Jammu Apr 26 PTI The historic Mughal road connecting the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch in the Jammu region with south Kashmirs Shopian district will be reopened for vehicular traffic on Wednesday after remaining closed for over four months due to heavy snowfall officials said on Tuesday Divisional Commissioner Jammu Raghav Langer ordered the reopening of the road which was cleared of snow by the Mechanical Engineering Department after a hectic road clearance operation they said The officials said the department pressed its men and machines to clear the 84-km stretch from Bufliaz in Poonch to Shopian and managed to clear the road about two weeks ago but a decision for its reopening was delayed to ensure that the road is safe for the commuters Quoting the order of the divisional commissioner they said the road shall be open for regular traffic from April 27 The commuters have been asked to follow the traffic advisories issued by the traffic police authorities from time to time for smooth movement and regulation of heavy motor vehicles and light motor vehicles they said There has been persistent demand from the locals for the early reopening of the Mughal road an alternate road link between Kashmir and Jammu which usually remains closed for several months during the winter A delegation of panchayat members met the divisional commissioner here on Monday and raised the demand for the early reopening of the road for the benefit of the public including the nomadic population who are moving from higher reaches in search of greener pastures for their cattle in the valley the officials said The road was closed for vehicular traffic on December 23 last year after the high-altitude areas including Peer Ki Gali along the Mughal road experienced heavy snowfall The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar highway is the only all-weather road connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country while Anantnag in south Kashmir and Kishtwar in the Jammu region is connected through Sinthan top and the road was also reopened for traffic last week PTI TAS 4172022 AQS AQS

Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 7 (ANI): As the snow clearance operation ended on Wednesday, Jammu and Kashmir's historical Mughal road, which was closed since January first week due to heavy snowfall, is set to reopen soon in Jammu and Kashmir.

Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 19 (ANI): Snow clearance operation has started on a massive scale to clear the Mughal Road. The operation was carried out under the Mechanical and PWD Mughal Road wing with the latest heavy machinery.

Jammu Feb 19 PTI A government school teacher was arrested on charges of poaching and carcass of a female Himalayan Monal a rainbow-coloured bird locally named as Haam was seized in Jammu and Kashmirs Rajouri on Saturday officials of the wildlife department said Mukhtar Ahmad was arrested near Panar bridge on Mughal Road that falls under the jurisdiction of Tatakutti Wildlife Sanctuary while his three associates managed to escape the officials said A team headed by Surankote control room in charge Mohammad Yaqoob intercepted Ahmads car based on specific inputs Efforts are on to nab the three men who escaped the officials said The carcass of the bird which is native to the Himalayas about 25 kg meat a 12-bore gun barrel three live cartridges and an empty cartridge of a 12-bore gun were seized they said The officials said they have secured Ahmads custody till February 24 for further investigation PTI TAS CJ CJ

Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 23 (ANI): Following overnight snowfall in the Kashmir valley, Jammu and Kashmir authorities have ordered the closure of Mughal Road in the Poonch district for vehicular movement.

Agra Nov 26 PTI The Mughal Road in Agra city has been renamed as Maharaja Agrasen Road Agra Mayor Naveen Jain said on Friday The road has been renamed on demand of the followers of Maharaja Agrasen who live nearby the road in Kamla Nagar locality here said Jain On Thursday the name of the Sultanganj Ki Pulia was also changed to Vikal Chok he said The Mughal Road name change was announced in presence of Maharaja Agrasen followers and locals the Mayor said There was a request to change the name of Mughal Road to Maharaja Agrasen by the followers of Maharaja Agrasen A majority of these followers live nearby the road in the Kamla Nagar area through which the road passes Jain told PTI After a demand to rename the road came a proposal was passed by the executive committee of the Agra Nagar Nigam on September 27 After that the members of the house passed the proposal he said We have no idea how a road that goes from Vikal Chok to Kamla Nagar was named Mughal Road But future generations will be inspired now that it is associated with Maharaja Agrasen Jain added Sushma Jain a corporator from Ward 75 said it was an honour for all the followers of Maharaja Agrasen The name Mughal Road represented an era of slavery But after change of its name to Maharaja Agrasen coming generations will be highly inspired by him she said A local on condition of anonymity said instead of focusing on changing the name the Agra Nagar Nigam should also have focused on the other developmental issues of the city PTI COR VN VN

Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 27 (ANI): The Mughal Road of Jammu and Kashmir has been reopened for vehicular traffic on Wednesday after being closed for three days.

Amid a wave of extreme weather conditions across the country, Jammu and Kashmir received rainfall along with the first snowfall of the season in some areas on Saturday. Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police said that Mughal Road, which connects Jammu’s twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri with Kashmir’s Shopian district has been closed due to […]

Shopian (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 23 (ANI): The Mughal Road of Jammu and Kashmir was closed for vehicular traffic on Saturday due to heavy snowfall at Peer Ki Gali area, informed traffic police.