Heavy rains lash Jammu region

Jammuites heaved a sigh of relief from the hot and humid weather after heavy rains lashed several parts of the region this morning. The rains also brought relief for curfew-hit city residents, who were facing unscheduled long power curtailments after the mother Grid Station Gladni was damaged in a fire here on Wednesday night. Heavy rains lashed almost all the parts of the region, reports here said. "The downpour in Jammu city was measured 20.5 mm in the morning," Met department said.