Srinagar-Jammu highway News
In Jammu and Kashmir, many roads have been closed due to incessant rain and snowfall. This is affecting the traffic on the highway and air services.
The statement came after long queues were seen at petrol pumps across the Kashmir Valley as panic-gripped people started filling their vehicles with fuel and also stocking up essentials.
Four army personnel were on Friday died in a road accident on Srinagar-Jammu highway near Banihal.
The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was closed for traffic on Tuesday in view of the separatists' call for a march to Tral to pay tribute to Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Bhat.
Two policemen and two civilians were killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam. district late on Saturday
The Srinagar-Jammu national highway which remained closed for four days due to landslide triggered by rain and snowfall reopened on Sunday for one-way traffic.
The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was partially reopened for traffic today, a week after landslides due to snowfall and rains had led to its closure.
The 300-km Srinagar-Jammu national highway remained closed for traffic for the third consecutive day as snowfall and rains lashed wide parts of Kashmir on Friday, officials said.
The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was reopened for traffic today, two days after landslides at some places led to closure of the road link.
The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was closed for traffic on Monday as landslides occurred at several places along the road link following rains.
One-way traffic will be allowed on the Srinagar- Jammu national highway on Monday.
The strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway was reopened for one-way light vehicular traffic on Sunday afternoon.
Record snowfall at various places in the Kashmir Valley continued to cut it off from the outside world for the fourth consecutive day even as the Met office forecast improvement on Friday.
Surface and air links between the Kashmir Valley and the outside world remained suspended on Wednesday as fresh snowfall disrupted normal life here.
Life was thrown out of gear in Kashmir Valley on Friday due to heavy snowfall which continued at some places till yesterday as well.
Higher reaches of Kashmir on Friday received snowfall while intermittent rains continued in the plains for the second consecutive day leading to a steep drop in the day temperature and forcing the closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway which is blocked by landslides.
"I had one child and I gave him to the country." These were the words of father of Captain Pawan Kumar who laid down his life battling terrorists in Pampore area of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday morning.
The gunbattle erupted after militants travelling in a pick-up van opened fire at security personnel at a security picket on being signalled to stop.
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