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WATCH: Fresh landslide halts Jammu tunnel collapse rescue efforts
One labourer was killed when an under-construction tunnel collapsed on Thursday. Nine others are feared to be trapped under the debris
J&K: After four months closure, Mughal road to reopen for vehicular traffic
Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Raghav Langer ordered the reopening of the road, which was cleared of snow by the Mechanical Engineering Department after a hectic road clearance operation
J&K receives heavy snowfall; arterial Jammu-Srinagar highway closes after rainfall causes landslides
While two to three inches of snow had accumulated in Srinagar by daybreak, the hilly areas of the Kashmir Valley received snowfall between one foot to two feet
Kashmir, Himachal, Uttarakhand receive snowfall; western disturbance brings rains in Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab
Several areas of Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh also witnessed rainfall on Saturday. The minimum temperatures stayed above normal in most parts of Punjab and Haryana
Four terrorists killed in encounter in Nagrota; security forces shut Jammu-Srinagar National Highway
The encounter started after a vehicle carrying the terrorists was intercepted by security forces personnel near the Ban toll plaza of Nagrota district, officials said
Two CRPF personnel killed, three injured in militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar
The injured personnel were then taken to the Army's 92 base hospital in Srinagar, where doctors declared two of the jawans dead on arrival, reports said
Arrangements for Amarnath Yatra causing trouble to Kashmiris, says Mehbooba Mufti; requests governor to take action
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti denounced the government's restriction on the use of Jammu-Srinagar highway by civilians during Amarnath Yatra and said it was causing trouble to locals.
Amarnath Yatra preparations: In wake of recent terror attacks, Mughal road to be used as alternate route for devotees
The spate of terror attacks has forced the state as well as central government to chalk out a strategy for the smooth conduct of the Amarnath pilgrimage that will start on 1 July.
High alert in Kashmir over possible IED attacks; officials express concern over increasing recruitment of youth by militants
Government forces sounded a high alert in Kashmir after intelligence inputs warned of possible IED attacks amid a surge in incidents of militancy. The warning has come right before the annual Amarnath Yatra is set to begin in the state.
Jammu-Srinagar highway restrictions partially relaxed; civilian traffic from Srinagar to Baramulla to be blocked only on Sundays
The Jammu and Kashmir government partially relaxed the two-day-a-week restrictions on movement of civilian traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.
Restrictions on Jammu-Srinagar highway leave locals fuming; PDP, NC organise protest marches in Kashmir
The Jammu-Srinagar highway restrictions have drawn widespread criticism, with both traders' bodies and political parties saying that it will derail the economy of the region
From movement of security forces to snowfall, travel on Jammu-Srinagar highway comes with a slew of obstacles
Closing the Jammu-Srinagar highway to civilian traffic puts at stake the business interests of hundreds of traders who travel to and fro from Jammu to Kashmir and vice versa.
Suspected suicide bomber behind failed bid to attack CRPF convoy on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway arrested
A suspected suicide bomber, who made an abortive attempt to target a CRPF convoy on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, was arrested near the Jawahar Tunnel
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.
One way traffic resumes on Jammu-Srinagar highway; thousands of vehicles were stranded on 270-km stretch since five days
Thousands of vehicles were stranded after the 270-kilometre strategic highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, was closed on Monday after multiple landslides and sinking of a portion of a road near Ramban town.
Jammu and Kashmir admin orders rationing of fuel, cites shortage of stocks due to closure of highway
As panic-gripped people queued outside petrol pumps across Kashmir, the administration on Saturday ordered rationing of fuel, citing low stocks due to persistent closure of the Jammu-Srinagar highway.
One-way traffic resumes on Jammu-Srinagar highway, after three days of disruption due to land-slides
The reopening of the strategic 270-kilometre Jammu-Srinagar highway came as a major relief to thousands of passengers who had been left stranded following the closure of the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country.
Pulwama terror attack: CRPF jawan sent video from inside bus to his wife, minutes before attack that claimed 40 lives
A video of CRPF personnel taken minutes before their bus was targetted in the Pulwama terror attack surfaced on Saturday.
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remains closed for third day; 1,700 vehicles stranded due to landslides in Ramban district
Five landslides triggered by rains struck the strategic 270-km highway at Khuni Nallah, Panthiyal, Digdole, Battery Cheshma and Maroog, blocking the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country.
Pulwama attack: Kin of jawans killed in blast conduct last rites; 3-year-old lights father's pyre in Uttarakhand
Sobbing family members on Saturday lit the funeral pyres of the CRPF jawans killed in the Pulwama terror attack, joined by other mourners.