Srinagar: In Chenab valley in Jammu and Kashmir, people are scared to enter their houses due to frequent earthquakes. Since the May 1 earthquake that measured 5.9 on the richer scale, 30 aftershocks have hit this hilly region.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought 450 crore for relief.
"There are cracks in our house. TV fell down. Our house was shaking. Everything shakes, mama keeps on shouting, runs away from the house holding me. The television fell. I am not allowed to go in the house," 4-year-old kid Mutayab Bhat said.
"We are scared due to the quake tremors," 6-year-old Insha said....
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10:52 AM, May 19, 2013
Arguably one of the toughest engineering challenges in hand, Railways plans to complete the Chenab bridge in Jammu and Kashmir by 2016, making it the world's highest rail bridge. The arch-shaped bridge across Chenab river-bed in Reasi district, which will be five times the height of Qutab Minar at 359 m above river bed, will connect Baramulla and Srinagar to Jammu via Udhampur-Katra-Qazigund covering the entire route in about seven...
10:15 AM, Feb 17, 2013
On this week's episode, we bring to you stories of courage, goodwill and strong determination despite all odds. The story of a bunch of few courageous men who dive in the cold waters of the Chenab to rescue those drowning, a philanthropist who started an English medium school and provides education absolutely free of cost, an NGO that works to rescue children working in mines in Meghalaya - all these ...
10:59 AM, Sep 30, 2012
Jammu: As many as 22 people were on Saturday trapped in flash floods in Jammu region, prompting the authorities to sound an alert in the region. "A flash flood alert has been sounded in Jammu. Due to heavy overnight rains, various rivers in Jammu region are flooded...22 people and large number of cattle are trapped in the flash floods in Ujh and Tawi rivers," an official said. Of the 22...
02:32 PM, Aug 04, 2012
Ragpicker helps street dogs; man finds algae that can clean car's emission and Chenab bravehearts rescue people. ...
06:43 PM, Jul 28, 2012
Doda: The roads of Doda and Kishtwar, by the river Chenab, are most treacherous. More than 500 people, navigating these dangerous terrains, have lost their lives. Even worse, the victims' bodies usually get washed away and are never recovered. The Chenab is both pride and sorrow for the people of the Chenab Valley. It is tagged as The Sorrow because every year, hundreds of passengers plunge into the river after...
08:35 AM, Jul 23, 2012
Jammu: In order to address the need of drinking water of Jammu, the state government will tap water from Chenab river. Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Taj Mohi-ud-Din said that to provide adequate drinking water to Jammu city, the government has envisaged a scheme for lifting of water from river Chenab. He said once the project report would be completed same would be submitted to Asian Development Bank...
05:29 AM, Feb 26, 2012
Doda (J&K): Allegedly harassed by local police over her sitting at a tea stall, a college girl has committed suicide by jumping into Chenab river in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir. Though the body of Rashida Bano, a B.Ed student, is yet to be recovered, she is feared drowned and the body washed away by the river. The incident has left the police red-faced; an officer has been suspended...
05:27 PM, May 30, 2011
Jammu: Three Pakistani officials dealing with the Indus Water Treaty will arrive on Sunday to inspect the design and the site of a proposed artificial lake in Jammu. The lake is to be built by using the waters of river Tawi, a tributary of the Chenab, one of three rivers that flow from Jammu and Kashmir into Pakistan. The others are Jhelum and Indus. Under the World Bank-brokered Indus Water...
12:35 PM, Feb 19, 2011
Two years after work was stopped at the Chenab bridge on the Kashmir rail link, the design has finally got a safety clearance. ...
12:33 PM, Jun 14, 2010
The actress was invited to the business school in Pennsylvania for a discussion on Indian films. ...
01:32 PM, Mar 31, 2010
Police say bus completely submerged, remote chance of finding survivors. ...
02:07 PM, Jun 07, 2009
Preliminary investigations revealed that the driver of the bus lost control. ...
12:33 PM, May 04, 2009
Railways say Katra -Qazigund link alignment prone to tectonic movements. ...
07:34 AM, Feb 13, 2009
Developing infrastructure in the region has been an uphill task. ...
04:53 PM, Oct 10, 2008
Pakistan has said India has stolen its share of water from River Chenab. ...
10:50 PM, Oct 06, 2008
In an effort to revive J&K's main revenue earner, tourism, the state govt is promoting adventure sports in Doda. ...
05:40 PM, Apr 28, 2007
Fifteen people are feared dead and 25 others injured as a bus skidded off the road and plunged into Chenab river. ...
03:17 PM, Jan 04, 2007
