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| Washing away of road at Panthayal: Executing agencies likely to face action for quality control | | | 
Early Times Report
Ramban, July 8: The National Highway connecting Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of India suffered significant damage amid heavy rain in the valley. A major chunk of the road section that connects T3 and T5 — which serves as a bypass to the Panthyal Tunnel was washed away due to heavy rain on Friday in Ramban.
Important to mention here that road that connects T3 and T5 was inaugurated less than three months ago.
On March 16, 2023, the T5 tunnel, which avoids the landslide-prone Panthyal section, was opened for traffic.
In February 2020, construction on the 880-meter twin-tube tunnel, which is a component of the highway realignment project, began. Authorities claimed that the threat of stones being fired has been eliminated as a result of its completion.
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| Following complaints, Nitin Gadkari to review Srinagar-Jammu NH widening | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 8: Following complaints of allegedly faulty execution of the Srinagar-Jammu national highway widening, Union Minister for Roads and Transport, Nitin Gadkari is likely to personally review the works.
Sources said Gadkari has taken a serious note of the complaints including video evidence that the crores being spent on the highway widening were “getting washed away quite literally when it’s supposed to be all weather road.”
Whereas for the last few years, there were repeated complaints that “unprofessional blasting” along the highway had left the mountains even fragile for landslides, experts have also questioned the realignment of the road near the Pa... | |
| | | | Amarnath Yatra: No fresh batch leaves from Jammu | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 8: In view of heavy rains, no fresh batch of the Shri Amarnath Yatra was allowed on Saturday from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp here, said an official.
Meanwhile, a landslide triggered by rain closed the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district.
"No yatra left early on Saturday morning from Bhagwati Nagar Base Camp in Jammu for Holy Cave due to heavy rains and prevailing weather conditions in the Kashmir valley," said an official.
He said that the yatra was already suspended on Friday from Srinagar for the twin Baltal and Pahalgam routes due to inclement weather conditions, and to prevent a rush of pilgrims at the Baltal and Pahalgam b... | |
| | | | Heavy rains block Jammu- Srinagar National Highway | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 8: Heavy rain has lashed Jammu and Kashmir since Friday evening, resulting in a rise in the water level in the Jhelum River and other tributaries, met office said on Saturday.
The heavy rains triggered landslides and mudslides, blocking the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and also suspending the ongoing Amarnath Yatra for the second consecutive day, officials said.
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was inaccessible at Mehar, Cafeteria Morh, T1, T2 (Keela Mord and Sita Ram pass), and Panthyal in the Jammu region due to roadblocks.
Additionally, heavy rains caused damage to a section of the road leading to the T5 Panthyal tunnel.
Heavy rains have ... | |
| | | | Forgery Case: Court reserves order on bail plea of GMC Principal | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 8: The Special Judge Anticorruption Jammu, Tahir Khurshid Raina, has reserved the order on the pre-arrest bail application of Dr. Shashi Sudhan Sharma, Principal of Government Medical College Jammu. The case pertains to allegations of forging her date of birth.
The Crime Branch initiated an enquiry based on a written complaint filed by Manu Gupta, alleging that Dr. Shashi Sudhan Sharma tampered with her age documents to gain an unfair advantage in securing admission to the MBBS course at GMC Jammu. The enquiry revealed that she had two dates of birth, 08-04-1964 and 08-04-1965, and had cheated the government by forging and tampering with her date of bir... | |
| | | | Court asks ACB Director to further investigate in transfer industry case | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 8: The Additional Sessions Judge Anticorruption Doda, Amarjeet Singh Langeh, has returned the closure report of the transfer industry case and directed the Director of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to conduct further investigation.
The case originated from a complaint filed by the then Director of School Education Jammu, Ravinder Singh, alleging malpractices in transfers by the then in-charge Chief Education Officer (CEO) of Kishtwar, Ajit Kumar Sharma. The complaint highlighted transfers made for pecuniary benefits in connivance with subordinates. Following the complaint, an FIR was registered, and the investigation revealed various irregularities, incl... | |
| | | | Landslide closes Mughal Road | | | |
Early Times Report
Poonch, July 8: The Mughal road, connecting Kashmir Valley’s Shopian district with the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch, has been closed again due to fresh landslide and shooting stones on Saturday, officials said.
The thoroughfare was blocked again near Ratta Chamb in this mountainous district due to landslide and shooting amid rains, the officials said. Immediately, they said, men and machinery were pressed into service to clear the road. The road was reopened late in the evening yesterday after clearing the debris following landslide at the same spot.
According to the Traffic department, subject to fair weather and good road condition, vehicular movement w... | |
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