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April 9, 2026, 01:17 PM - 2 min read
Considered the critical or jugular vein of Jammu and Kashmir, the 270-kilometre-long highway provides road connectivity of Kashmir to the rest of the country.
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April 7, 2026, 06:09 PM - 3 min read
The highway was reopened for vehicular traffic early Tuesday morning after a day-long closure due to landslides on Monday."Traffic movement has been stopped in both directions — from Jammu towards Srinagar and vice versa — on the highway due to a heavy landslide between Digdol and Khooni Nallah. The road is completely blocked," a traffic police spokesperson said.
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April 7, 2026, 01:11 PM - 2 min read
Vehicular movement was suspended on the highway due to landslides and shooting stones, which posed an increased risk to travellers. According to Traffic Department officials, both highway tunnels between Karol Bridge and Chanderkote were closed on Monday.
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April 6, 2026, 01:42 PM - 2 min read
Movement of vehicles has been completely halted in both directions on the highway as landslides blocked both tunnels between Karol Bridge and Chanderkote, an official from the Traffic Department said.
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April 5, 2026, 11:44 AM - 2 min read
The MeT office in Srinagar has forecast erratic weather conditions to continue across the region until April 10.
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January 28, 2026, 05:10 PM - 3 min read
Officials said heavy motor vehicles, including trucks, were allowed to ply on the 270-km highway -- the only all-weather road link connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country. The highway has been restored fully, and traffic has been allowed to ply on both directions.
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January 26, 2026, 02:21 PM - 2 min read
Restoration efforts on the national highway and alternative routes like Mughal Road—still closed for the third consecutive day on Monday—remain ongoing but are hampered by intermittent snowfall, authorities said.
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October 7, 2025, 01:14 PM - 2 min read
Authorities have strongly advised commuters and transporters not to travel on the mentioned routes until the roads are fully restored. Clearance operations are underway, with men and machinery deployed at critical points, officials said.
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September 16, 2025, 08:57 PM - 3 min read
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has assured J&K government that restoration work on Jammu-Srinagar Highway was going on war footing despite landslides . He said backlog of fruit trucks and other heavy vehicles would be cleared on priority basis soon after blacktopping work gets resumed.
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September 11, 2025, 01:42 PM - 2 min read
The 270-km highway, which is the only all-weather road linking the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country, was first shut on August 26 due to landslides and flash floods triggered by incessant rains and cloudbursts in the region.
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September 6, 2025, 02:01 PM - 2 min read
Due to ongoing restoration work, the administration on Saturday allowed traffic to ply on the Mughal Road days after its closure.
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September 5, 2025, 04:48 PM - 2 min read
The Jammu and Srinagar national highway remained shut for the fourth consecutive day on Friday following multiple landslides at several locations, officials said.
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