Ramban, Jul 1: The Srinagar- Jammu National Highway remained open for two-way traffic of light medium and heavy vehicles today.

However, traffic authorities said traffic movement remained slow due to ongoing four-lane construction works at different places between Nashri and Banihal.

Officials said traffic movement remained slow due to breakdown of few vehicles and due to four-lane construction work at Dalwass and between Maroog and Kishtwari Pathar stretch between Nashri and Banihal sector of National Highway.

Traffic authorities monitoring the regulation in Ramban said that despite slow traffic movement hundreds of passenger light medium and heavy vehicles, oil and gas tankers plied towards their respective destinations in Srinagar and Jammu till late this evening.

They said that light medium and heavy motor vehicles are crossing the Nashri-Banihal stretch of the highway towards Kashmir and Jammu, respectively, although at a slow pace.

Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir traffic department issued a fresh advisory for Tuesday stating that subject to fair weather and better road conditions  Shri Amarnath ji Yatra (SANJY) convoy/LMVs, Passenger/Private Cars shall be allowed from both sides on Jammu-Srinagar NHW (NH-44) viz from Jammu towards Srinagar and vice-versa.

However, HMVs shall be allowed on alternate days.  They said in view of Shri AmarNath  Ji Yatra Srinagar, light medium passenger vehicles would be released from 6am to 12 pm, from Nagrota (Jammu) towards Srinagar and from Jakheni (Udhampur) towards Srinagar: from 7 am to 1pm.

Similarly the cut off timings for Jammu bound vehicles from Qazigund, Kashmir has been fixed from 11-30 am to 2 pm.

Subject to fair weather and better road conditions, HMVs shall be allowed from Jakheni (Udhampur) towards Srinagar after assessing the road and traffic situation on NH-44 and No heavy vehicle shall be allowed after 8pm.

No vehicle shall be allowed to move before and after cut off timings.

Traffic authorities advised passengers and LMVs operators to undertake journeys on the Jammu-Srinagar Highway during the day time due to apprehension of landslides and shooting stones between the Ramban and Banihal sectors.

Commuters are advised to avoid unnecessary haltage between Ramban and Banihal especially near landslides, shooting stone prone areas.

Jammu, July 01: Railway authorities have collected Rs 3.4 crore from fines imposed on violators and illegal passengers travelling on trains in the Jammu Division during June, officials said.

The Jammu Division of the Northern Railway launched a campaign against irregular travel, illegal vending, littering and smoking on trains.

“During the ticket checking campaign in June by the checking staff and Chief Ticket Inspectors of the division, 5,462 cases of irregular travel by passengers were detected. A fine amount of Rs 3.4 crore was recovered from them,” Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Jammu Railway Division, Uchit Singhal said here.

He said surprise ticket checking campaigns are also conducted regularly by railway officials to prevent the unauthorised entry of passengers on trains.

“Passengers are advised to travel on trains with valid tickets. Under this, regular inspections are carried out to keep all the railway stations of the division clean and to prevent the general public from spreading dirt at the stations,” he said.

About Rs 19,000 was recovered during this inspection in June 2025, as the fine from 64 passengers for littering on station premises, he said.

This initiative in the Jammu Division was carried out under the guidance of Divisional Railway Manager Vivek Kumar and the leadership of Singhal, during which the ticket checking staff conducted intensive checks in trains to curb ticketless and irregular travel, and to provide comfortable travel and better services to all genuine rail users.

Singhal said the work done by the ticket checking staff is commendable, which has increased the income of the division.

“In the future, this campaign will continue, covering irregular travel, illegal vending, littering and smoking,” he said.

Jammu, July 01: Hundreds of pilgrims from all over the country flocked Jammu on Tuesday as the administration started on-the-spot registration of devotees for the Amarnath yatra.

The yatra to the 3,880-metre shrine in south Kashmir Himalyas will formally begin on July 3.

The 38-day pilgrimage will commence from the twin tracks– the traditional 48-km long Nunwan-Pahalam route in Anantnag district and the 14-km shorter but steeper Baltal route in Ganderbal district– on July 3.

“On-the-spot registration has begun for devotees arriving in Jammu city from other parts of the country for their onward journey to Amarnath. This is being done after devotees are given tokens,” Sub Divisional Magistrate Manu Hansa said.

While on-the-spot registration centres have been set up for unregistered pilgrims in Shalimar area of the city, a special camp for registration of sadhus has been set up at the Purani Mandi-based Ram temple complex, officials said.

“The registration is being done at three centres — Vaishnavi Dham, Panchayat Bhawan, and Mahajan Sabha. Saraswati Dham is the only centre from where devotees can get the token. The centres opened at 7 am,” he said.

The registration of sadhus has begun at the Ram temple in Jammu, officials said, adding all arrangements have been put in place for them.

Over 300 sadhus from various parts of the country have arrived at the Ram temple complex, which serves as the base camp for them, they said, adding boarding and lodging arrangements have been made for them here.

Amid multi-tier security arrangements, over 1,600 pilgrims have arrived at the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here for their onward journey to Kashmir tomorrow, officials said.

“Arrangements have been made to provide boarding and lodging facilities for over 50,000 people at various lodgement centres across the Jammu region, from Lakhanpur to Banihal. A total of 106 lodgement centres have been set up for the purpose,” Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar told reporters here.

Kumar said the yatra will commence from Jammu on July 2 and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will flag it off from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp amid tight security.

“The yatra will formally start from Kashmir on July 3,” he added.

The enthusiasm among pilgrims arriving here for the yatra was palpable.

Santokh Singh of Punjab, who checked into the Bhagwati Nagar base camp, said it is the ninth time that he is visiting the cave shrine.

“I am happy to get my registration done. I will travel in the first batch from Jammu tomorrow for Amarnath and will be among the first to have darshan of the ice lingam,” he said.

Another pilgrim, Uma Shakla of Uttarakhand, expressed happiness over travelling in the first batch following her on-the-spot registration.

“I am very happy that I am now going to pay obeisance at Amarnath in the first batch,” she said.

The sadhus have arrived here after completing the Char Dham Yatra to Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath shrines in Uttarakhand.

“I have got my registration done here. I am going to Amarnath for the 21st time. Every year I wait for this moment to have darshan of Baba Barfani ji,” a sadhu said.

A total of 180 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), which is 30 more than previous years, have been deployed for the security of the annual Amarnath Yatra in Jammu division this year, a senior police officer said.

One company has around 100 personnel.

“The administration is ready and committed to ensuring a successful yatra this year. Jammu and Kashmir Police has made multi-tier security arrangements for the yatra,” Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu Zone, Bhim Sen Tuti said.