History Today: When the 2016 Uri terror attack claimed the lives of 19 Indian soldiers
Fp Explainers • 27 days agoOn September 18, the 2016 Uri terrorist attack resulted in India reshaping defence policy and taking a direct approach to cross-border terrorism. The same date has seen Jimi Hendrix’s death which shocked the music world in 1970, UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld’s 1961 plane crash, and Scotland’s 2014 independence referendum
Another cloudburst in Jammu & Kashmir: Flash floods hit Reasi, no casualty reported yet
• 29 days agoA cloudburst struck Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district today, causing fear and panic among locals. However, no casualties have been reported so far.
J&K rain fury: 7 killed in Reasi landslide, 4 dead after cloudburst in Ramban
Fp Staff • 1 month agoAt least three people were killed and four others went missing after a cloudburst hit Rajgarh village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district early Saturday, sweeping away two houses and a school building.
Pulwama starts new innings with Royal Premier League, aiming to exorcise ghosts of terrorism with cricket
Firstcricket Staff • 1 month agoSix years after a deadly terror attack took the lives of 40 brave CRPF personnel and cast a shadow over the valley, Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama aims to bring about a change in the region once marked by bloodshed through cricket.
Jammu flash floods: Why are questions being raised about the Vaishno Devi yatra?
Fp Explainers • 1 month agoAt least 41 people, mostly Vaishno Devi pilgrims, have lost their lives after relentless rainfall triggered devastating landslides and floods in Jammu and Kashmir. Reacting to the tragedy, J&K CM Omar Abdullah questioned why officials did not stop pilgrims when there was a warning of the calamity. The pilgrimage has now been suspended
Siachen, Galwan valley to be developed as new tourist destinations in Ladakh: LG
• 1 month agoLadakh Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta plans to develop Siachen and Galwan valley for tourism, promoting adventure, spiritual and religious tourism to highlight Ladakh's beauty and potential.
Kishtwar cloudburst highlights: 46 feared dead and over 200 missing; Army, NDRF, SDRF continue rescue ops
Fp Staff • 2 months agoKishtwar cloudburst LIVE updates: Large-scale rescue and relief efforts have commenced following the massive cloudburst in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Thursday, which resulted in the death of at least 38 people and widespread damage
Kishtwar cloudburst: Why is Jammu and Kashmir vulnerable to such disasters?
Fp Explainers • 2 months agoOver 30 people are dead and several are injured after a cloudburst hit a remote mountain village in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. It triggered flash floods, which swept away a langar and structures at Chashoti village. J&K is prone to natural disasters, including landslides and earthquakes. But why?
Cloudburst triggers flash flood in J&K's Kishtwar's Chositi area, 20 feared dead
Fp Staff • 2 months agoA cloudburst has triggered flash flood in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar's Chositi area. Casualties are feared in the area.
'Can't ignore incidents like Pahalgam terror attack': CJI Gavai as SC hears J&K statehood question
Fp Staff • 2 months agoThe apex court was hearing a petition filed by college teacher Zahoor Ahmed Bhat and activist Khurshid Ahmad Malik, arguing that the ongoing delay in restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir was negatively affecting the rights of its citizens