Woman rescued after cloudburst in Kishtwar

: A woman was rescued but a watermill and two bridges were washed away in a cloudburst in Kibber area of Kishtwar district on Wednesday, said officials.

“A cloudburst has occurred in two villages of Kishtwar district (Siplotan area of Cherji, Kibber village in Dacchan). However, no loss of life has been reported. District administration of Kishtwar is in continuous touch with locals for providing every possible assistance to them,” said Jammu divisional commissioner Ramesh Kumar.

Kishtwar district SSP Shafqat Ahmad Bhat said, “The cloudburst happened today but there are no reports of any losses as of now. A woman was rescued in time because a police party was passing through the area when the incident took place. Two bridges and a water mill, however, have been washed away”.

7 injured as LMV plunges into gorge in Ramban

JAMMU : Seven people, including four women, were injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling fell into a 150feet deep gorge in Ramban district along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Wednesday, police said.

The car was on its way to Srinagar from Jammu when it met with the accident near Kharpora village of Banihal, a police official said.

The driver was over-speeding and lost control of the vehicle which skidded off the road and plunged into the gorge, he said.

Cab driver Abid Ahmad Dar of Srinagar, Jehangir Ahmad and his brother Farooq Ahmad of Ramsoo, Hafiza Begum and her sister Aliza Bano of SherBibi and Shakeela Bano and her sister Shazia Bano sustained injuries and were taken to a local hospital.

Three of them — Shakeela Bano, Shazia Bano and Aliza Bano — were referred to the Government Medical College and Hospital in Anantnag for specialised treatment, the official said.

“At 11:30 am a Tavera vehicle on way to Srinagar from Jammu skidded of the road near Tulbagh Kharpora in Ramban due to over-speeding. All the seven injured passengers were shifted to Banihal sub-district hospital,” said the official.