National Highway

Srinagar-Leh Highway may partially open on April 5

The arterial Srinagar-Leh National Highway will be thrown open for light motor vehicles on April 5 if the weather conditions remain conducive, an official spokesman said on Tuesday. ...  

Pune: Massive fire at petrol pump after car-gas tanker collission

A major accident on the Indapur-Pune National Highway on Saturday led to a massive fire at a petrol pump. ...  

Traffic resumes on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway reopened for vehicular traffic today after remaining closed for two days due to continuous snowfall which also brought in a fresh spell of cold wave conditions across Kashmir valley. "The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway reopened for vehicular traffic today and vehicles were allowed to come from Jammu towards Srinagar," a spokesman of the traffic department said. ...  

Jammu-Srinagar highway closed due to snowfall, landslides

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. ...  

J&K national highway reopens for one-way traffic

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. ...  

Supreme Court says no to statues at public places

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. ...  

Snowfall halts traffic on Srinagar-Jammu highway

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. ...  

Kashmir Valley gets connected by rail

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. ...  

LS passes three bills amidst din over coalgate

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...  

Nashik: 7-yr-old raped, murdered by family friend

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...  

Mamata lambasts Centre for not maintaining NHs

Barasat(WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday lambasted the Centre for not properly maintaining the National Highway's (NH) in the state. "Most of the NHs in the state is in very bad shape. We are requesting the Centre for repairing the NHs passing through the state but they have not responded to our request to repair the NHs," she told a press conference here. "If they (Centre) don't...  

NATO supplies: Pakistan wants $ 1000 per truck

Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have proposed the imposition of a levy of $ 1,000 on each truck and container transporting supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan through the country's territory, a senior official has said. The Communication Ministry had proposed the levy, National Highway Authority Chairman Mohammad Ali Gardezi said. His remarks came against the backdrop of discussions within the government on reopening the supply routes that were closed after a...  

T'puram: NH widening to be poll issue

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A number of issues, from the fifth Minister of the IUML to horse-trading of MLAs, will come up during the campaign at Neyyattinkara, which is heading to the poll booth on June 2. Among other issues, the lethargic attitude of the authorities in the development of the Karamana-Kaliyikkavila stretch of the National Highway will be a major campaign issue that will put both the UDF and LDF camps in...  

Rs 70 crore fraud in NHAI: World Bank report

New Delhi: A World Bank report has indicated 'fraudulent and corrupt practices' in highway projects funded by the bank in India. In its report dated March 1, 2012, the bank states that private Indian contractors paid bribes, gifts and gold coins to influence officials and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) consultants. The malpractices are to the tune of over Rs 70 crore according to the World Bank's estimates. The...  

J-K highway closed for 2nd day due to snowfall

Jammu: Snowfall and heavy rains forced the 300-km-long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway to remain closed for the second consecutive day on Sunday. "The highway is closed for second consecutive day today. There is snowfall in the highway at several areas with heavy rains. Besides some landslides have also occurred on the highway," SP Ramban Anil Magotra said. It is snowing at Jawahir tunnel, Banihal, Ramso, Batote, Patnitop areas en route the...  

IAF ferries over 1,100 stranded passengers

Jammu: With hundreds stranded in Jammu and Kashmir due to inclement weather, the IAF on Saturday ferried 1,100 people, including 250 army personnel, between the state's twin capitals. "Over 1,100 people, 250 of them army jawans, were transported between Jammu and Srinagar which has remained cut off since January seven due to heavy snowfall," Defence spokesman SN Acharya said. Air Officer Commanding, Jammu IAF Station, Air Commodore Nitin Sathe, who...  

IAF rescues 1100 people stranded in Kashmir

Nearly 3000 vehicles have been stranded on J&K National Highway following heavy snowfall for the last 2 days. ...

Kashmir remains cut off from rest of the country

Srinagar: Kashmir remained cut off from the rest of the country for the second day on Monday as snowfall blocked the vital Srinagar-Jammu National highway and delayed all scheduled flights to the Valley. The snowfall, which began on Saturday night, continued overnight in most parts of the Valley including in the summer capital Srinagar, crippling normal life as most of the people preferred to remain indoors. However, the snowfall has...  

Maoists blow up bridge on key national highway

Raipur: Maoist militants on Tuesday blew a bridge on a key national highway in Chhattisgarh that connects the state's violence-hit Bastar region to the state capital, police said. The bridge is at Kondagaon on National Highway Number 30 in Bastar district, some 210 km south of Raipur. "It was a massive blast that ripped through the bridge. The traffic on the key national highway, Number 30, was blocked for hours...  

Sikkim: Army continues efforts to clear NH-31

The National Highway-31 which connects Sikkim with rest of North Bengal was completely blocked due the earthquake. ...