Srinagar, Sep 15 : Minister Javed Ahmad Dar, along with MLA Shangus advocate Reyaz Khan and MLA Abdul Majeed Larmi, on Monday visited Jablipora and Qazigund to assess the situation on the Srinagar–Jammu national highway. The visit comes amid protests by Kashmir’s major fruit mandis against the continued closure of the highway, which has severely disrupted the movement of apple...

Says LG also assured highway will be fully restored by tomorrow Jahangeer Ganaie Srinagar, Sep 15 : Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers-cum-Dealers Union president, Bashir Ahmad Basheer on Monday said Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha assured them that all fruit laden vehicles on Srinagat-Jammu national highway and the Mughal road will be cleared on priority. Speaking with news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO),...

Narrow, uneven patch between Tharad and Balli Nallah traps thousands of trucks; NHAI faces mounting criticism over poor road conditions; Against daily average of 10000 vehicles, only 1000 able to ply through bottleneck Srinagar, Sep 15  At the centre of the ongoing highway crisis is a 300-metre-long, narrow, and severely uneven muddy stretch located between Tharad and Balli Nallah in...

Have spoken to LG Manoj Sinha, one-way traffic should be allowed for 2 days from Srinagar to Jammu to clear stranded apple trucks: Javid Dar Srinagar, Sep 15 : Amid a valley-wide shutdown of fruit mandis due to disruptions on the Srinagar–Jammu national Highway, Minister for Agriculture Production Department and Horticulture, Javid Ahmad Dar, rushed to take stock of the...