Banihal To Srinagar

The 52-year-old Congress leader is set to hoist the national flag in Banihal in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on January 25, and is scheduled to enter Srinagar via Anantnag two days later - on January 27.

The 8.5 km tunnel between Quazigund and Banihal, which will reduce travel time between Jammu and Srinagar by about 1.5 hours and 16 km, has been opened to traffic for trial, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday.

Train services will resume in the remaining sections from Banihal to Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir from Monday.

The rail-link from Banihal to Katra, which will improve rail connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir will be completed by 2020, railway officials said in Srinagar on Saturday.

The strategic Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was closed today due to snowfall in the Batote and Banihal sectors.

Concerned over the death of two youths in army firing, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said such "avoidable" incidents negate attempts being made by the Centre to bridge the emotional distance between the state and rest of the country.

A British woman holidaying on a houseboat on Dal Lake in Srinagar has been found dead this morning, allegedly murdered by a Dutch tourist, according to police sources. The suspect was arrested near Banihal tunnel, 100 km from Srinagar, this morning.

The 52-year-old Congress leader is set to hoist the national flag in Banihal in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on January 25, and is scheduled to enter Srinagar via Anantnag two days later - on January 27.

The 8.5 km tunnel between Quazigund and Banihal, which will reduce travel time between Jammu and Srinagar by about 1.5 hours and 16 km, has been opened to traffic for trial, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday.

Train services will resume in the remaining sections from Banihal to Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir from Monday.

The rail-link from Banihal to Katra, which will improve rail connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir will be completed by 2020, railway officials said in Srinagar on Saturday.

The strategic Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was closed today due to snowfall in the Batote and Banihal sectors.

Concerned over the death of two youths in army firing, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said such "avoidable" incidents negate attempts being made by the Centre to bridge the emotional distance between the state and rest of the country.

A British woman holidaying on a houseboat on Dal Lake in Srinagar has been found dead this morning, allegedly murdered by a Dutch tourist, according to police sources. The suspect was arrested near Banihal tunnel, 100 km from Srinagar, this morning.