Banihal/Srinagar, April 7 -- Traffic on the strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway was suspended Saturday after a massive landslide blocked the arterial road in Ramban district, officials said.

A huge landslide occurred at Anokhi Fall in the afternoon, blocking the nearly 270-km highway, the officials said.

They said intermittent shooting of stones from the hillock overlooking the highway near the scene of the landslide was going on, hampering the efforts of the agencies concerned in road-clearance operation to ensure early restoration of the highway.

The Ramban-Banihal stretch of the highway also witnessed light rains in the evening, the officials said, adding that efforts are on to restore traffic on the highway as early as possib...