Handwara, Apr 20: The intermittent rainfall for the past few days has caused damage to the vital bridge in Lagate area of Handwara in North Kashmir, prompting authorities to restrict the public movement as a precautionary measure. Quoting an official, news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reported that Daand Kadal – a bridge over nallah Mawer […]
Category: Roads
Landslide blocks Srinagar-Leh highway in Ganderbal
Ganderbal, Apr 20: A massive landslide occurred in tehsil Gund of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on early Sunday morning . An official said that the landslide occurred at Rezan area and blocked the Srinagar-Leh highway causing disruption to traffic movement. SDM Kangan, Javid Ahmad Rather, Tehsildar Gund, Javid Iqbal and SHO Gund, Mudasir Ahmed visited […]
Sgr-Jmu NH open despite rains, shooting stones
Ramban: Despite intermittent rain and shooting stones at the Mehar-Cafeteria near Ramban, the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway remained open for two-way traffic of Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) and one-way traffic of Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs) for Kashmir on Wednesday. Traffic authorities said that during the last 24 hours up to 5 pm on Wednesday, the highway […]
No traffic movement on Sgr-Leh NH for 3 days: SSP Traffic Rural
Ganderbal: Traffic Police on Wednesday said that April 20, 21, and 22 would be traffic dry days on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway and urged people to avoid travel on the road owing to repetitive avalanches. SSP Traffic Rural, Ravindar Pal Singh issued an advisory for the motorists travelling on Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri road. “In view of the […]
Sgr-Jmu NH open despite rain
Ramban: Despite intermittent rains, the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway remained open for two-way traffic movement of Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) and Jammu-bound Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs) on Tuesday. The traffic authorities said that during the last 24 hours up to 5 pm on Tuesday, the highway remained blocked for 2 hours and 5 minutes. They said […]
Mughal road re-opening to take few more days: Officials
Rajouri: The re-opening of Mughal Road for vehicular traffic movement is expected to take a few more days as the concerned government department is still to complete the snow clearance operation. After snow clearance a joint inspection will be conducted following which district administration of Poonch will order movement of vehicles on road if its […]
Major infra push to transform J&K’s power, road sectors :Govt
Srinagar: The budget 2023-24 would give a major infrastructural push to four core areas of health, drinking water, power and road connectivity aimed at providing succour to the common people and improving developmental parameters of J&K at the national level. An official spokesman in a statement issued here said that the budget had earmarked funds […]
Mughal Road likely to open after 2 days
Poonch: The restoration work on the Mughal Road connecting Kashmir with Poonch district of Pir Panjal region is nearing completion and restoration is expected in the next two days. The restoration got delayed due to landslides at various places. Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) Mughal Road, Rana Iqbal told Greater Kashmir that the rehabilitation work was […]
Srinagar-Jammu NH open
Ramban: The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway remained open for two-way traffic of Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) and one-way traffic of Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs) for Kashmir on Tuesday. Traffic authorities said that during the last 24 hours up to 5 pm on Tuesday, the highway remained blocked for 1 hour and 42 minutes due to the […]
Mega road projects will lead to development, employment: Gadkari
Ramban: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari Tuesday said that the mega road projects in Jammu and Kashmir would lead to development and generate employment avenues for the locals. Inspecting the Srinagar-Banihal section of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway along with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Union Minister of State (MoS) V K Singh […]
110-km Amarnath Marg to be constructed at Rs 5300 crore: Nitin Gadkari
Katra: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari Tuesday stated that the completion of 4-laning project of Srinagar Jammu National Highway would reduce the distance between two capital cities to three-and-a-half hours. The Union Minister also announced the sanctioning of 110-km long four-lane Amarnath Marg (road) to the holy cave shrine in Pahalgam, […]
Ring Road affected people call on Nitin Gadkari
Srinagar Apr 11: The affected farmers and people of Ring Road from district Budgam called on the Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari here. The delegation was led by Chairman District Development Council Budgam Nazir Ahmad Khan. Social activist Dr Raja Muzaffar also accompanied Khan along with representatives of Land Owners Welfare Committee […]