Northern Railway GM reviews rail readiness in Kashmir as temperatures dip below zero
Officials said during the visit, the general manager inspected several key stations, including Srinagar, Pampore, Anantnag, and Quazigund.
Officials said during the visit, the general manager inspected several key stations, including Srinagar, Pampore, Anantnag, and Quazigund.
The resumption of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra is conditional and subject to favourable weather conditions, officials said.
The train service will boost tourism and the local economy, he said.
Northern Railways has started commercial operation of the Vande Bharat train service between Srinagar city and Katra town of Jammu and Kashmir.
In a big infrastructure push to Jammu and Kashmir and connecting it with the rest of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail line project is not just a name, it is the identity of the new power of Jammu & Kashmir.
As per police, FIR was registered against eight people, including Orry, for allegedly consuming alcohol in a hotel located in Katra for violating laws of the land.
Responding to the controversy over the railways' proposal to deboard Delhi-bound passengers from Kashmir at Katra for changing trains, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said that such a move will defeat the very purpose of the line and render the investment of thousands of crores pointless.
It is expected that Vande Bharat might start running between New Delhi and Srinagar by 26 January.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday conducted searches at seven locations in Jammu and Kashmir linked to the tragic Reasi bus attack case that led to the killing of nine pilgrims.
There is a possibility of devotees being trapped in the landslide but there was no immediate confirmation on this.
