"Extremely pained by the loss of lives in a tragic bus accident in Jhajjar Kotli, Jammu. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured," read an official statement from the office of J-K LG.
Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was restored on Thursday at around 9 AM after clearance at Shalgadi, near Banihal, according to the local administration.
Traffic movement on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was suspended on Monday morning after heavy overnight rains. Long queues of stranded vehicles were seen on the stretch.
In a major breakthrough in its drive against drugs, District Police Udhampur has arrested two narcotics smugglers and recovered a consignment of about 100 Kg of Poppy Straw (Bhukki) at Jakhani Check Naka on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in the jurisdiction of Police Station (PS) Udhampur.
The Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police on Saturday morning informed that traffic was playing smoothly on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway whereas the Mughal road and SSG road are closed.
Ramban administration on Wednesday advised commuters plying on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway to follow a traffic advisory after shooting stones blocked either side of the road.
A Sambar deer died after it was hit by a vehicle near Bharat Nagar on the Jammu-Srinagar National highway in Udhampur during the intervening night of January 28 and January 29.