June 5, 2010 12:41 PM

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5 killed in J&K rains

In Jammu and Kashmir, five youths were killed and two others were injured as lighting struck border districts of Baramulla and Kupwara. Torrential rains and hailstorm which lashed parts of Uri sector on Friday has also caused havoc to the crops and orchards besides, blocking several routes.<br/>The State Government has constituted a committee comprising officials of revenue and other experts to assess the damage caused to the paddy, horticulture crops and vegetables after a three-member ministerial team visited the affected areas yesterday. The committee has been asked to submit report to the government within a week. The rains also triggered landslides on Uri-Muzaffarabad road between Bandi to N S Bridge blocking the highway.<br/>

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