2 brothers drown; lightning kills soldier

Jammu: Two cousin brothers drowned in a local canal in Rajouri district of Jammu, police said here on Wednesday.
 The mishap occurred when Maneesh and Raj went to take a bath in the canal in Choki Chora area of Rajouri district last evening, they said, adding their bodies were fished out from the water body.
 Meanwhile, a former army man was killed and a house damaged when lightning struck in Jammu and Kathua districts.
 Lightning struck a grazing field in Kadytar (Malhar) belt of Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in which 65-year-old ex-serviceman Krishen Chand was killed, police said.
 In another incident, a house of a villager was damaged when lightning struck it in Kotha village of border tehsil of R S Pura in Jammu district early today.
 No one was, however, injured in the incident, they said.

Lastupdate on : Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:30:00 Makkah time
Lastupdate on : Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT
Lastupdate on : Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 IST



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