The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the second day on Saturday even as fresh snowfall across Kashmir prompted authorities to issue an avalanche warning in higher reaches of the Valley. ...
10:12 AM, Feb 23, 2013
Srinagar: One person was killed while two others were trapped under heaps of snow as two avalanches struck Gurez area near the Line of Control in Bandipora district of Kashmir. A civilian vehicle with five persons on board including the driver were caught in the avalanches which struck at around 7 pm last evening on Kanzalwan road in Gurez, 124 km from from Srinagar, a defence spokesman said. He said...
11:11 AM, Mar 20, 2012
Kabul: Rescuers shoveled through deep snow on Tuesday searching for victims of an avalanche that destroyed a village of 200 people in northeastern Afghanistan, authorities said. Thirty-seven people have been confirmed dead, but authorities fear the death toll will rise. "It is a mountainous area with so much snow," said Shams Ul Rahman, the deputy governor of Badakhshan province where the avalanche occurred on Sunday night. "My concern is that...
07:56 AM, Mar 07, 2012
Gurez: Nearly 16 Army men lost their lives in the February 22 avalanche in Gurez and Dawar areas of Jammu and Kashmir. Three others were killed when another avalanche occured in Sonamarg the very same day. Heavy snowfall hampered the rescue and retrieval operation. It took the Army 6 days to recover the body of the last missing soldier. ...
10:45 AM, Mar 02, 2012
Srinagar: Avalanches in Kashmir have caused "extensive" damage to the fencing along the LoC in the Valley, posing a fresh challenge to the anti-infiltration grid, the Army said on Saturday. The Army was also reviewing the feasibility of abandoning some posts near the Line of Control (LoC) in wake of the looming threat of fresh avalanches. "There has been extensive damage to the fence in many areas, especially along the...
06:07 PM, Feb 25, 2012
Twin avalanches in Jammu and Kashmir have left 17 army jawans dead. ...
08:32 AM, Feb 25, 2012
