SRINAGAR: Only stranded vehicles will be allowed on Monday to ply from Jammu to Srinagar on the national highway, connecting Kashmir valley with the rest
SRINAGAR : The 270-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only road connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, remained closed for the
Kashmir highway remains shut, traffic also suspended on Ramban-Banihal sector
SRINAGAR : The Srinagar-Jammu national highway remained closed for the fifth consecutive day on Friday though the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has started work on a war footing to construct the Bailey bridge and restore traffic on the only all weather road connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country.
Traffic on the highway was suspended on Sunday evening after retaining wall of a main bridge at Kela Morh in Ramban collapsed and there was no alternative to allow traffic.
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has also started construction of the retaining wall of the main bridge which collapsed on Sunday.
IAF airlifts 286 stranded passengers of Ladakh
IAF airlifts 286 stranded passengers of Ladakh
SRINAGAR : The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday lifted 286 stranded passengers of Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh, which remained cut off from the Kashmir valley after the 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh national highway was closed for winter months from January Ist, 2021 due to accumulation of snow and slippery road condition.
Chief Coordinator Kargil Courier Service Aamir Ali said here this afternoon that the stranded passengers were airlifted in in C-130, C-17and AN-32 Aircrafts of IAF between J&K and Ladakh today.
He said 21 passengers were airlifted from Leh to Srinagar, 35 from Srinagar to Kargil, 19 from Kargil to Srinagar, 21 from Jammu to Kargil, 70 from Kargil to Jammu and 120 from Leh to Jammu.