Jammu: A child marriage was prevented by district child protection unit in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said.
The District Child Protection Officer (DCWO) Kishtwar swung into action after receiving information that two minors, aged below 16, are getting married in a remote village in Drabshalla Panchayat, they said.
Protection Officer-Non Iinstitutional Care Touseef Iqbal Butt was deputed
SRINAGAR: With seven bodies retrieved and efforts underway to locate the missing residents in Hunzar, the cloudburst pushed Kishtwar into instant mourning. People aware of the area said it is very difficult to locate bodies as the cloudburst has added an unimaginable quantum of water to the local Hunzar rivulet.
Rope Bridge: In the twentieth century, rope bridges were abundant in Kashmir and elsewhere. This rope bridge over the Wadwan river is the main bridge connecting the scores of villages inhabiting the two sides. Image: Mahmood Ahmad
So far 17 persons were recovered in injured condition. Still, more than 20 people are being said to be missing. These injured were washed to the shores by the water currents. Of the persons rescued, five are stated to be in a critical condition.
9 dead, 19 missing, 17 hurt; scores of houses damaged
9 dead, 19 missing, 17 hurt; scores of houses damaged
Cloudbursts hit Kishtwar, Bandipora, Shri Amarnath cave
Alert sounded as Chenab flows above danger mark
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JAMMU/SRINAGAR, July 28: Seven people were killed while at least 19 went missing and 17 injured, when a cloudburst hit a remote village in Dachhan area of Kishtwar district last mid night, while three more incidents of cloudburst were reported from Bandipora, Shri Amarnath cave and Bhalessa area of Doda wherein several structures were damaged, while two persons died in two separate incidents of flood and landslide in Rajouri and Kargil districts today.
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