11 bodies flown from Leh to Udhampur

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Aug 8: While fate of hundreds of labourers from the mountainous Chenab Valley, killed in the unprecedented cloudbursts in Leh, was still unknown, bodies of 11 persons, including eight from Doda and Kishtwar districts, were flown in an Indian Air Force plane to Udhampur, from where they were dispatched to natives areas.
Official sources said the bodies of the deceased labourers were flown from Leh to Udhampur IAF station in AN-32 plane this afternoon where they were received by local MLA and district officials,.
The bodies were later dispatched by road to their respective destinations they said adding seven bodies were sent to Doda and one each to Kishtwar, Samba district, Pathankote (Punjab) and Rajasthan.
The deceased labourers are: Shiv Lal son of Naib Chand of Gandoh, Preetam Singh son of Paras Ram of Doda, Pardeep Singh son of Paras Ram of Doda, Ali Imran Ahmed son of Abdul Rasheed of Doda, Irshad Ahmed son of Ghulam Hassan Malik of Doda, Muhammad Haneef son of Abdul Rasheed of Doda Ghulam Nabi Rather son of Muhammad Abdullah Rather of Keshwan, Kishtwar and Javed Ahmed son of Muhammad Ramzan of Doda.
Reports revealed that fate of hundreds of other labourers was still unknown and family members were running from pillar to post to know the whereabouts of their family members.
“I went to the DC office and even to police but still there was no report of my husband, who was in Leh, when the calamity struck”, Rubeena Kousar, wife of one of the labourer said.

Lastupdate on : Sat, 7 Aug 2010 21:30:00 Makkah time
Lastupdate on : Sat, 7 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT
Lastupdate on : Sun, 8 Aug 2010 00:00:00 IST



  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Digg
  • TwitThis
  • Mixx
  • Technorati
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • Google
  • LinkedIn
  • YahooMyWeb
  • Print News
  • YahooMyWeb

Code Image  Load New Code
Enter the Security code exactly as you see it in the image security code is CaSe SeNsItIvE(Cookies must be enabled)
  • MORE FROM JAMMU

  • Kashmir

Surgeries a casualty in Valley hospitals

Patients suffer as crisis causes surgical stuff shortage

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Aug 8: The continued crisis and curfew in Kashmir has taken a heavy toll on both the routine and important surgeries in the Valley hospitals in the wake of the “shortage of surgical material More


  • Srinagar City

UNREST LEAVES TRAFFIC POLICE WEAK

20% staff taken away for law and order duty; 50 constables, 2 officials go Khaki from blue

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Aug 8: At a time when the traffic police department is facing shortage of workforce, the government has reduced its strength by around 20% by shifting of the staff from City for law and order More



  • Jammu

FRESH RAINFALL

6 houses collapse, Chenab continue to fluctuate near danger mark;331 families affected in Kishtwar; 2 flights cancelled

SYED AMJAD SHAH

Jammu, Aug 8: While fresh rains this forenoon, after a brief lull, led to collapse of half a dozen structures across Jammu city and the water level in Chenab River continue to fluctuate near the danger More


  • South Asia

'Taliban ready for talks if troops removed from Pak northwest'

REZAUL H LASKAR\PTI

Islamabad, Aug 8: Days after President Asif Ali Zardari said the doors had never been closed for talks with militants, the Taliban have announced that their leadership would hold negotiations only if troops More


  • Business

Markets go abuzz on Sunday

JK Bank ATMs cough up Rs 25 cr in Valley

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Aug 8: After several days of running curfews and massive public protests, the Valley opened on Sunday for a day, with markets witnessing rush.Customers in droves could be seen swarming in markets More


  • World

US, UK advise citizens to avoid Ladakh

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 8: The US and UK today issued advisories asking its citizens to avoid travelling to Leh and the surrounding  areas of Ladakh, which are recovering from severe damage caused by Friday More


ADD
Designed Developed and Maintaned By Imobisoft Ltd /Algosol Software Solutions