Jammu- Body of a woman was retrieved from Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Saturday, officials said.

Shareefa Begum, a mother of two children, had been missing from her Kwar-Nagsini village since September 18, the officials said.

They said her body was noticed in the water body at Bhaderkote and was subsequently recovered by State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel.

Police has started its investigations to ascertain the cause of her death, the officials said.

Meanwhile, authorities ordered closure of all government and private schools across Jammu on October 6 and 7 in view of the weather advisory issued by the Indian Meteorological Department, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall in various parts of the division.

Director of School Education, Jammu N

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