Jammu-Srinagar National Highway News
The accident took place near Sita Ram Passi in the Maroog area around 6 pm when he was on his way to Srinagar after attending two functions in Jammu and Udhampur, the officials said.
Jammu-Srinagar Highway Closed: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, which remained closed for vehicular traffic for two days in a row due to shooting stones and mudslides triggered by rains at several places between Chanderkot and Banihal, was opened traffic on Tuesday.
The most important Jammu-Srinagar highway of the state has been closed due to landslides. It can be seen in the video how stones are continuously falling from the top of the hills in Panthyal.
Traffic movement was affected on Jammu-Srinagar highway today
This is owing to the wet weather in the Ramban district
On Thursday, two avalanches were reported in Kashmir
Landslides and heavy rain blocked Jammu - Srinagar national highway
This is the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country
Katra, the base camp for the pilgrims visiting the Vaishno Devi shrine witnessed 14 mm of rainfall
"Jammu Srinagar National Highway closed as heavy rains trigger shooting stones and landslide at Ramban and Udhampur," Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police said in a statement.
Jammu and Kashmir police said on Wednesday that Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NHW-44) continued to remain blocked as clearance work following landslide and heavy rains is still underway.
It is to be noted that the highway was blocked on Tuesday (August 25) due to landslide in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The landslide happened following heavy rainfall in the area.
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was blocked on Tuesday (August 25) due to landslide in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The landslide happened following heavy rainfall in the area.
It may be recalled that the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was reopened on Saturday (August 22) after remaining closed for past two days due to landslides.
The highway was blocked at over a dozen places between Udhampur and Banihal leaving thousands of vehicles stranded.
Heavy rains lashed many parts of Jammu and Kashmir over the past two days, triggering landslides and shooting stones from hillocks overlooking the highway.
On Friday, a police team shot and killed all three terrorists during a group of terrorists travelling in a truck near a toll plaza on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
Heavy snowfall in North India disrupts normal life and has resulted closure of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway.
Heavy snowfall in North India disrupts normal life and has resulted closure of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway.
The security forces found the IED during the morning patrolling in the Wanpoh area of Anantnag, which was later diffused by the bomb disposal squad, thus averting a major tragedy.
As the ban on civilian traffic for two days a week on began today (Sunday), People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti said she will challenge the order in court.
NC, PDP oppose decision to halt civilian traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway for two days in a week
Around three inches of fresh snowfall was experienced overnight around Jawahar Tunnel - the gateway to Kashmir, while rest of the highway was lashed by heavy rains.
The highway was opened for light motor vehicles from Jammu to Srinagar on Sunday.
The region is expected to receive more snowfall during the next 24 hours till Sunday.
One ITBP jawan was killed and several were injured when a bus carrying them skidded off the road this morning and fell into a gorge along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. Watch full video to know more.
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