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India’s longest ‘escape tunnel’ is ready: All you need to know about T-13 in Jammu and Kashmir
At 12.89 km, the ‘T-13’ is the world’s longest ‘escape tunnel’. The Indian Railways has been built it on the 111 km under-construction Banihal-Katra section of the Udhampur Srinagar Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir set for projects worth Rs 25,000 crore by March 2021, says Piyush Goyal; describes UT as 'jewel' of country
Jammu and Kashmir will get at least 25 projects worth an estimated cost of Rs 25,000 crore by March 2021, said Union minister Piyush Goyal
Cloud cover raises minimum temperature across Jammu, light snowfall in high altitude areas of Poonch, Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban
Jammu recorded a low of 9.3 degrees Celsius, up by 5.4 degrees from the previous night's 3.9 degrees Celsius
Kashmir to get connected to rest of India via Katra-Banihal rail link by Dec 2021; railway bridge to be taller than Eiffel Tower
Kashmir will be connected to the rest of India through railway network by December next year as the government has set a fresh deadline for completion of the world's highest railway bridge
Jammu-Srinagar national highway closed for second day after heavy rains and landslides; over 3,000 vehicles stranded
Heavy rains in the Banihal-Ramban section triggered five landslides, leaving over 3,000 vehicles stranded at various places on the route
Amarnath yatra suspended till 4 August following heavy rain forecast in Jammu and Kashmir
The Amarnath yatra will remain suspended till 4 August as the IMD has forecast heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir over the next few days, Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) said on Wednesday
Udhampur Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 LIVE Updates: Jitendra Singh retains his seat
BJP’s Jitendra Singh was elected MP in 2014 in Udhampur.
New Jammu-Srinagar highway rule comes into effect: PDP, NC leaders, including Farooq Abdullah, protest against decision
Nearly 2,000 civilian vehicles, which were left stranded on Jammu-Srinagar national highway following a massive landslide, were cleared as the two-day per week ban on movement of civilian vehicles came into effect on Sunday.
Car explosion near CRPF convoy on Jammu-Srinagar highway near Banihal; 1 bus damaged but no casualties reported
A blast occurred in a car along on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. The incident took place in Ramban's Banihal area, reports said.
After 7-day snow block, one-way traffic resumes on Jammu-Srinagar highway; 1,900 trucks with commodities cross Nashri Tunnel
Despite light snowfall and rains on Tuesday night, over 2,000 vehicles, including trucks carrying essentials like fuel, ration and vegetables, crossed Jawahar Tunnel after opening of the highway on Tuesday afternoon
After Syed Basharat Bukhari's resignation, another senior PDP leader Bashir Ahmad Runyal follows suit
After the fall of the Mehbooba Mufti-led coalition government in June, the PDP faced a revolt within the party which led many of its leaders, including former ministers and legislators, quitting the party.
21 dead, 15 injured in Jammu and Kashmir bus accident; Rs five lakh ex-gratia announced for kin of deceased
An overcrowded minibus fell into a deep gorge on Saturday after the driver lost control over the vehicle on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district
Narendra Modi to review progress of Udhampur-Banihal highway project in Jammu and Kashmir on 26 Sept, says official
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will next month review the progress of the Udhampur-Banihal highway four-laning project, a top central government official said on Saturday.
Jammu-Srinagar highway partially reopened 44 hours after landslide blocked key road in Ramban district
The landslide blocked the 270-kilometre Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country.
Jammu-Srinagar national highway closed after rains trigger landslide in Ramban district, road-clearance operation underway
Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was closed as overnight rains triggered a landslide.
J&K: Firing incident outside SSB post in Banihal was militant attack, say police
The firing incident outside the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) post near the Jawahar Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday was a militant attack, police said.
SSB guard in Jammu's Banihal shot dead: Cops investigating fratricide killing and terror angle
"An SSB head constable suffered a fatal casualty in the brief firing while another jawan lost his jaw bone due to an attack by some blunt object," police said.
Amarnath Yatra 2017: Over 300 pilgrims leave Jammu amid tight security on 32nd day of pilgrimage
Over 300 pilgrims left Jammu for the 3,888-metre-high Amarnath cave shrine of Lord Shiva in south Kashmir Himalayas, amid tight security.
Amarnath Yatra 2017: Pilgrim from MP dies of cardiac arrest; death toll reaches 47 in 18 days
As many as 47 Amarnath pilgrims lost their lives due to a terror attack, accidents and health reasons in a span of 18 days
Amarnath Yatra accident: Shrine board announces Rs 3 lakh compensation to kin of killed, Rs 1 lakh to injured
The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board on Sunday announced a compensation of Rs 3 lakh to the next of kin of Amarnath pilgrims killed in the bus accident in Jammu and Kashmir