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Ganderbal, Apr 19, KNT: Five locals from Jammu had a miraculous escape after the car they were traveling in glided on Zojila pass and fell down the 50-feet-deep gorge. The incident occurred on Friday morning at Zojila Pass in Sonamarg falling in the Ganderbal district.
Divulging information about the incident, an official told the news agency Kashmir News Trust a Swift Desire car (JK02BG-2903) was on its way to Srinagar from Kargil when it went out of control of the driver nea...
VoL Desk, March 20: After a one-month closure, the Srinagar-Kargil National Highway (NH-01) reopened for vehicular movement on trial basis on March 20, 2024, following the clearance of the road from both sides. Movement was permitted on a trial basis during which particular vehicles crossed Minamarg.
The reopening of the pass is anticipated to facilitate the arrival of essential commodities in the region, bringing satisfaction to the local populace in the holy month of Ramazan. The Zojila...
Kargil, March 19: Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Drass, Vishal Atri, along with SHO Drass, S W Namgyal, under the directives of higher authorities, conducted a ground survey of the Zojila axis to assess the road conditions.
Notably, the last stretch of Zojila axis near Dayal area of India Gate was cleared and snow removal has been done from both the sides by Vijayak and Beacon.
After that, SDM Drass and SHO Drass visited till Baltal area. It was informed that both the road clearance a...
Jan. 16, 2024: Despite concerns about adverse effects on agricultural practices in the upcoming season due to the lack of snowfall, life for the people of Ladakh has temporarily eased due to uninterrupted traffic on the Zojila Pass.
Zojila, one of the highest motorable roads, situated at 11,575 feet, links Ladakh Union Territory to the rest of the world and usually remains closed for several months during the harsh winter solstice due to heavy snowfall. However, this year, with the change...
Leh, Jan 14: Lieutenant Governor Brigadier (Dr.) BD Mishra presided a meeting at Raj Niwas, Leh, with Lieutenant General Raghu Srinivasan, Director General of the Border Roads Organization (DG BRO), and key officials from the BRO and Ladakh Administration.
The LG appreciate BRO for keeping the Zojila Pass open even in the winter months. He shared the concerns raised by the Chairman of LAHDC Kargil regarding the clearance work at Zojila from both sides by Project Vijayak and Project Beacon...
Kargil, Jan 14: Chairman/Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil, Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon expressed gratitude to Lieutenant Governor Ladakh, Brig (Dr.) B. D Mishra for taking up various issues pertaining to Zojila axis with DG BRO, Chief Engineers of Project Vijayak and Project Beacon.
The CEC thanked the Union Territory Administration and BRO for keeping the Zojila Pass open in winter.
Dr Jaffer appreciated the HLG’s direction to BRO regarding the clearance work at Zojila from both si...
Kargil, Dec 11: LAHDC Kargil under the chairmanship of Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon today convened a meeting to pay condolence on the demise of Haji Mohd Akbar Lungbithang and others from Sankoo, who lost their lives in a tragic accident at Zojila Pass.
Executive Councillor, Aga Syeed Mujtaba Mussavi, Executive Councillor, Kacho Mohammad Feroz, Executive Councillor, Zakir Hussain and Councillor Town, Poyen, Choskore, Chiktan, Chuli-Skamboo, Former Councillor Baroo-Minjee Constituency, Chief Cont...
VoL Desk, Oct. 10: Traffic has returned to normal on Zojila after a brief pause caused by adverse weather conditions. The Kargil police reported that owing to the improved weather situation along Zojila, traffic has been permitted to move from Minamarg towards Srinagar.
Previously, the Kargil police, in a post on social media, had announced the temporary suspension of traffic at Minamarg and Sonamarg due to recent snowfall and slippery road conditions at Zojila Pass on NH-1D. This halt wa...
VoL Desk, May 12: During his Friday sermon, Sheikh Hussain Lutfi, the Imam of Jumma Musalla Mosque in Minji, expressed his anguish over various recent local and national issues, including the repeated closure of Zojila Pass.
Sheikh Hussain Lutfi, who is also a member of the Guardian Council of Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust (IKMT), criticized the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh for the repeated closure of the pass, despite having good machinery, which he called a matter of sham...
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Ganderbal, May 9, KNT: The Srinagar-Kargil Highway continues to be blocked for the 2nd day due to multiple avalanches at Zogila Pass. According to reports, hundreds of passenger vehicles and trucks are stranded on either side of the road.
Police said that the highway will remain blocked till May 10. While talking to the news agency Kashmir News Trust SDPO Kangan Muzaffar Jan said that after the snow avalanches yesterday, the highway is blocked and no traffic will be allowed t...
