Devika and Puneja Bridges Inaugurated in Jammu & Kashmir

Through the virtual platform, Jitendra Singh (Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region I/C) had inaugurated Border Roads Organisation (BRO) constructed bridges- Devika and Puneja on 24th June 2020. Devika Bridge The bridge is located at Udhampur of Jammu & Kashmir. Built at a cost of Rs 75 lakhs, the bridge fulfilled ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: Places in News Current Affairs

Topics: Border Roads Organisation (BRO) • Devika Bridge • Doda district • Dr. Jitendra Singh • Jammu and Kashmir • Jawaharlal Nehru • Northern Command of Indian Army • Puneja Bridge • Udhampur

11 Airports from Jammu and Kashmir and 2 from Ladakh under UDAN 4.0

The Ministry of Civil Aviation on 3rd December 2019, has announced the commencement of the bidding process under UDAN 4.0. 11 unreserved airports from Jammu and Kashmir and 2 unreserved airports from the Ladakh region are put on for offering bids. From Ladakh, Kargil and Thoise and from Jammu and Kashmir- Akhnur, Chamb, Fukche, Gurex, ..

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: 4th Round of UDAN • Andaman and Nicobar Islands • Jammu and Kashmir • Kargil • Ladakh • Lakshadweep • Ministry of Civil Aviation • Panzgam • Poonch • Rajouri • Ude desh ka aam nagrik • Udhampur

Curbs on civilian traffic on Jammu-Srinagar Highway

A government notification has stated that the national highway from Baramulla to Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir has been put out of bounds for civilian traffic twice a week till May 31. During this time no civilian vehicles will be permitted on the national highway on Sundays and Wednesdays. Why the Ban is being implemented? ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019

Topics: Banihal • Baramulla • CRPF • Jammu and Kashmir • Jammu-Srinagar Highway • Jawahar-Tunnel • paramilitary forces • Pulwama Terror Attack • Qazigund • Ramban • Srinagar • suicide terror attack • Udhampur

Jammu & Kashmir submits a Devika river rejuvenation project to Union Government for approval

The Jammu and Kashmir (J & K) government has submitted a Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Rs 189 crore Devika river rejuvenation project to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) for approval. The aim of the project is to develop bathing ghats in the premises of the Devika River, removal ..

Topics: Devika • Ganges • Geography of India • Jammu and Kashmir • Jammu Division • States and union territories of India • Subdivisions of India • Udhampur • Udhampur district

Jammu & Kashmir : India’s longest railway tunnel completed

11-km long tunnel through the Pir Panjal range was on Friday formally completed, removing the last hurdle to connect Kashmir to India’s vast railway grid for the first time and making train journey possible all the way to Srinagar. Built over seven years at 7,000 feet, it is India’s longest railway tunnel and the second ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011

Topics: Banihal • Banihal railway station • Baramulla • Districts of India • Firozpur railway division • Jammu and Kashmir • Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel • Pir Panjal Range • Qazigund • Ramban district • Srinagar • Udhampur