jammu and kashmir

Fresh Snowfall, Landslides Prompt Closure Of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway

Fresh Snowfall, Landslides Prompt Closure Of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway

Fresh snowfall and multiple landslides at different places on Saturday February 26 led to the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway 270 km, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country. It has been closed for vehicular traffic due to landslides and hailstones at multiple places and snow accumulated around the NAVYUG tunnel.  The highway is the lifeline of the Kashmir Valley and the main road link connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country. Kashmir bound trucks laden with essential supplies and other vehicles pass through the highway. The Banihal-Qazigund sector of the highway experienced…
Read More
Akshay Kumar visits J&K’s Bandipora to meet BSF braves

Akshay Kumar visits J&K’s Bandipora to meet BSF braves

Akshay Kumar on Thursday visited Tulail area along the LoC in Gurez Valley of Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district. He went to meet jawans of the Border Security Force guarding the LoC with Pakistan. Official sources said he reached Neeru village of Tulail by helicopter around 12 noon and is scheduled to interact with the army and BSF troopers in the village. Sources also said,  "He will also interact with the locals in remote area who live in these villages with brave hardships like heavy snowfall and extreme inaccessibility." Taking to their Twitter handle, BSF posted, the Bollywood actor visited a…
Read More