{"id":186358,"date":"2025-10-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=186358"},"modified":"2025-10-24T11:47:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T06:47:47","slug":"protest-halts-traffic-movement-on-srinagar-bandipora-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/10\/24\/protest-halts-traffic-movement-on-srinagar-bandipora-highway.html","title":{"rendered":"Protest halts traffic movement on Srinagar-Bandipora highway"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\" Srinagar: Traffic movement came to a halt on the Srinagar\u2013Bandipora highway after locals of Nani Nara Sumbal in Bandipora district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir staged a protest against BJP regime’s anti people policies.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, the demonstration, which began early in the morning today, caused traffic congestion along the busy Shadipora\u2013Sumbal stretch, already under strain due to ongoing flyover construction.<\/p>\n

Long queues of vehicles, including passenger buses, private cars, and Indian army convoys, were stranded for hours as protesters blocked the road, demanding urgent repairs to a damaged footbridge that has remained in poor condition for years.<\/p>\n

Commuters, students, government employees and patients faced severe inconvenience due to the blockade.<\/p>\n

Locals said the bridge, which connects several nearby villages, poses a serious risk to public safety. \u201cThe bridge has been damaged for years. It is closed frequently for temporary fixes, but no permanent repair or reconstruction has been done. We have been appealing for a new bridge for seven years, but our pleas have gone unheard,\u201d said a local protester.<\/p>\n

The protesters also recalled that Deputy Commissioner of Bandipora, Indu Kanwal Chib, had earlier promised that work on the bridge would begin soon. \u201cIt\u2019s been months since that assurance, but no progress has been made. We are left with no option but to protest,\u201d said another local person.\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Srinagar: Traffic movement came to a halt on the Srinagar\u2013Bandipora highway after locals of Nani Nara Sumbal in Bandipora district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir staged a protest against BJP regime’s anti people policies. According to Kashmir Media Service, the demonstration, which began early in the morning today, caused traffic congestion along the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":186359,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-186358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-protests-activities","tag-top-story"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t