The Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only road link between Kashmir and rest of the country, was closed on Friday for vehicular traffic due to heavy snowfall and landslides, leaving over 200 vehicles stranded. "The highway was closed for vehicular traffic today due to heavy snowfall near Jawahar tunnel, Patnitop and landslides in Panthial area of Ramban district," a police officer said. ...
01:18 PM, Feb 22, 2013
Having signed on to star in Imtiaz Ali's next project, Randeep Hooda says he can't wait to embark on a new journey. ...
06:29 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Angry locals blocked national highway number 6 that passes through Bhandara where bodies of three sisters, all minors, were found in a well in a village. The post-mortem report had confirmed rape and murder. ...
03:44 PM, Feb 20, 2013
The Srinagar-Jammu highway remained closed due to fresh snowfall in the Bannihal sector of the over 300-kilometre road Saturday, an official here said. Snowfall in the Bannihal sector and landslides in Seri area of Ramban district in the Jammu region have forced closure of the Srinagar-Jammu highway. ...
11:57 AM, Feb 16, 2013
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on February 6 reopened for one-way vehicular traffic after being closed for three days due to snowfall. The highway was reopened for traffic between Jammu and Srinagar and stranded passenger vehicles, mostly Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs), were cleared in the morning, police officials said. ...
02:03 PM, Feb 06, 2013
After a brief respite from the cold, The Indian Meteorological Department has warned that Western Disturbances could cause temperatures to drop by 4 to 6 degrees across North India. The cold spell started Sunday evening with Delhi experiencing light rain. ...
08:10 AM, Feb 04, 2013
Randeep Hooda may have made his Bollywood debut way back in 2001 with 'Monsoon Wedding', but got noticed only recently after his performances in 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai' and 'Jannat 2', which has put him back in demand. Evidently, the 36-year-old actor is happy about the turn-around but feels he is "overworked". ...
10:41 AM, Feb 03, 2013
The Supreme Court on January 18 restrained all the state governments and Union Territories from granting permission for erecting statues or construction of any structure at public places which obstructs traffic movement. However, the apex court said that this order would not apply for installation of structures like street lights which facilitate smooth traffic movement. ...
01:59 PM, Jan 18, 2013
The Srinagar-Jammu highway, Kashmir Valley's only link with the country apart from air travel, would be closed on January 17. This follows the Met office forecasting moderate to heavy snow from January 16 evening to January 19. ...
01:21 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Fresh snowfall brought respite from intense cold to the residents of Kashmir Valley as night temperatures rose considerably, even as it led to the closure of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on Saturday. Most parts of the Valley had turned white with the snow which began falling around 6 in the morning. ...
01:44 PM, Jan 12, 2013
A naked body of a girl has been found on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway. There was no cloth on the girl's body, which had several injury marks. The girl's age is between 20-25 years, sources say. ...
02:07 PM, Jan 03, 2013
Northern Railways today made history as the first train chugged through India's longest railway tunnel through the Pir Panjal mountain range, connecting Kashmir Valley to Banihal town on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. The train on a trial run, arrived at Banihal station from Qazigund in Anantnag district of Kashmir, was witnessed by hundreds of local residents of this highway town. ...
04:23 PM, Dec 28, 2012
Four people died on a Pennsylvania highway on Friday when a gunman shot dead three people and later was killed in a shootout with police, according to Pennsylvania media, citing authorities. Three state troopers were injured in the incident in Frankstown Township, about 160 km east of Pittsburgh. ...
02:07 PM, Dec 22, 2012
A young IAS officer in a remote corner of India is trying to make inroads in more ways than one. Armstrong Pame and his community are making a superhuman effort to build a road that will help connect hundreds of people. Only madness can define the resolve of the 28 year old IAS officer to build a road that connects Tamenglong in Manipur with Halflong in Assam without any government...
09:03 AM, Dec 18, 2012
Bangalore: Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa is expected to take out a massive rally in Bangalore against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's directive to the state to release 9,000 cusecs of water daily from the Cauvery to Tamil Nadu. Karnataka has erupted in protests ever since the Supreme Court gave a directive to the state government to release water. Farmers groups said it will affect their irrigation facilities. Tamil Nadu...
09:14 AM, Oct 05, 2012
New Delhi: Three bills - Northeastern Areas Reorganization Amendment Bill, Protection of Women against Sexual Harassment at Work Place Bill, National Highways Authority of India Amendment Bill - were passed in the din in the Lok Sabha on Monday. While there was an uproar in the Lok Sabha over the CAG report on coal blocks allocation, the three bills were passed on the basis of voice votes. Following this, the...
01:15 PM, Sep 03, 2012
New Delhi: Yamuna Expressway, also known as the Taj Expressway, is a 6-lane, 165-km-long, controlled-access driveway, connecting Greater Noida in National Capital Region with Agra in Uttar Pradesh. It is the country's longest six-lane expressway built at a cost of over Rs 14000 crore. The Yamuna Expressway was inaugurated on August 9, 2012, by UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. It has been built by the Jaypee Group. It costs Rs...
01:59 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Nashik: A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered by a family friend on the Mumbai-Agra national highway in Nashik, police said on Monday. The girl's body was found near the Meenatai Thackarey stadium on Sunday, police said. The seven-year-old went missing from her house on July 28. Later, the victim's parents told police that one of their family friends, Yogesh Ramdas Khade, had come to their house on Saturday...
03:51 PM, Jul 30, 2012
Drass: The Indian Army will mark the 13th anniversary of its victory in the 1999 Kargil war with a series of events, spread over the next two days, at the war memorial in Drass sub-sector of Kargil region in Jammu and Kashmir. The two-day commemoration - which begins on Wednesday - will include a wreath laying ceremony at the war memorial, sainik samelan (soldiers meet), memorial service and band display....
09:03 PM, Jul 24, 2012
Los Angeles: A small executive plane carrying four people made an emergency landing on a southern Californian highway. Dodging oncoming traffic, the aircraft in an apparent distress landed on Interstate 15 in Escondido, about 48 kilometres north of San Diego. 'Seattle Times' quoting Californian highway patrol said the aircraft managed to safely park on the highway and there were no injuries to the occupants. But they said two lanes of...
04:53 PM, Jul 23, 2012
