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Udhampur

A 7.6 earthquake hit the Pakistan-India border region on the 8th of October, 2005. Recent news articles mentioning Udhampur .

Horticulture Employees contribute Rs.49810 to CM Relief Fund Dec 1, 2005
Jammu and Kashmir Newsline (press release), ...of Horticulture Department, Udhampur have donated their one-day salary amounting to Rs.49810 towards Chief Minister's Relief Fund for earthquake victims of the ...

Quake-hit Kashmiris perform special fire ritual for peace and ... Nov 27, 2005
Webindia123, ...the day of the earthquake, this is the 10th fire ritual to be held in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Two previous rituals were held in Akhnoor and Udhampur. ...

Militants kill two in Udhampur village Nov 17, 2005
The Tribune, ...peace bridge) on the LoC today when 24 persons returned from PoK after they had boarded the bus to Muzaffarabad prior to the devastating earthquake on October 8 ...

Jammu & Kashmir earthquake: Mission report of rapid health ... Nov 2, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), ...transferred out armed forces patients to other referral hospitals (Udhampur, Jammu and ... some of the armed forces personnel who were injured in the earthquake. ...

DDC conducts tour of Katra, Reasi to assess people's problem Nov 23, 2005
Jammu and Kashmir Newsline (press release), ...to review the development works, the District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, Mr. Ashok ... repair of Bhimgarh Fort damaged due to earthquake, maintenance of ...

Incursions continue despite earthquake: India Nov 7, 2005
Daily Times, ...week, to allow relief to be moved across for survivors of the earthquake. ... civilians in Srinagar and the southern districts of Anantnag and Udhampur, the police ...

Northern Railway passes quake test Nov 22, 2005
Times of India, As the earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale devastated many parts of the Kashmir Valley last month, senior railway officials said the Jammu-Udhampur- ...

‘Quake has not shattered the will of militants’ Nov 25, 2005
Expressindia.com, Udhampur, November 24: Saying that there was no decrease in infiltration even after the earthquake, Army Commander of Northern Command Lt Gen Deepak Kapoor ...

No let-up in infiltrations from Pakistan: India Nov 24, 2005
Daily Times, In the days after the October 8 earthquake, media reported several militant camps in AJK ... Militants continue to sneak in,� Kapoor told reporters in Udhampur. ...

No let up in alleged infiltration: Indian GOC Nov 25, 2005
Kashar News, UDHAMPUR, Nov 25 (SANA): The General officer commanding-in-Chief Northern command, Lt. Gen Deepak Kapoor has said that the recent earthquake that caused ...

Bhim Singh Wants release of PoK prisoners in Indian jails Nov 4, 2005
Webindia123, ...of the fate of their families in PoK after the earthquake, he said ... Delhi, Jodhpur, Naini, Agra, Hazaribagh, Sangroor, Varanasi, Kotbalwal, Udhampur, Kathua and ...

Idd-ul-Fitr celebrated with religious fervour Nov 5, 2005
Jammu and Kashmir Newsline (press release), ...of Idd prayers have also been received from Poonch, Rajouri, Kathua, Doda and Udhampur districts. ... They also prayed for quick recovery of earthquake victims.

SDM conducts 3-day tour of Bhamag Nov 12, 2005
Jammu and Kashmir Newsline (press release), UDHAMPUR, NOVEMBER 12 (INFO)- Sub Divisional Magistrate, Reasi, Mr. Ajeet Kumar ... Moungri, compensation to the affected people due to earthquake, timely supply ...

SDM asks people to provide list of orphan children Nov 9, 2005
Jammu and Kashmir Newsline (press release), UDHAMPUR, NOVEMBER 09 (INF)- With a view to review the ongoing developmental ... They also demanded compensation to the earthquake-hit families, timely supply of ...

PDP leader's relatives among 7 killed Nov 9, 2005
India Monitor, ...an encounter at Gundi Dharam in Udhampur district of the Jammu region last evening ... come forward in a big way to help each other following the recent earthquake.


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