Jammu And Kashmir National Highway

The Srinagar-Jammu national highway, a vital road that connects the Kashmir valley with the rest of the country is blocked after landslides and avalanches on multiple locations following heavy rain and snowfall in the region.

The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained blocked after a fresh landslide in the Ramban district on Wednesday, officials said.

Snowfall across the Kashmir Valley affected normal life on Sunday with all flights cancelled at Srinagar airport, while traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was stopped for nearly four hours following a landslide in Jammu's Ramban

The arterial Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the second day on Friday due to landslip at various places, officials said.

Three people were arrested for manhandling policemen at a checkpost on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, police said on Tuesday.

The Jammu-Srinagar national highway and Mughal road were shut due to mudslides and heavy snowfall as most of the high-altitude areas on Friday received fresh snowfall while plains of the Jammu region experienced heavy rains.

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday announced the completion of the construction of the 1.08-kilometer long, four-lane Ramban viaduct on the Udhampur-Ramban section of National Highway-44.

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said the construction of a 250-meter viaduct has been completed in Jammu and Kashmir, which will shorten the travel distance on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.

Security forces detected an IED-like object in Pattan area of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday following which traffic on the Srinagar-Baramulla national highway was temporarily suspended, officials said.

The road connecting Tunnel 3 and 5, in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, was damaged following a landslide due to which the National Highway was closed till further notice on Saturday.

Most parts of Jammu and Kashmir received heavy rains on Monday, bringing respite from sweltering heat but also triggering landslides at multiple locations that blocked the key Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and other roads, officials said.

The traffic movement was stopped since rocks kept falling from a small hillock intermittently.

The family members of the seven civilians killed in a terror attack in Dangri village of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district in January this year blocked the Jammu-Poonch National Highway on Monday.

A massive landslide blocked the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in Banihal district, the second to be caught on camera in two days. Videos show loose mud cascading off the hillside onto the road below.

The stranded passengers were mostly airlifted from Jammu to Kargil and Srinagar to Leh due to the closure of the 434-km Srinagar-Leh national highway, an official said.

The Srinagar-Jammu national highway, a vital road that connects the Kashmir valley with the rest of the country is blocked after landslides and avalanches on multiple locations following heavy rain and snowfall in the region.

The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained blocked after a fresh landslide in the Ramban district on Wednesday, officials said.

Snowfall across the Kashmir Valley affected normal life on Sunday with all flights cancelled at Srinagar airport, while traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was stopped for nearly four hours following a landslide in Jammu's Ramban

The arterial Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the second day on Friday due to landslip at various places, officials said.

Three people were arrested for manhandling policemen at a checkpost on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, police said on Tuesday.

The Jammu-Srinagar national highway and Mughal road were shut due to mudslides and heavy snowfall as most of the high-altitude areas on Friday received fresh snowfall while plains of the Jammu region experienced heavy rains.

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday announced the completion of the construction of the 1.08-kilometer long, four-lane Ramban viaduct on the Udhampur-Ramban section of National Highway-44.

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said the construction of a 250-meter viaduct has been completed in Jammu and Kashmir, which will shorten the travel distance on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.

Security forces detected an IED-like object in Pattan area of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday following which traffic on the Srinagar-Baramulla national highway was temporarily suspended, officials said.

The road connecting Tunnel 3 and 5, in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, was damaged following a landslide due to which the National Highway was closed till further notice on Saturday.

Most parts of Jammu and Kashmir received heavy rains on Monday, bringing respite from sweltering heat but also triggering landslides at multiple locations that blocked the key Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and other roads, officials said.

The traffic movement was stopped since rocks kept falling from a small hillock intermittently.

The family members of the seven civilians killed in a terror attack in Dangri village of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district in January this year blocked the Jammu-Poonch National Highway on Monday.

A massive landslide blocked the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in Banihal district, the second to be caught on camera in two days. Videos show loose mud cascading off the hillside onto the road below.

The stranded passengers were mostly airlifted from Jammu to Kargil and Srinagar to Leh due to the closure of the 434-km Srinagar-Leh national highway, an official said.