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Pakistan: Passengers left stranded as parts of Karakoram Highway in Khyber
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Heavy monsoon rains, coupled with strong winds, lashed across areas such as Shangla's Bisham tehsil and Hazara's Kohistan, Battagram, and Torghar districts. The rains caused streams and rivers to overflow, bringing rubble along with them. This led to blockades and road closures, cutting off
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Thousands stranded on Nepal highway as landslide blocks road
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Passengers stranded for about 24 hours were seen sitting alongside the road waiting for roads to reopen and head to their destination. Local police had blocked the road section at various places to avoid overcrowding in the exit points of the highways.
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J-K: Amarnath Yatra security convoy vehicle meets with accident, 4 policem
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The incident took place when the Amarnath Yatra security convoy vehicle fell into a drain along the sides of the road on the Jammu-Srinagar highway, near Bali Nallah in Udhampur, officials said.
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Uttarakhand: Landslide in Chamoli blocks Badrinath National Highway
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"The work of smoothening the blocked Badrinath National Highway in Chamoli, Chhinka is going on. About 100 meters of the highway has been blocked due to a heavy landslide from a hill near Chhinka on Thursday morning due to rain. To remove heavy debris from the highway, additional machines ha
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Rahul Gandhi to take chopper after convoy stopped by police in Manipur
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Seeing the ground situation, we stopped him (Rahul Gandhi) from moving forward and advised him to travel to Churachandpur via helicopter. There is possibility of a grenade attack along the highway through which VIP Rahul Gandhi is moving. Keeping his security and safety in mind, we've no
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Jaipur: Five people, several cattle burnt alive in fire caused by collisio
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A truck carrying cattle collided with two trucks parked nearby. Due to the collision, the trucks caught fire.
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New vehicles running fully on ethanol to be launched in August: Nitin Gadk
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that new vehicles running 100 per cent on ethanol will be launched in August.
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HP: Five-storey house located next to the Kalka-Shimla National Highway co
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A five-storey house located next to the Kalka-Shimla National Highway reportedly collapsed in Solan due to heavy rains and the wrong construction of the four-lane, said the officials on Wednesday
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Jammu and Kashmir: Drone surveillance of national highways boosts security
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In view of the annual Amarnath Yatra, the security grid has been strengthened along the national highways with drone surveillance in several areas of Jammu and Kashmir.
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I'd jump into a well rather than join Congress: Nitin Gadkari recalls tell
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday recalled telling a Congress leader that he would jump into a well rather than join their party.
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Rs 40,000 crore being spent to remove black spots on roads, behavioural ch
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As per official figures, about 1.54 lakh people lost their lives and 3.84 lakh were injured in 2021 in road accidents
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J-K: Langar committees begin preparation for Amarnath Yatra on Jammu-Srina
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The arrangements for the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra are underway as the committees prepare sheds, cooking resources and other raw materials on the Jammu Srinagar National Highway in Jammu and Kashmir's Ushampur district. A total of 22 langars have been established this year at various points of
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