Bhatkal boy dies of electrocution while trying to save younger brother
Bhatkal: An 18-year-old boy died of electrocution when he came in contact with a live wire while saving his younger brother on the terrace of his home At car street in front of Corporation Bank here this evening.
The deceased has been identified as Fahad Maniyar, son of Faruq Maniyar.
It has been reported that Fahad was playing with his younger brother Amzaf Maniyar on the terrace of their house. Accidentally, Amzaf fell from the terrace. When Fahad rushed to save him, he suddenly came into contact with a live wire and succumbed to the injuries.
Younger brother Amzaf has sustained serious injuries and is being treated at a Kundapur hospital.
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Snowfall blocks two key roads providing alternative connectivity to Kashmir
Rajouri/Jammu (PTI): Traffic on the Mughal and Sinthan Top roads, which provide alternate connectivity to Kashmir, was temporarily suspended on Sunday due to light to moderate snowfall in the high-altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
However, traffic on the 270-kilometre Jammu-Srinagar national highway -- the only all weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country -- was plying as usual despite intermittent rains that ended the over one-and-a-half months long dry spell, they said.
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The Mughal road, which connects the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri with south Kashmir's Shopian, was closed for traffic as a precautionary measure after more than three inches of snow was recorded at Peer Ki Gali on Sunday afternoon.
A group of three tea vendors are left stranded on the road and efforts are on to evacuate them to safety, officials said.
After they were trapped in the snow, the vendors made passionate appeals through video messages urging the authorities to rescue them. The Border Roads Organisation has taken up snow clearance work and is trying to reach the stranded persons, officials said.
The Sinthan Top road, which connects Kishtwar and Doda districts in Jammu with south Kashmir's Anantnag, was also closed after moderate snowfall in the higher reaches.
Both the mountainous roads usually remain closed for several months due to heavy snowfall during winter.
