Srinagar, Mar 5: An avalanche struck the Sonamarg tourist resort in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. The avalanche occurred in Sarbal village, the last inhabited area of the Kashmir Valley, they added. No loss of life or damage has been reported so far. However, the incident triggered panic among residents in the area.
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Uttarakhand government has commissioned a detailed magisterial probe into the deadly avalanche that struck Mana on February 28, claiming the lives of eight border road construction workers and leading to the rescue of 46 others Chamoli district magistrate, Sandeep Tiwari, has tasked Jyotirmath sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Chandra Shekhar Vashishth … Read more
Chamoli (Uttarakhand), March 2 (IANS) The death toll in the massive avalanche in the Mana area of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli climbed to eight, with the bodies of all the four missing workers found on Sunday, leading to the end of the rescue mission, officials said. Local Brigade commander, Brigadier Mandeep Singh Dhillon said the body of … Read more
Chamoli, March 2 (IANS) The death toll in the Chamoli avalanche in Uttarakhand’s Mana region has reached seven, with the rescue officials pulling out three more bodies on Sunday. Meanwhile, the search operation for one missing worker is still ongoing. With this, the total number of recovered people has risen to 53, including the seven … Read more
Chamoli, March 2 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday visited the Disaster Operations Centre and held a meeting with officials to oversee the ongoing rescue operations in Chamoli, where four workers remain trapped under snow following the avalanche in Mana village. Rescue efforts resumed early Sunday morning after clear weather allowed teams … Read more
Chamoli, March 2 (IANS) Rescue operations have resumed in Uttarakhand’s Mana region as clear weather has allowed teams to intensify their search for the four missing workers trapped after an avalanche struck Chamoli. Helicopters have also been deployed to aid the ongoing mission. The avalanche, which hit Mana village on Friday night, initially trapped 55 … Read more
Chamoli, March 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to assess the ongoing rescue efforts in Chamoli’s Mana region, where an avalanche buried a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp, trapping 55 workers. So far, 47 workers have been rescued, while the search for the remaining eight … Read more
Chamoli, March 1 (IANS) Rescue teams intensified their efforts on Saturday as they successfully pulled out 14 more workers trapped under heavy snow after a massive avalanche struck a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp near Mana village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Friday morning. A total of 47 workers have been rescued so far, while … Read more
Dehradun, March 1 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited the disaster control room on Friday evening to assess the situation and directed officials to speed up the rescue operation in the state following the avalanche that trapped 52 Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers. He has been closely monitoring and reviewing the ongoing efforts, … Read more
