Seven Dead in Kupwara and Kathua: Why J&K’s Mountain Roads Remain a Road-Safety Challenge

Two Tragedies, One Question: How Safe Are J&K's Mountain Roads?

J&K’s Mountain Roads: When an Ordinary Journey Turns Into a Fight for Life By: News Desk | 28 September 2026 Five killed in Kupwara, two in Kathua as separate crashes bring the region’s road-safety challenge back into focus Srinagar: For the families involved, there was nothing unusual about the journeys that ended in tragedy. People were travelling from one place to another. Vehicles were moving along roads that thousands of residents use every day. Then, within hours, ordinary journeys turned into fatal crashes. In Kupwara’s Karnah area, five people were…

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Kathua Pilgrim Bus Accident: 23 Injured After Vehicle Plunges Into Gorge Near Bani, Raising Fresh Road Safety Concerns

Kathua Pilgrim Bus Accident: 23 Injured After Vehicle Plunges Into Gorge Near Bani, Raising Fresh Road Safety Concerns

Kathua Pilgrim Bus Plunges Into Gorge, Injuring 23: Fresh Questions Raised Over Road Safety on Hill Routes By: Javid Amin | 24 June 2026 Pilgrimage Journey Turns Into Nightmare in Kathua’s Mountainous Terrain A pilgrimage trip turned tragic in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district when a mini bus carrying devotees skidded off a mountainous road and plunged into a gorge near Bani, leaving 23 people injured, several of them critically. The accident has once again drawn attention to the dangers associated with travel on hilly roads in the Union Territory,…

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