Jammu: rain-triggered massive landslide blocks Kishtwar-Paddar road

A massive landslide blocked KishtwarPaddar road on Sunday reported PTI Light to moderate rains lashed isolated places in Jammu division todayAs per the report officials said that the landslide was triggered by rains It hit KishtwarPaddar road near Patharnaki in Kishtwar district this afternoon forcing suspension of vehicular movementMachines were moved to the scene to clear the road at the earliest they saidThe weather in most parts of Jammu region remained overcast throughout the day with reports of light to moderate rains in different areas especially in the hilly districts of Kishtwar Doda Rajouri Poonch Udhampur and RambanEarly on Sunday there was some light rain in Jammu city as wellThis evening there was also some rainfall in certain parts of the districtAccording to a meteorological department official Jammu saw highs of 36 degrees Celsius and lows of 263 degrees Celsius which are close to usual for this time of yearAccording to him the temperature at Katra the pilgrims base camp near the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in the Reasi district ranged from 246 degrees to 329 degrees CelsiusThe spokesman forecasted intermittent light to moderate rainfall at most locations and heavy showers at a few locations from July 4 to July 7 Light to moderate rain or thundershowers were predicted for various locations in the Jammu division towards late night or early morning hours until July 3The weather service has also issued an advice for the upcoming week that includes some locations at risk for moderate thunderstorms or lightning flash floods landslides and shooting stonesThree terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmirs Doda arms and ammunition recoveredThree terrorists were neutralized in an encounter with security forces on Wednesday in the Gandoh Bhaderwah sector of district Doda in Jammu and Kashmir ADGP Jammu Anand Jain said The search operation is still underway to find the hidden terrorists arms and ammunitionSpeaking with ANI the ADGP of Jammu Anand Jain said Three terrorists have been neutralized in this encounter and arms and ammunition have been recovered from them A search operation is going on in the area We launched a search operation as soon as we received information of the presence of terrorists Two M4s and one AK47 rifle have been recoveredIn a press conference the ADGP Jammu said We have recovered two M4s and one AK47 gun grenades and basic necessities stuff from the terrorists Indicating stricter actions against the ones who provided the habitation to terrorists Jain stated We will take stricter against the ones who provided habitation to the terrorists Also I want to urge people to help us in finding out those peopleOn the emergence of new terror organizations the ADGP asserted There is the presence of groups in this area and a search operation is underway As the investigation into the Chhattergala incident is also underway so its yet to be discovered if its a new scheme of terror organizationsFurthermore he assured that there is no threat to the Amarnath Yatra and an investigation is underway to find out the terrorists whose sketches were issued Earlier on Wednesday it was reported that two terrorists had been killed in an ongoing joint operation in the Gandoh area of Doda in Jammu and KashmirTwo more terrorists have been neutralized in an ongoing joint operation in the Gandoh Bhaderwah sector of district Doda ADGP Jammu said in a post on X Arms and ammunition were recovered from their possession he said