Four people have died, and six others were left injured after a cloudburst in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, said officials on Sunday (Aug 17).

Death toll from cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua District rises to 7, six injured. Watch

''This is a big initiative by the Indian Army, We as sports people welcome this initiative, and it's a huge initiative and is a mini-IPL of Kashmir,'' said Zubair Dar, BCC Red Captain.

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Srinagar recorded a temperature of 33 degrees Celsius, while the hottest place in the Kashmir division was Konibal at 33.2 degrees. Even places in the higher reaches, like Kupwara in North Kashmir, recorded the temperature at 32.6 degrees, and Qazigund in South Kashmir at 31.4 degrees.

All schools closed in Kashmir Valley due to current heatwave conditions

The bridge was built at a cost of around Rs 1,400 crore and is the highest rail and arch bridge in the world with a dock height of 359 metres from the river bed.

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Before PM Narendra Modi's visit to the Kashmir valley, the National Investigative Agency raided over 32 locations of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to curb terror funding

Ahead of PM Modi's visit, NIA raids over 32 locations in Jammu and Kashmir in terror funding and OGW network cases

In a significant development, the Indian army chief is on a visit to Jammu and Kashmir for 2 days. This comes after at least 11 people have lost their lives in India Union Territory.

Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists target laborers in the latest attack