40% work on Zojila tunnel over; terrain, weather challenges push completion deadline to 2030The deadline for completion of the 13 km-long Zojila Tunnel, the longest of its kind in Asia and at the highest altitude, has been pushed b...
08 Jun, 2026, 07.41 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh on snowfall alert: Manali may freeze at 0 degrees today. Check what IMD has predicted for Shimla, Kullu, Lahaul and SpitiHimachal Pradesh snowfall: Heavy rain and snowfall has been predicted for Himachal Pradesh today by the IMD. Manali may freeze at 0 degrees...
23 Jan, 2026, 01.06 PM IST
IAF airlifts 41 passengers in AN-32 Kargil Courier; 3,192 availed facility this winterThe Indian Air Force concluded its Kargil Courier Service for the season on Tuesday, airlifting 41 passengers from Jammu and Kashmir to Lad...
15 Apr, 2025, 05.17 PM IST
Use Made in India machinery to reduce infra project cost: Nitin Gadkari to industryUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari urged infrastructure stakeholders to adopt "Made in India" machinery for cost reduction in projects, especiall...
17 Dec, 2024, 05.39 PM IST
Border Roads Organisation reopens strategic Zojila passThe Border Roads Organisation (BRO) reopened the strategic Zojila Pass on Thursday, which acts as a gateway between union territories of La...
16 Mar, 2023, 04.18 PM IST
Srinagar-Leh highway reopens in record 73 daysThe highway was thrown open for traffic at the Zojila Pass, situated at an altitude of 11,650 feet metres, by Director General of BRO Lt Ge...
19 Mar, 2022, 04.46 PM IST
MeT department forecasts light to heavy snowfall over two days in Jammu and KashmirThe plains in Kashmir are likely to receive light (two to three inches) of snowfall, whereas higher reaches of J-K are likely to receive mo...
04 Dec, 2021, 01.52 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari says wants to make Auli an attraction for tourists across worldOriginally developed as a paramilitary base, Auli's skiing slopes are popular among tourists and professionals alike. In winter, Auli hosts...
09 Jul, 2021, 05.03 PM IST
Hill station more enchanting than Davos being planned near Zojila: Nitin Gadkari"We are planning to make a hill city, more attractive than Davos on the picturesque high-altitude 18 km terrain between Zojila tunnel and Z...
20 Dec, 2020, 05.09 PM IST
Work to begin shortly on Zojila tunnel: GadkariAddressing a video interaction on 'Employment Opportunities by Ministry of MSME, Constraints and Problems faced by J&K Youth,' the minister...
02 Jul, 2020, 05.08 PM IST
350 stranded tourists, locals at Zojila Pass rescued by Army"In coordination with the civil administration, army rescue columns moved in vehicles promptly to rescue the stranded civilians from the Zo...
22 Nov, 2019, 07.25 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari urges ILFS to explore rail alignment in Zojila tunnelThe Minister during an event for signing of MoU for the tunnel, also asked IL&FS to complete the work faster than the assigned seven years.
25 Jan, 2018, 07.45 PM IST
Gadkari urges ILFS to explore rail alignment in Zojila tunnelIL&FS Transportation has been awarded the project for Zojila pass tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir for which a construction period of 2,555 days...
24 Jan, 2018, 10.30 PM IST
Government approves Rs 6,809-crore Zojila Pass tunnel project in J&KZojila pass is situated at an altitude of 11,578 feet on Srinagar-Kargil-Leh National Highway that remains closed during winters due to hea...
03 Jan, 2018, 11.19 PM IST
Rebidding for Rs 6,000-crore Zojila tunnel by April: Nitin GadkariLast year on March 1, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry had ordered "rebidding" for the project, which had been awarded to IRB Infra...
22 Mar, 2017, 05.47 PM IST
Work on Rs 10,000-crore Zojila pass tunnel to begin soon: Nitin Gadkari"Plight of the people can be imagined from the fact that even potatoes cost Rs 450 a kg there during winters," Gadkari said.
15 Jul, 2015, 09.26 PM IST
More snowfall, rains in Kashmir; no respite till TuesdayIt started snowing in Gulmarg and other high altitude areas, while Srinagar and other plains were lashed by rains because of Western Distur...
15 Mar, 2014, 03.00 PM IST