The extended Vande Bharat Express will substantially reduce travel time between Jammu and Srinagar, providing passengers with faster, more reliable connectivity, modern onboard amenities, and enhanced comfort.
Addressing a landmark event "Stakeholders Workshop on Weather & Climate Services" on the eve of IMD's 150th anniversary here, he announced the establishment of a Regional Meteorological Centre at Jammu.
The train services were suspended from 10 May and were partially resumed on 1 July.
Top Army, CRPF, BSF, ITBP, SSB and J&K Police officers are constantly monitoring the security cover following directions of Home Minister Amit Shah to be fully alert and take all preventive steps to ensure violence-free pilgrimage.
Governor Satya Pal Malik has asked the authorities to see that inconvenience was not caused to civilians during the highway ban.
These restrictions have been ordered following the terror attack in Pulwama where 44 CRPF personnel were killed and a recent similar attack in Banihal that failed.
A letter recovered from the scene had identified the driver as a Hizbul Mujahideen operative who mentioned his intention to carry out a February 14 Pulwama type terror attack which left 40 CRPF personnel dead after a terrorist of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit drove an explosive-laden vehicle and targeted a CRPF convoy.
A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) was rushed to the spot to collect samples from the explosion spot and investigate into the incident from all possible angles.
Police have arrested the third militant, who was part of the terror module involved in the deadly attack on the…
