News Topic:Floods
Kashmir
J&K HC asks for survey samples about flood sufferers
The J&K High Court on Wednesday directed insurance companies to bring some samples of cases where a survey vis-à-vis losses due to floods has been conducted.
Kashmir
Kashmir Floods: Salahuddin slams Islamabad for maintaining ‘criminal silence’
Syed Salahuddin on Tuesday cautioned Islamabad of its “criminal silence” over losses in the century’s worst floods in Jammu and Kashmir.
Kashmir
Honda contributes Rs 3 crore for J-K flood relief
Honda Motor Company in India has announced its contribution of Rs 3 crores towards Jammu & Kashmir relief and recovery efforts.
Kashmir
Kashmir Floods: Death toll reaches 300, hundreds still missing
The death toll in floods in Jammu and Kashmir has risen to 300 and the toll may rise as hundreds of people are missing in the State.
Pakistan
PaK minister castigates India for blocking international aid
PaK’s minister Chaudhry Latif Akbar has deplored New Delhi’s denial to the UN and other international agencies to carry out rescue and relief-related activities in J&K.
Jammu
PHE, FC, Irrigation sectors suffer Rs 500 cr loss in Jammu
Public Health Engineering, Flood Control and Irrigation sectors have suffered over Rs 500 crore losses in Jammu due to infrastructural damage caused by floods.
Kashmir
Kashmir Floods: 75 families putting up on Tengpora by-pass
More than 75 families belonging to different areas of Srinagar have erected tents in the middle of the pavement of the highway to provide shelter to their families.
Kashmir
Kashmir Floods: Tipper driver turns saviour for people at Kanihama
Bhat says initially his family back home didn't want him to rescue people in the area, fearing that if the boat capsized and someone died, the police would book him.
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NHRC intervenes in alleged harassment of Kashmiri shawl sellers and students in several states
The NHRC has taken cognisance of alleged incidents of harassment, intimidation and attacks against Kashmiri shawl sellers and students in different parts of the country.
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Govt in J&K will collapse on its own, BJP won’t topple it: LoP Sunil Sharma
Senior BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Friday said the present government in the Union Territory would "collapse on its own."
Time to review AFSPA as security situation improved in J&K: Minister Sakina Itoo
Sakeena Itoo on Friday said the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) should be reconsidered in view of an improved security environment in Jammu and Kashmir.
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