A continuous spell of moderate to heavy rain and intermittent snow triggered landslides, forcing the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway for the second consecutive day today. The downpour, continuing with fewer pauses over the past 36 hours, triggered fresh landslides at several places along the national highway, the only road link connecting the Kashmir valley with Jammu division, an official of the state Traffic Department said. Two civilians died on Thursday when the vehicle in which they were travelling skidded off the highway and fell into a gorge during…
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