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Jammu–Reasi–Poonch Rail Line: Final Survey Approved as Jammu–Katra Gets Additional Line Push

August 8, 2026 Editor

Jammu–Reasi–Poonch Rail Line Moves Ahead With Final Survey; Jammu–Katra Gets Additional Line Push By: News Desk | 07 Aug 2026 A new chapter is taking shape in Jammu and Kashmir’s railway expansion, with two important connectivity proposals moving through the planning process. The Reasi–Poonch railway line has received approval for a Final Location Survey (FLS), a crucial technical step towards determining whether and how the proposed line can be built. Separately, Indian Railways had already sanctioned a Final Location Survey for an additional Jammu–Katra railway line, aimed at increasing capacity…

Tragic Incident: Soldier Shot Dead by Father-in-Law in Reasi

May 12, 2024 Editor

Srinagar: A soldier was gunned down allegedly by his father-in-law over some matrimonial dispute in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Saturday, police said. Village Defence Guard (VDG) member Doulat Ram allegedly fired his .303 rifle on his son-in-law Amit Singh, an army soldier, at Kembal Danga village, causing chest injuries to him, they said. Ram, a resident of Panasa village, had come to meet his son-in-law, who was posted outside and had come on leave to his home, police said. However, he lost control after finding that Singh had…

World’s highest rail bridge in Reasi to get a new lease of life as tourist destination

October 2, 2023 Editor

Soon to be a tourist spot, world’s highest rail bridge in J&K’s Reasi is 35m higher than Eiffel Tower in Paris; forms crucial travel link from Katra to Banihal The world’s highest steel arch rail bridge over the Chenab River in Reasi district, Jammu is being developed as a tourist spot with authorities calling for necessary measures for increasing the visitors’ footfall, officials said on Sunday. The 1.3-km rail bridge located 359 metres above the riverbed — 35 metres higher than the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris — forms a…