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chenab news

Amarnath pilgrims pause to admire a manmade wonder: A bridge over Chenab

A view of the Chenab Rail Bridge in Reasi on Sunday.
Updated on Jul 12, 2026 02:02 pm IST

Review: The Dark-Coloured Waters by Danesh Rana

A bridge over the Chenab in Himachal Pradesh (Shutterstock)
Published on Jul 09, 2026 01:23 pm IST

Villagers face loss, destruction after floods in Jammu's Pargwal

It has not only hit their housing needs but also their economy, which is mostly dependent on agriculture and is now suffering huge damage.
Published on Sept 05, 2025 07:19 pm IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a book on fleeing Indian elites, a volume that blends travelogue with memoir, and another that traces the journey of the Chenab. (Shirish Sharma)
Published on Aug 02, 2025 06:40 am IST

Gold rate today: Prices decline slightly in India | Check Citywise rates

Gold prices in international market declined after after Donald Trump signalled progress on multiple trade agreements.
Published on Jul 07, 2025 09:50 am IST

Three gates of J&K's Baglihar dam opened as Chenab river swells after heavy rain

The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), in coordination with the local administration, issued advisories warning about the increasing water level.
Published on Jun 30, 2025 07:42 pm IST

‘India will give a befitting reply to terrorism’: Manoj Tiwari

BJP's Manoj Tiwari said, "we all felt very proud when we saw Prime Minister Modi hoisting the tricolour over the Chenab Bridge."
Updated on Jun 07, 2025 11:22 am IST

After 28 years, Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project fully operational

The Modi government completed the Banihal to Katra connectivity in two phases. First, Banihal to Sangaldan in Feb 2024 and then Sangaldan to Katra on June 6.
Published on Jun 07, 2025 10:45 am IST

Steep slopes, location access: How Chenab project team tackled challenges

Afcons, the company that constructed Chenab bridge, said that one of the key challenge was to access the bridge location and to transport the equipments.
Updated on Jun 07, 2025 01:02 pm IST

PM Modi inaugurates world’s highest railway bridge over Chenab in J&K

Prime Minister Narendra at the Chenab Bridge, the world's highest railway arch bridge, in Reasi district, Jammu & Kashmir, Friday
Updated on Jun 06, 2025 01:17 pm IST

PM Modi inaugurates Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link: 8 key achievements

A security personnel stands guard near a Vande Bharat passenger train at the Srinagar railway station in Srinagar on June 6, 2025, ahead of the inauguration of the Kashmir rail link by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Updated on Jun 06, 2025 12:56 pm IST

Chenab Rail Bridge to bring Delhi and Kashmir closer | Why is it important

Chenab Bridge will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi this week
Published on Jun 03, 2025 06:21 pm IST

PM Modi to inaugurate Chenab bridge on June 6

The height of the bridge is 359 meters, which is even more than that of the Eiffel Tower, making it the world's highest railway arch bridge.
Published on Jun 03, 2025 04:11 pm IST

India plans to expand Ranbir canal after Indus Treaty suspension. Here's why

The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) governed the distribution and use of the Indus River and its tributaries between India and Pakistan.
Published on May 17, 2025 12:23 pm IST

Pak says India choked Chenab water flow jeopardising early Kharif crop season

A view of the Salal Dam after its closure led to a significant drop in the water level of Chenab River.
Updated on May 06, 2025 12:56 pm IST

Amid Pahalgam tension, India cuts Chenab water flow through Baglihar dam: Report

The Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project built on the Chenab river. (ANI Photo)
Updated on May 04, 2025 01:37 pm IST

Railways conducts successful trial run on world's highest Chenab rail bridge

Reasi: Indian Railway conducts trial run on the world's highest railway bridge over Chenab in Reasi.
Published on Jun 20, 2024 11:19 pm IST

3 persons missing as vehicle falls into Chenab in Ramban

From the items recovered, it is feared that three persons have drowned in the river, said the police, adding the search operation was still underway.
Updated on Jul 08, 2023 10:19 pm IST

Railways completes installing cables of India’s first cable-stayed bridge in 11 months

The railways ministry said all 96 cables were fully installed on 26 April 2023 in a record period of 11 months (Twitter/DarshanaJardosh)
Updated on Apr 26, 2023 10:27 pm IST

Jammu to start helicopter service for remote areas from next week

Jammu to start helicopter service for remote areas from next week
Updated on Dec 11, 2022 10:24 am IST

Indian flag waves atop golden joint at world's highest railway bridge on Chenab

Several national flags of India can be seen waving atop the golden joint at the world's highest railway bridge on Chenab. 
Published on Aug 14, 2022 01:28 pm IST

World’s highest rail bridge on Chenab gets ‘golden joint’

World's highest single-arch railway bridge over the Chenab river, in Reasi district, on Saturday. (PTI)
Updated on Aug 14, 2022 04:58 am IST

Watch: Indian Army rescues two youths stuck atop JCB in J-K's Chenab river

Indian Army carried out the rescue of two youths who got stuck in Chenab river near Vill Sohal, Paddar of Kishtwar district, J&K.
Published on May 08, 2022 03:46 pm IST

Vehicle plunges into Chenab river in Kashmir valley, no clue about passengers

The police chief of Ramban district said the vehicle was completely submerged in the river.
Updated on Nov 23, 2020 08:40 pm IST

With Art 370 gone, new era of normalcy dawned in J&K: L-G

Manoj Sinha said Jammu & Kashmir is at the forefront of the implementation of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana with three million beneficiaries.
Updated on Aug 16, 2020 12:08 am IST

World’s highest railway bridge over Chenab river in J-K to be ready by next year

File photo of a general view of the site of the under-construction railway bridge on Chenab river in Jammu-Kashmir
Updated on Aug 02, 2020 04:42 pm IST

Restrictions relaxed in more parts of Kashmir

Restrictions on movement were eased in some areas of Srinagar, Kashmir, on Saturday.
Published on Aug 17, 2019 11:51 pm IST

Remake the terms of the Indus treaty

To bring Pakistan to heel, India needs to fashion water as an instrument of leverage.
Updated on Jan 22, 2019 07:46 am IST

India to expedite 3 projects to stop its share of Indus waters from flowing into Pakistan

India has decided to fast-track three projects to arrest the unutilised water of its share under the bilateral Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan.
Updated on Nov 25, 2018 01:23 pm IST

Missing woman was ‘raped’, may have killed self: J-K Police

Supporters of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) hold placards and shout slogans behind a police barricade during a protest against the rape of a female taxi passenger.
Published on Aug 12, 2018 11:37 pm IST