Jammu, Aug 14: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday briefed Union Home Minister Amit Shah about the situation following a massive cloudburst in a remote village in Kishtwar district. He said the news is “grim and accurate and verified information is slow in arriving”.

The cloudburst that struck the remote village of Chasoti killed at least 12 people and led to widespread damage, officials said.

“I just spoke to the Union Home Minister @AmitShah Sb to brief him about the developing situation in Kishtwar region of Jammu.

“The news is grim & accurate, verified information from the area hit by the cloud burst is slow in arriving. All possible resources are being mobilised from within and beyond J&K to manage the rescue operations,” the chief minister said in a post on X.

The chief minister also said he wouldn’t be speaking to channels or news agencies. “The government will share information as & when possible,” Abdullah said.

The disaster hit Chasoti, the last motorable village on the way to the Machail Mata temple, between 12 noon and 1 pm when a large number of people had gathered for the Machail Mata yatra. From there begins the 8.5 km trek to the shrine.

Srinagar, Aug 14: Showcasing unmatched courage and dedication, Jammu and Kashmir has secured highest number of Gallantry Medals on this Independence Day 2025, honouring its brave personnel for exceptional courage and service to the nation. Besides 127 gallantry awards, J&K has also bagged 14 Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) and 02 President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM)

Here is the full list of recipients:

Medal for Gallantry (GM)

Nazir Ahmad Wani – Head Constable – GM

Nisar Maqbool – Head Constable – GM

Mohammad Iqbal Mir – Constable – GM

Dawood Ahmad Mir – Constable – GM

Mohd Sadeeq – Assistant Sub Inspector – GM

Maajid Afzal Wani – Head Constable – 1st Bar to GM

Shabir Ahmad Khan – Deputy Superintendent of Police – 1st Bar to GM

Manzoor Ahmad Malik – Head Constable – GM

Bilal Ahmad – Head Constable – GM

Karan Singh – Head Constable – GM

Sami-Ullah Shah – Constable – GM

Sheikh Abid – Sub Inspector – GM

Ishfaq Ahmad Wani – Head Constable – GM

Late Himayun Muzzamil – Deputy Superintendent of Police – 1st Bar to GM (Posthumous)

Swarn Singh – SgCT – GM

Ab. Majid War – Head Constable – GM

Deepak Kumar – SgCT – GM

Manoj Kumar – Deputy Superintendent of Police – GM

Mushtaq Ahmad Theekri – Constable – GM

Mohan Lal – Deputy Superintendent of Police – 1st Bar to GM

Narinder Singh – Assistant Sub Inspector – GM

Rouf Ahmad Mir – SgCT – GM

Iftkhar Talib – Superintendent of Police – 2nd Bar to GM

Mohan Lal – Deputy Superintendent of Police – 2nd Bar to GM

Abdul Rouf Wani – SgCT – GM

Showkat Ahmad Dar – Constable – GM

Taveer Ahmad Dar – Constable – GM

Naseer Ahmad Malik – Inspector – GM

Ghulam Mohd – Assistant Sub Inspector – GM

Reyaz Hussain Shah – SgCT – GM

Chhabil Singh – Deputy Superintendent of Police – GM

Agya Singh – Head Constable – GM

Sahil Sarangal, IPS – Senior Superintendent of Police – GM

Zahoor Ahmed Khan – Police Sub Inspector – GM

Rouf Ahmad Doom – Police Sub Inspector – GM

Mohd Rafiq – Head Constable – GM

Mukesh Kumar – Constable – GM

Javaid Abass Mattoo – Constable – GM

Ab. Rashid Dar – Follower – GM

Khalil Ahmed – Head Constable – GM

Ghulam Mohammad Ganaie – Constable – GM

Abid Nazir – Constable – GM

Sajjad Ahmad Shah – Superintendent of Police – GM

Arif Ahmad Sheikh – Inspector – GM

Sheikh Wakeel Ahmad – Sub Inspector – GM

Azad Ahmad Naik – Assistant Sub Inspector – GM

Naseer Ahmad Bhat – SgCT – 1st Bar to GM

Shabir Ahmad Malik – SgCT – GM

Gayour-ul-Haq – Head Constable – GM

Masroor Ali Thakroo – Constable – GM

Zulfqar Ali – Constable – GM

Jasvir Singh – Constable – GM

Raiz Ahmed – Deputy Superintendent of Police – GM

Ali Mohd Sofi – Head Constable – GM

Koshal Sharma – Head Constable – GM

Nassar Ahmad Shah – Constable – GM

Manzoor Ahmad Reshi – SgCT – GM

Sajad Mohiuddin – SgCT – GM

Reshav Kumar – Constable – GM

Ajit Kumar – Constable – GM

Arshid Ahmad Sheikh – Constable – GM

Asif Rashid Bhat – SgCT – GM

Liyakat Ahmad Khatana – Constable – GM

Sujit Kumar, IPS – Deputy Inspector General – GM

Rakeeb Ahmad Malik – Constable – GM

Davinder Kumar – Assistant Sub Inspector – GM

Dawood Ahmad – Assistant Sub Inspector – GM

Yashpaul Singh – Head Constable – GM

Zaffar Iqbal Dar – Inspector – GM

Bilal Ahmad – SgCT – GM

Barkat Ali Dar – Constable – GM

Ab. Latif Ganai – Follower – GM

Tanveer Mohd Bhat – Assistant Sub Inspector – GM

Ab. Qayoom Wani – Head Constable – GM

Shakeel Ahmad Wani – SgCT – GM

Khushi Ram – SgCT – GM

Ab. Hamid Malik – SgCT – GM

Mukhtar Ahmad Lone – Constable – GM

G.V Sundeep Chakravarthy, IPS – Senior Superintendent of Police – GM

Rayeesh Ahmad Reshi – Head Constable – GM

Pervinder Singh – SgCT – GM

Shukat Rafiq Wani – Deputy Superintendent of Police – GM

Ishtiyak Latif Qureshi – Sub Inspector – GM

Mohinder Kumar – SgCT – GM

Smt. Farha Nishat – Deputy Superintendent of Police – GM

Mohd Younis Rather – SgCT – GM

Naresh Singh – Superintendent of Police – GM

Sunil Singh Jasrotia – Deputy Superintendent of Police – GM

Nitish Khajuria – Police Sub Inspector – GM

Subash Chander – Assistant Sub Inspector – GM

Kashmir Singh – Assistant Sub Inspector – GM

Sandeep Kumar – SgCT – GM

Shabir Ahmed – SgCT – GM

Manish Kumar – Deputy Superintendent of Police – GM

Yougal Kumar – Senior Superintendent of Police – 1st Bar to GM

Farooq Ahmad Awan – Head Constable – 3rd Bar to GM

Safeer Lone – Constable – 2nd Bar to GM

Ghulam Jeelani Gojar (Deedad) – Follower – GM

Iftkhar Talib – Superintendent of Police – 3rd Bar to GM

Ravees Ahmad – Head Constable – GM

Javed Iqbal – Head Constable – GM

Showkat Ahmad Ganai – SgCT – GM

Raja Majid Batt – Deputy Superintendent of Police – GM

Zahoor Ahmad Wani – Head Constable – GM

Mohd Shafi Dar – Head Constable – GM

Zahoor Ahmad – Assistant Sub Inspector – GM

Shamim Ahmad Kooli – SgCT – GM

Sajad Hussain Malik – SgCT – GM

Bashir Ahmad – SgCT – GM

Rayees Ahmad Ganie – SgCT – GM

Ummar Majid Mir – Constable – GM

Mohd Ameen Bhat – Deputy Superintendent of Police – GM

Zia-ur-Rehman – Inspector – GM

Gh. Hassan Mir – Constable – GM

Ms. Mamta Sharma – Superintendent of Police – GM

Arjun Magotra – Inspector – GM

Mahesh Chander – SgCT – GM

Sukhdev Singh – Constable – GM

Raja Majid Batt – Deputy Superintendent of Police – 1st Bar to GM

Khurshid Ahmed – Head Constable – GM

Shabaz Ahmad Ganai – SgCT – GM

Sarfaraz Bashir Ganai – Deputy Superintendent of Police – 1st Bar to GM

Fayaz Ahmad – Head Constable – GM

Basharat Ahmad Ganie – Constable – GM

Hilal Khaliq Bhat – Deputy Superintendent of Police – GM

Javid Ahmad Shah – Head Constable – GM

Rayaz Ahmad Wani – Constable – GM

Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM)

Ashok Kumar Sharma – Superintendent of Police – Jammu & Kashmir

Koshal Kumar Sharma – Superintendent of Police – Jammu & Kashmir

Sanjay Kumar Kotwal – Superintendent of Police – Jammu & Kashmir

Arun Gupta – Superintendent of Police – Jammu & Kashmir

Mamta Sharma – Superintendent of Police – Jammu & Kashmir

Ashwani Mansa Ram Kumar – Deputy Superintendent of Police – Jammu & Kashmir

Vimal Kumar Koul – Inspector – Jammu & Kashmir

Baynazir Iqbal – Inspector – Jammu & Kashmir

Krishan Chand – Head Constable – Jammu & Kashmir

Neelam Sharma – Inspector (Min) – Jammu & Kashmir

Bharat Ji Raina – Assistant Sub Inspector – Jammu & Kashmir

Khurshid Ahmad Magray – Head Constable – Jammu & Kashmir

Khurshid Ahmad Qazi – Constable – Jammu & Kashmir

Sodagar Mal – Constable – Jammu & Kashmir

President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM)

Sheikh Junaid Mahmood – Deputy Inspector General – Jammu & Kashmir

Rashmi Wazir – Deputy Inspector General – Jammu & Kashmir