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Jammu-Srinagar national highway closed for second day after heavy rains and landslides; over 3,000 vehicles stranded
• 5 years agoHeavy 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
• 6 years agoThe 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
Fp Research • 6 years agoBJP’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
Fp Staff • 6 years agoNearly 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
Fp Staff • 6 years agoA 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
• 6 years agoDespite 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
• 6 years agoAfter 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
• 6 years agoAn 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
• 6 years agoPrime 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
• 7 years agoThe landslide blocked the 270-kilometre Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country.