Teen drowns in Bandipora rivulet

Teen drowns in Bandipora rivulet

Bandipora, May 31: The pristine villages of Chuntimulla and Surinder in the upper reaches of north Kashmir's Bandipora district echoed with grief and mourning on Sunday afternoon after a father and son were swept away in the icy waters of a rivulet during a recreational visit to the area. According to locals, 18-year-old Ubaid Shabir Wani from Nadhihal village, entered the Kudhara rivulet near Mughal Basti, close to Chuntimulla village, for a ba…

Son dies, father survives after being swept away in Bandipora water body

Bandipora: A youth died while his father was rescued after the two were swept away in a water body in the Surrinder area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Sunday, officials said. The victims, residents of Nadihal village in Bandipora, were caught in strong currents and swept away, prompting a rescue operation by police and local volunteers. After a strenuous search and rescue effort, the father was rescued alive and shifted to Srinagar fo…

Father Drowns While Saving Son In Lidder River At Pahalgam; Rescue Operation Underway

Pahalgam, May 31: A 42-year-old man from Srinagar is feared dead after he drowned in the Lidder River while attempting to save his son near Langanbal area of Pahalgam on Sunday . According to officials, Mohammad Ashraf Mir, son of Ghulam Mohiuddin Mir, a resident of Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar, who worked as an AC mechanic in the private sector, had visited Pahalgam along with his family on a leisure trip. The family was taking photographs on the ba…

Jammu and Kashmir: Man feared dead in Lidder River rescue

SRINAGAR: A tragic incident unfolded in the Langanbal area of Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday, where a 42-year-old man is feared to have drowned in the Lidder River while attempting to rescue his son. The Chenab Times has learned that Mohammad Ashraf Mir, a resident of Jawahar Nagar in Srinagar and an AC mechanic, had taken his family to Pahalgam for a leisure outing. While they were posing for photographs near the banks …