Lone khalid cni

Ramban , (CNI):

Newlyweds Nazir Ahmad and Zaheera Bano were expecting a smooth ride into their marital life.But as they trudged through sludge and debris-filled roads of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district brought in by cloudburst-triggered flash floods and landslides, the resolute couple in wedding attire was on cloud nine, insisting the experience solidified their bond.”It was tiring but, in a way, it made the day even more special,” said Ahmad.Like Ahmad and Zaheera, many newlywed couples had to face a similar ordeal a day after calamity hit the district, blocking the arterial Jammu-Srinagar national highway and rendering many other roads impassable.Sunil Kumar led his wedding processing, complete with ‘band-baaja’, on foot through muck to the bride’s residence.To the surprise of many who assembled near Usman Hotel in the Ramban old highway market to have a look at the devastation caused by the flash floods, (CNI)