Tag: Jammu-Srinagar highway
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Jammu–Srinagar highway reopens after 4 days
Hundreds of tourists and passengers were stranded due to the landslides. Large number of loaded trucks heading towards Srinagar were also stranded.
June 25, 2022 -
Explosives being smuggled to Jammu recovered from bus
The police on Wednesday recovered explosive gelatin sticks from a passenger bus at Jhajjar Kotli on the Jammu--Srinagar highway.
June 15, 2022 -
Chief secretary annoyed over bad condition of strategic Jammu–Srinagar highway
The Chief Secretary chaired a meeting to review the status of National Highway-44 and took stock of the ongoing road-widening works, especially in District Ramban.
July 26, 2021 -
Jammu-Srinagar highway to remain closed on Friday
The Mughal Road, the second road link between Kashmir and Jammu, is closed due to snow.
February 4, 2021 -
Two found frozen to death on snow-bound Srinagar highway
The driver and another occupant of the vehicle are believed to have died in the vehicle that was caught in snow on Saturday.
January 25, 2021 -
Alert constable uncovers cavity in truck, 3 JeM terrorists killed in gunbattle on Jammu-Srinagar Highway
The infiltration by the terrorists happened from along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district to carry out an attack, according to the police.
February 1, 2020 -
Jammu-Srinagar highway opens after 42 hours of jam, no fresh movement to allow exit of stranded commuters
The Highway was affected on Friday as well as the fresh snowfall on Jawahar Tunnel, the gateway to Kashmir, and multiple landslides between Ramsoo and Panthiyal in Ramban district forced the closure of highway.
December 23, 2019 -
Tributes paid to CRPF’s DIG, constable killed in landslide
Top officers of CRPF, police and civil administration paid tributes to Shailender Vikram Singh, DIG, CRPF and Constable Naveen Kumar who were killed when their official vehicle was crushed by huge boulders near Digdol (Ramsoo) on the highway.
December 16, 2019 -
Amidst tight security, first batch of Amarnath pilgrims flagged off from Jammu
Police have issued cut off timing for the pilgrims moving to Kashmir along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and said no RFID tagged yatra or tourist vehicles would be allowed to proceed after the cut off timing.
June 30, 2019 -
Shri Amarnath yatra: Ban on movement of langars draws sharp criticism
The langar associations, engaged for the past several years in providing free food to the pilgrims, are disappointed as the order of the SASB does not provide them ample time to set up the community kitchens on the two routes of the pilgrimage.
June 6, 2019 -
Wednesday ban on civilian traffic on Srinagar highway lifted
The state government announced that Wednesday's ban on the movement of civilian traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway would be lifted on 13 May, however, the restrictions on Sundays would continue.
May 8, 2019 -
Seal on hand: This is how J-K is issuing permit for civilian traffic on highway
Governor Satya Pal Malik has asked the authorities to see that inconvenience was not caused to civilians during the highway ban.
April 10, 2019 -
Kashmir parties criticise twice a week ban on movement of civilian traffic on highway
The preventive measure of earmarking Sundays and Wednesdays till 31 May has been ordered following the recent Pulwama-type attack that failed in Banihal area on the highway while a convoy of the CRPF was moving.
April 7, 2019 -
Only security forces’ convoys to use Jammu-Srinagar highway on Sundays and Wednesdays
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.
April 3, 2019 -
NIA begins investigation into car blast near CRPF convoy in Banihal
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.
March 30, 2019 -
Explosion in private car on Jammu-Srinagar highway
"There was no loss of life... The driver of the car, who was the lone occupant, appears to have escaped," the officer said.
March 30, 2019 -
Jammu and Kashmir: Eleven killed as taxi plunges into gorge
Rescue operation was launched and all the injured have been evacuated to district hospital Ramban for treatment.
March 16, 2019