A snow clearance operation is going on at Mughal Road after the avalanche-hit area has been restricted by the Poonch District Administration, according to the local administration.
According to Deputy Commissioner (DC), Ramban, Baseer Ul Haq Chaudhary, "3 children have lost their lives in the fire that broke out at a three-storey house in the Ukhral block of Ramban district late on Sunday night."
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH44) will be closed for traffic at Kishtwari Pathar and Dhalwas in Ramban district from 8 am on Tuesday until 8 am on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir State Disaster Management Authority issued an avalanche warning for eight districts of the Union Territory on Thursday, officials said.
"Traffic halted from both sides due to shooting stones at Mehad, Ramban on Jammu-Srinagar NHW. People are advised to co-operate with traffic police. SSG road and Mughal road through for vehicular movement," Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) Traffic police said in a post on X.
Tehsildar and Magistrate Harveer Singh (JKAS) were the chief guests. This was the ninth mega-cultural event in the difficult and hilly terrain of the Pir Panchal range of Jammu and Kashmir, spread over nine districts.
A joint team of the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police recovered ammunition, including explosives from the terrorist hideout in Sarniyal Forest, Khari Tehsil of Ramban district.
NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) is building a 2.200-kilometer-long Dhalwas NH44 flyover at a cost of Rs 371 crore that will bypass the sinking stretch in Ramban.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday announced the completion of the construction of the 1.08-kilometer-long, four-lane Ramban viaduct on the Udhampur-Ramban section of National Highway-44.