Bus Services In Jammu Kashmir

Mini buses began running on some routes in the city on Monday while railways conducted two successful trial runs on the Srinagar-Baramulla stretch ahead of resumption of the train service on Tuesday, officials said.

The private passenger bus service along the Jammu-Pathankot highway remained suspended for the fifth consecutive day on Friday to protest against the newly set up toll plaza in Samba district, officials said.

DTC on Monday cancelled the Delhi-Lahore bus service as Pakistan decided to discontinue it in the wake of India revoking Jammu and Kashmir's special status, said a senior official of the public transporter.

Pakistan has suspended the Delhi-Lahore-Delhi 'Dosti' (friendship) bus service, after suspending two cross-border trains, in the wake of India's decision revoking Jammu and Kashmir's special status and bifurcating the state into two Union Territories, a senior Pakistani minister has said.

For the first time in Jammu and Kashmir, an electric bus service was operationalised on Monday in Jammu city. An official statement said, "K Skandan, advisor to state Governor today flagged off the electric bus service from Railway Station, Jammu." The advisor said that the government would initially operate 40 electric buses in the state.

Two pilgrims were killed and 24 others injured on Sunday in an accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, police said.

A private bus service between Lahore in Pakistan and Kashgar in China was launched late on Monday night. The first bus left for Kashgar from the terminal at Lahore's Gulberg area, and will cover the one-way journey in 30 hours. The bus service however, will pass through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's Gilgit-Baltistan region, which India has strongly p...

Ten people were injured on Monday when a mini bus hit the boundary wall of an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday filed a charge sheet against terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba or LeT and eight persons accused in the Amarnath Yatra bus attack in July 2017 in which eight pilgrims were killed.

The 'Karvan-e-Aman' bus service, which ran between Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, will resume next week on August 7 - the day of Raksha Bandhan festival - Jammu and Kashmir government has told the Ministry of Home Affairs.

48 people from Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir have been stuck in Jammu and Kashmir for over a month ever since the cross-Line of Control bus service was unilaterally suspended by Islamabad following massive ceasefire violations by Pakistan.

The Cross-LoC bus services on the Poonch-Rawalakot road between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) remained suspended for the third consecutive week in wake of the border tension due to ceasefire violations.

A bus carrying Amarnath yatris, reportedly not a part of the main yatra convoy, was attacked on Monday by terrorists when they opened fire, killing seven pilgrims and injuring 19 others. The attack took place at Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district at 8:20 pm. There is high-security at Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Udhampur and internet se...

The Air Force on Saturday said it will keep the Jammu airport open for civil traffic at night to facilitate passengers stranded in Jammu and Kashmir after Jat quota stir in Haryana severely hit train and bus services to the state.

Two people were injured on Friday after a burqa-clad gunman opened indiscriminate fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.

Mini buses began running on some routes in the city on Monday while railways conducted two successful trial runs on the Srinagar-Baramulla stretch ahead of resumption of the train service on Tuesday, officials said.

The private passenger bus service along the Jammu-Pathankot highway remained suspended for the fifth consecutive day on Friday to protest against the newly set up toll plaza in Samba district, officials said.

DTC on Monday cancelled the Delhi-Lahore bus service as Pakistan decided to discontinue it in the wake of India revoking Jammu and Kashmir's special status, said a senior official of the public transporter.

Pakistan has suspended the Delhi-Lahore-Delhi 'Dosti' (friendship) bus service, after suspending two cross-border trains, in the wake of India's decision revoking Jammu and Kashmir's special status and bifurcating the state into two Union Territories, a senior Pakistani minister has said.

For the first time in Jammu and Kashmir, an electric bus service was operationalised on Monday in Jammu city. An official statement said, "K Skandan, advisor to state Governor today flagged off the electric bus service from Railway Station, Jammu." The advisor said that the government would initially operate 40 electric buses in the state.

Two pilgrims were killed and 24 others injured on Sunday in an accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, police said.

A private bus service between Lahore in Pakistan and Kashgar in China was launched late on Monday night. The first bus left for Kashgar from the terminal at Lahore's Gulberg area, and will cover the one-way journey in 30 hours. The bus service however, will pass through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's Gilgit-Baltistan region, which India has strongly p...

Ten people were injured on Monday when a mini bus hit the boundary wall of an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday filed a charge sheet against terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba or LeT and eight persons accused in the Amarnath Yatra bus attack in July 2017 in which eight pilgrims were killed.

The 'Karvan-e-Aman' bus service, which ran between Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, will resume next week on August 7 - the day of Raksha Bandhan festival - Jammu and Kashmir government has told the Ministry of Home Affairs.

48 people from Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir have been stuck in Jammu and Kashmir for over a month ever since the cross-Line of Control bus service was unilaterally suspended by Islamabad following massive ceasefire violations by Pakistan.

The Cross-LoC bus services on the Poonch-Rawalakot road between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) remained suspended for the third consecutive week in wake of the border tension due to ceasefire violations.

A bus carrying Amarnath yatris, reportedly not a part of the main yatra convoy, was attacked on Monday by terrorists when they opened fire, killing seven pilgrims and injuring 19 others. The attack took place at Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district at 8:20 pm. There is high-security at Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Udhampur and internet se...

The Air Force on Saturday said it will keep the Jammu airport open for civil traffic at night to facilitate passengers stranded in Jammu and Kashmir after Jat quota stir in Haryana severely hit train and bus services to the state.

Two people were injured on Friday after a burqa-clad gunman opened indiscriminate fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.