Bannihal News

The inter-Kashmir valley train service was suspended following the abrogation of article 370 on August 5.

The 300-km long road had remained closed from Monday to Wednesday following multiple landslides in Ramban district.

Over two lakh pilgrims have so far performed the yatra in the last 18 days.

No traffic was allowed on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway on Monday for the fourth consecutive day, authorities said.

Heavy snow accumulation in Bannihal and landslides in Panthal forced closure of the highway.

 After nightlong intermittent snowfall, the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday remained cut off from the rest of the country as road, rail and air traffic got disrupted.

Night temperatures throughout Jammu and Kashmir remained below the freezing point on Friday as the weather office said cold, dry weather conditions would continue in the state during the next 48 hours.

Srinagar on Thursday recorded the coldest night of the season as the temperature dropped to minus 2.7 degrees Celsius while Bannihal town was the coldest in the Jammu region at 2.5 degrees.

Night temperature remained several notches below the freezing point throughout the Kashmir Valley on Friday as a foggy weather caused inconvenience to people in Jammu city.