Speaking at Jammu Railway Station during a ceremony to mark the extension of the Vande Bharat Express to Jammu, Abdullah thanked the central government and railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for “actually connecting Jammu with Kashmir through rail”.
Vaishnaw visited the bridge after flagging off an extended Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express earlier in the day.
Union Railways Minister flags off extended 20-coach Vande Bharat train linking Jammu and Kashmir
The event was organised by the State Tuberculosis Cell under the Directorate of Health Services Kashmir in collaboration with a diagnostics firm, bringing together doctors, public health experts and programme officials from across the Kashmir division.
The camp, part of KMCH’s community outreach programme, offered consultations across multiple specialties, along with free medicines and diagnostic services including ultrasound, organisers said.
The camp was held by the Jammu and Kashmir Association of Chest Physicians in collaboration with Paras Health Srinagar, with a focus on improving access to respiratory care and raising awareness about chest-related diseases.
The incident occurred at a cold store in the Aglar fruit mandi area, where three engineers were carrying out repair work when the boiler exploded.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Shrikant Balasaheb Suse, said tackling substance abuse required coordinated action from all sections of society, speaking on the sidelines of an awareness rally held under a national anti-drug campaign in north Kashmir.
Light motor vehicles and heavy vehicles were allowed to ply from both Srinagar and Jammu sides, although traffic movement was slow along some stretches, particularly between Marog and Kishtwari Pather, where only a single lane is operational.
Speaking at a United Nations Security Council meeting, India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Yogna Patel, said attempts to target commercial shipping in the strategic waterway were “highly deplorable”.
