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Vaishno Devi Yatra remains suspended for 6th day Railways run special trains for stranded pilgrims 8/31/2025 9:07:40 PM Sanjay Pandita Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 31: The Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra remained suspended for the sixth consecutive day on Saturday as restoration work continued on the landslide-hit track in Trikuta Hills, even as Northern Railways arranged special trains to ferry stranded pilgrims from Jammu and Katra. While regular train services in the Jammu division remained disrupted for the sixth straight day due to misalignment on Bridge-17 between Kathua and Madhopur, Northern Railways announced three special trains from Jammu Station to New Delhi, Chennai, and Kolkata to clear passenger rush. According to officials, Train No. 04674 (Jammu–New Delhi) departed at 6 pm, Train No. 04676 (Jammu–MAS Chennai) at 4 pm, and Train No. 03152 (Jammu–Kolkata) at 2 pm. A total of 51 trains were ...   READ MORE

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DSEJ orders safety audit of all school buildings All institutions to remain closed today 8/31/2025 9:07:14 PM Sandeep Bhat Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 31: In view of the relentless rains, landslides, and flood-like conditions across the region, the Directorate of School Education, Jammu (DSEJ), on Sunday announced that all government and private schools in the division will remain closed till September 1. The step has been taken to ensure the safety of students and staff amid widespread damage caused by inclement weather. At the same time, the Directorate has issued fresh directions to all Chief Education Officers (CEOs) and Heads of Institutions (HoIs) to conduct a comprehensive safety audit of school buildings before reopening. The instructions, issued through an official order signed b...   READ MORE   Every effort being put to restore Jammu-Srinagar highway: CM Omar Visits Ramban, Udhampur to oversee progress, meets affected people 8/31/2025 9:07:05 PM Early Times Report RAMBAN/UDHAMPUR, Aug 31: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today carried out an extensive tour of Ramban and Udhampur districts to assess the widespread devastation caused by recent cloudbursts, flash floods, landslides and mudslides, which have severely disrupted life and damaged the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway (NH-44). At Maroge in Ramban, the Chief Minister inspected the severely damaged stretch of NH-44 and directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), BEA...   READ MORE   Rains, landslide hit highway restoration 8/31/2025 9:06:53 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 31: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for fresh traffic for the sixth consecutive day on Sunday as efforts to make the vital road trafficable were hampered by incessant rains and fresh landslide, officials said. A traffic department official said no fresh vehicles were allowed either from Jammu or Srinagar this morning owing to closure of the highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country. “Traffic was restored partially on Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Saturday. Stranded vehicles were being cleared but the stretch of land on the upper side of road from Tharad Bridge to the petrol pump short of Balli Nall...   READ MORE   JKBOSE postpones exams 8/31/2025 9:06:48 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 31: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has postponed the Annual (Private)/Bi-Annual 2025 examinations of Class 10 (SSE) and Class 11 (HSE-1st) scheduled for September 1, 2025, in view of heavy rains and floods that have disrupted normal life and connectivity across J&K and Ladakh. As per an order, the fresh dates for the postponed exams will be announced separately. ...   READ MORE   Threat of glacial lake outburst floods looms over Kishtwar 8/31/2025 9:06:43 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 31: Glacial lake outburst leading to floods is a serious threat for Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, a comprehensive risk assessment has stated, warning that it puts lives, infrastructure, and the fragile ecosystem in grave danger. According to the GLOF (Glacial Lake Outburst Flood) Management Plan for Kishtwar 2024-25, the tehsils of Padder, Machail, Dachhan, Marwah, and Warwan are in peril of being the worst-affected due to their proximity to glacial lakes. The report notes that these regions, along with the Kishtwar High Altitude National Park, remain highly vulnerable to sudden flooding. “These regions are especially vulnerable due to their proxi...   READ MORE   ‘HM Shah visiting J&K solely to assess flood damage’ 8/31/2025 9:06:36 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 31: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is visiting Jammu and Kashmir to assess the damage caused by flash floods triggered by cloudbursts and record rainfall early this week, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Sunday. Shah is scheduled to arrive in Jammu later this evening on a two-day tour and is expected to conduct an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas before chairing a high-level meeting at the Raj Bhavan on Monday. More than 130 people were killed and over ...   READ MORE

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