Woman dies in Virajpet after tree falls on house during heavy rain
Virajpet: A 23-year old woman lost her life when a tree fell onto her house on late Thursday night during heavy rain in Virajpet Taluk’s Tarikatte village here.
The deceased has been identified as Riyanath (23) wife of Naushad, a resident of Tarikatte village, during the incident Naushad has also sustained severe injuries and is being treated at a local hospital.
According to the reports, the incident occurred at around 1.am on Thursday night the couple were sleeping in the house. A tree reportedly fell onto their house due to heavy rain and thunderstorm, killing Riyanath on the spot and severely injuring Naushad.
Naushad’s two-years old son and mother who were also present in the house when the incident took place escaped with minor injuries.
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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.
