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Vehicular movement was suspended on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Sunday following landslides, triggered by overnight rains, at a few places in Ramban district, officials 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.

The excavation work for the Mehar tunnel along the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been suspended due to the development of "pressure and bulges" on its sidewalls, officials said on Monday.

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.

Vande Bharat services are expected to be introduced in Srinagar within this financial year after the Jammu-Srinagar line becomes functional, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said here on Thursday.

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.

Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended, while authorities ordered the closure of schools in Doda and Kishtwar districts as heavy rains lashed the Jammu region, creating a flood-like situation at many places, officials said today.

The Amarnath Yatra was suspended for fourth consecutive day on Tuesday due to a closure of Jammu-Srinagar national highway owing to the extensive damage caused to its Ramban section, leaving 15,000 pilgrims stranded in Jammu and at other places.

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.

A huge portion of a road along the Jammu-Srinagar Highway has caved in amid heavy rain, officials said today.

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.

Vehicular movement was suspended on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Sunday following landslides, triggered by overnight rains, at a few places in Ramban district, officials 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.

The excavation work for the Mehar tunnel along the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been suspended due to the development of "pressure and bulges" on its sidewalls, officials said on Monday.

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.

Vande Bharat services are expected to be introduced in Srinagar within this financial year after the Jammu-Srinagar line becomes functional, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said here on Thursday.

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.

Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended, while authorities ordered the closure of schools in Doda and Kishtwar districts as heavy rains lashed the Jammu region, creating a flood-like situation at many places, officials said today.

The Amarnath Yatra was suspended for fourth consecutive day on Tuesday due to a closure of Jammu-Srinagar national highway owing to the extensive damage caused to its Ramban section, leaving 15,000 pilgrims stranded in Jammu and at other places.

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.

A huge portion of a road along the Jammu-Srinagar Highway has caved in amid heavy rain, officials said today.

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.