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Five low-intensity earthquakes struck Jammu & Kashmir in 12 hours on August 23. There were no casualties or property damage. First, 3.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Katra at 2.20 a.m. Second, at 3.21 a.m., 2.6 magnitude earthquake struck near Doda. Third, at 3.44 a.m., 2.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Udhampur. Fourth, at 8:03 a.m., 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Udhampur. Fifth, at 2.17 p.m., 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck… read-more

In Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur, a bus fell into a deep gorge in Keya Morh area killing two persons and leaving 38 other injured, on July 7. Following the incident, ambulances rushed to the spot, and 10 injured persons have been shifted to district hospital in Udhampur. Further details on the injured persons and the incident are still awaited. 

A forest fire broke out in the Udhampur district of Jammu Kashmir on April 30.  As of now, the State Disaster Relief Force has joined in rescue operations along with locals to control the fire as villagers fears, the fire will enter the residential area.  Furthermore, the range officer said, the fire was doused off but some miscreants lit the fire again. The authority has taken appropriate action against those.

The Union Minister Jitendra Singh informed about an anonymous blast on March 9, J&K, through his tweet. "Blast explosion around "Rehri" near Tehsildar office at #Udhampur. One life lost, 13 injured being moved to hospital. I am in touch with DC Indu Chib on minute to minute basis. Exact cause and origin of the blast being worked out..too early to draw any definite conclusion," Singh wrote.