 24, 2014 19:43 IST

  Jammu: Nationalist Congress party (NCP) on Friday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for celebrating Diwali with the flood-hit people of Jammu and Kashmir.The party also appreciated the move of the Prime Minister of celebrating the

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  Omar cleans flood-hit areas as part of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'

  India | October 22, 2014 23:35 IST

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tonight joined the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) officials in cleaning the flood-hit areas of the city as part of the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.  Wielding brooms, Omar and

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  Omar hopes PM will accept relief package proposal

  Politics | October 22, 2014 17:13 IST

  Tosamaidan: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would accept the package proposal submitted by the state to help in the rehabilitation of the flood-affected people and

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  Omar Abdullah hails Narendra Modi's plan to spend Diwali with Kashmir's flood-hit people

  Politics | October 21, 2014 22:06 IST

  Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday appreciated Narendra Modi's gesture to spend Diwali with people of the flood affected state, while Congress MP Shashi Tharoor disapproved of the Prime Minister's plan."I