New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Tuesday witnessed the historic breakthrough of the main tunnel at the eastern portal of the Zojila Tunnel Project at Minamarg in Kargil district, which brings the Rs 6,800 crore project to establish all-weather connectivity between Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh closer to completion. Being constructed between Baltal and Minamarg on National Highway-1, the nearly 14-km-long bi-directional Zojila Tunnel is one …
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Srinagar, March 2 (IANS) Authorities on Monday imposed restrictions across the Kashmir Valley to maintain law and order as all educational institutions were ordered to remain closed for two days.These restrictions have been imposed to ensure that miscreants and anti-national elements are prevented from exploiting the sentiments of the people in the aftermath of US-Israeli strikes on Iran, officials said.With a sizeable population of Shia Muslims in many areas of Srinagar city, authorities are en…
Srinagar, Feb 14 (IANS) Chief Secretary of Ladakh, Ashish Kundra, has said that some speculative media reports regarding the ongoing talks between Ladakh representatives and the Centre are giving a negative slant to the ongoing talks. In a clarification issued on Friday, the Ladakh UT chief secretary said, “Clarification issued by Chief Secretary regarding speculative media reports. Chief Secretary, UT Ladakh, Ashish Kundra, IAS, has said that speculative media reports give a negative slant to…