
Srinagar, March 6 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir is likely to receive more rain and snowfall in the next 24 hours even as the Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed for the 5th day on Friday.
The strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway is likely to be opened for one-way traffic tomorrow, authorities told IANS here.
The over 300-km long highway which connects the landlocked Valley with Jammu and the rest of the country was closed on Monday after incessant rains and snowfall triggered landslides at various places along the route.
The closure of the highway has left more than 4,000 people stranded in Jammu.
"The Border Roads Organisation has cleared most of the area along the highway. They are now clearing the road in Ramban area. If weather permits, the highway will be thrown open by this evening and vehicles will be allowed to move from Jammu to Srinagar tomorrow," an official said.
Meanwhile, the minimum temperature in summer capital Srinagar was 0.9 degree Celsius Friday.
Kargil town in Ladakh region was the coldest in the state at minus 11.8 degrees Celsius while Leh town in the same region recorded minus 4.7 degree Celsius.
In Jammu city the minimum overnight temperature was 9.7 degree Celsius.
"There is a forecast of moderate rain and snow with heavy falls in the upper reaches of J&K at a few places on March 8 and 9," a Met department official said.
Attempt to murder case: BJP MLA Nitesh Rane ordered to surrender, SC said - take regular bail
Union Minister Narayan Rane's son and BJP MLA Nitesh Rane, implicated in an attempt to murder cas
Russia-Ukraine War: On 24 February 2023, one year of Russia's attack on Ukraine will be completed
IPL 2024: Batsman fell on the ground on Arjun Tendulkar's yorker ball, people asked- Is it, Ishan?
Five-time champions Mumbai Indians started their training camp almost two weeks before the start
The second major road accident occurred in the Jammu division within the last twenty-four hours.
No separatist will be released without consultation: Sayeed to Rajnath
Jammu, March 10 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Tuesday assure
Humayun Kabir—who rose to prominence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district in connect
Subvariant of Omicron in India: Subvariant of Omicron in the country BF-7 and BM-5, 1, 7 have als
Munawar Faruqui Detained: It seems that the police are keeping a close watch on the winners of 'B
December 16 rape case: BCI moved against defence lawyers
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) A Bengaluru-based lawyer alongwith Delhi law students on Thursday su
Indian team opener Shubhman Gill was admitted to the hospital in Chennai after contracting dengue