Ganderbal, May 1, (CNS) : Accident took place at Zojila national highway in which an oil tanker driver died on spot here in Ganderbal district on Sunday morning.
Reports reaching CNS that an oil tanker (PB08CP-0866) on way towards Kargil skidded off the road near Zojila axis.
They said the oil tanker fell down into the deep gorge resulting in the death of the oil tanker driver identified as Muzafar Iqbal son of Muhammad Iqbal, a resident of Kewal Budal village of Rajouri district.
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Zojila likely to reopen for traffic on Saturday
PTI, March 18, 2022: The strategic 434-km Srinagar-Leh National hHighway is likely to be opened for vehicular traffic on Saturday in a record time of 74 days after its closure for winter months in January, a senior official of the Border Roads Organisation said.
Director General of BRO Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhary also said the ongoing renovation and repair work on Jawahar Tunnel along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway will be completed this year to provide a world class experience to the commut...
Zojila closes for all civilian vehicular movement
KARGIL, JANUARY 06, 2022: Office of the Divisional Commissioner, Ladakh in a notice today announced closure of Zojila Pass for all type of vehicular movement till further order due to snowfall.
“Due to continuous spell of snowfall and extreme whether at Zoji-la axis resulting
in heavy accumulation of snow on the axis, the Srinagar-Leh highway passing through the pass has become unworthy of vehicular movement”, maintained the notice.
“Therefore, in the interest of general public the Srinagar- Le...
Driver dies in Zojila road accident
Umar Raina
Ganderbal, Sep 11, KNT: An LP driver died in a road accident when his truck fell into a deep gorge near Chini Nallah Zojila pass on Srinagar-Leh highway on Saturday.
Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a truck (JK13D-4115) that was on way from Kargil to Srinagar skidded off the road and fell into 300-ft deep gorge near Chini at Zojila pass in Ganderbal district.
The driver of the LP truck died on spot.
The deceased were identified as Feroz Ahmad Khanday son of Ghul...
‘Sonmarg Weight Bridge becoming hub of corruption’, allege drivers
Ganderbal, June 30, KNT: Authorities seized at least 5 fruit-laden Tata-mobile vehicles whose drivers were allowed to ply from Srinagar to Kargil despite one way traffic from the opposite direction.
Sources said that Assistant Regional Transport Officer Ganderbal seized these vehicles at Zero Point Zojila at 12 midnight after he came to know that staffers posted at Traffic Police Check Post Sonmarge had allowed these vehicle to leave for Kargil without weighing them at Weight Bridge.
ARTO chal...
LAHDC-K takes stock of construction works on eastern portal of Zojila Tunnel
Hails dedicated services of personnel at Meenamarg Screening Point
Appreciates volunteers, teachers, local people for successful conduct of community classes
KARGIL, JUNE 11, 2021: Chairman and Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan during his visit to Zojila Pass today inspected the pace of progress of construction works on the eastern portal of the Zojila Tunnel near Spangla.
Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve, SSP Kargil Anayat Ali Cho...
450 Stranded trucks allowed to leave for Kargil today
Umar Raina, Ganderbal, May 3, KNT: The 434-km Srinagar-Leh highway was thrown open for Heavy Motor Vehicles today after improvement in weather and snow clearance operation.
The highway was earlier thrown open for light motor vehicles after a hiatus of over 3 months. However, Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs) were not allowed to ply on the highway due to slippery conditions of the road.
Hundreds of HMVs were stranded at different places of the district including Sonmarg, Gagangeer and Gund. Recently,...
DC Kargil Visits Meenamarg Screening Point
KARGIL, APRIL 29, 2021: District Magistrate/Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve today visited Meenamarg Screening Point and took stock of the availability of necessary infrastructure and other logistics pertaining to screening and sample collection of inbound passengers.
The Deputy Commissioner while inquiring from the concerned officers about the screening facilities and other logistics established so far directed them to enhance the screening counters from the e...
مینہ مرگ میں سکرینگ ٹیسٹ کے دوران مسافر وں کو گھنٹوں کرنا پڑا انتظار
کرگل/28اپریل/ سرینگرسے کرگل آرہے سنکڑوں مسافراور مال بردارگاڑیوں کومینہ مرگ کے مقام پر کوویڈ 19 سکریننگ کرنے کے لئے 2گھنٹے انتظارکرناپڑ تاہے۔
ان باتوں کااظہار آج سرینگرسے کرگل ارہے مسافروں نے ہمارے نمایندے سے بات کرتے ہوئے کیا۔انہوں نے کہاکہ مینہ مرگ میں معقول سکریننگ پوائنٹ دستیاب نہ رکھنے کی وجہ سے مینہ مرگ سے 2کلومیٹر قبل گاڑیوں کی لمبی قطار بن گئی ہے۔
مسافروں نے بتایا کہ اگر یہی سلسلہ رہاتو سکریننگ رات کو بھی ختم نہیں ہوگی۔انہوں نے مزید بتایا کہ سکریننگ میں تاخیر کی وجہ سے عمررسیدہ اور بچے...
سونہ مرگ میں سنکڑوں مال بردار گاڑیاں چاردنوں سے لداخ جانے کے انتظار میں
کرگل 27اپریل//سونہ مرگ سے ملی اطلاع کے مطابق سونہ مرگ میں سبزیوں سے لدے چارسو سے پانچ سو کے قریب ٹاٹا موبائیل گاڑیاں گذشتہ چار روز سے کرگل جانے کے انتظار میں ہےں ۔
ایک گاڑی ڈرائیور نے وائس آف لداخ سے گفتگوکرتے ہوئے کہا کہ انکو گذشتہ چار دنوں سے سونہ مرگ میں پولیس نے روک رکھا ہے، وجہ پوچھے جانے پر بتایا کہ گاڑیوں کے وزن کرنے کے بعد روانہ ہونے کی اجازت ہوگی۔گاڑیوں کو سونہ مرگ روکے جانے کے بارے میں جب ہم نے ایڈیشنل ایس پی ریگزن سنڈوپ سے استفسار کرنے پر آفیسر موصوف نے بتایا کہ آج ٹریفک کی بار...