President Patil visits forward areas in Rajouri-Poonch border districtsOctober 9th, 2009 RAJOURI/POONCH - President Pratibha Patil on Friday visited the forward areas of the Line of Control (LoC) in the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials, President Patil was accompanied by state Governor N N Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to review the security situation along the border.
Mysterious fever claims six lives Jammu and KashmirSeptember 21st, 2009 RAJOURI - Panic has gripped Nowshera and Sunderbani belt of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district after a mysterious fever reportedly killed six people. The mystifying fever has put the State health authorities in confusion, as Doctors are unable to diagnose the cause of the fever.
Militants kill two policemen in Rajouri sector of J-KSeptember 3rd, 2009 RAJOURI - Two police personnel, a constable and a Special Police Officer (SPO), were killed in an encounter between the police and the militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Wednesday night. Acting on a tip off, a team of security officers had launched a massive manhunt on Wednesday night to apprehend militants, believed to be three in number, who had taken shelter in maize crops of Tota Morha-Dorimal village in Thanna Mandi.
Diarrhoea claims four lives in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar districtJuly 8th, 2009 KUSHINAGAR - Four infants aged between 18 months and five years have died of diarrhoea in Mushar village in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar District. "Four boys have died.
Acute water crisis in UttarakhandJuly 7th, 2009 Haldwani (Uttarakhand)/CHHATARPUR - Residents in Haldwani in Uttarakhand are facing acute water shortage. Streams are on verge of drying up and water levels in the dams have been depleted severely.
Dharamsala reels under acute water shortageJuly 2nd, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Residents of Dharamsala are facing a severe water shortage. People are now relying on mountain spring water for daily use.
Rain prayers in RajouriJuly 2nd, 2009 RAJOURI - Residents offered prayers for rains at a shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri District, putting all their hopes on divine intervention. Situated near to the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan, the shrine of saint Sain Lal Din at Sorah Pani is said to cure all woes of devotees and fulfil all their wishes.
Villagers facing acute water shortage in Gujarat districtJune 14th, 2009 BANASKANTHA -Villagers in Limbuni and adjoining villages in Gujarat's Banaskantha district are in the grip of an acute water crisis. Almost 35 villages situated in the desert region of the Rann of Kutch are suffering due to the absence of proper water supply.
Jumbos facing acute water crisis in RajasthanJune 8th, 2009 AMER - As Rajasthan reels under acute water crisis, the jumbos used to ferry visitors at the Amer fort, are also feeling the pinch of water shortage. It is not only human beings who are facing severe water crisis in Amer village but elephants are also victims.
Water crisis in GwaliorMay 27th, 2009 GWALIOR - Faced with acute water crisis, residents in Gwalior are forced to queue from midnight at the community taps to collect water for their use. Besides rising mercury level and surging temperature, improper timings of water supply has made life more miserable for them.
Massive fire engulfs forest area in Kashmir's Rajouri DistrictMay 22nd, 2009 SRINAGAR - A massive fire has engulfed a large forest area in Rajouri District of Jammu, causing damage to the region's ecology and rendering many homeless. The fire, which has been raging for past two days, has not only destroyed large number of trees but is also posing a serious security concern for the nomadic tribes living near the forest.
Agra faces acute drinking water shortageMay 18th, 2009 AGRA - Ever since the mercury has risen this summer, breaking several oldecords, residents of Agra are enduring acute shortage of drinking water and even compelled to buy water at a premium. In some areas one can witness the broken water mains over a drain and people hanging their buckets to fetch drinking water from the cracked pipes just above the slushy drain.
Acute water crisis in PuneMay 12th, 2009 PUNE - The residents of Pune in Maharashtra are facing an acute water crisis, as the water table of Khadakwasla Dam has gone down. The depletion of water table is due to rising temperatures leading to abnormal evaporation of water.
Lashkar aide arrested with hawala money in RajouriMarch 15th, 2009 JAMMU - A financial coordinator of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was arrested and Rs 50,000 in hawala money recovered from his possession in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri District, police sources said here. "Based on specific information about the movement of LeT aide Nazir Ahmed, resident of Bathoi, Tehsil Mahore, district Reasi along with hawala money, a team of SOG conducted a raid and arrested him from village Pangai in Thannamandi area of Rajouri district last night," said Dy.
Two militants killed in gunbattle in RajouriJanuary 12th, 2009 JAMMU - Two militants and two policemen were killed in a gunbattle in the frontier district of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday, police said. The gunbattle began in the afternoon in the Kallar forest of Rajouri and is still continuing, a police official said.
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