Several hotels in Kashmir’s iconic Pahalgam were inundated due to flash floods triggered by two cloudbursts in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Saturday night that also damaged homes, roads and farmland, disrupted essential services and prompted the evacuation of tourists and pilgrims, officials said.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday called for a fundamental shift in Jammu and Kashmir tourism policy, advocating a transition from volume-driven tourism to a sustainable, value-based model that protects the region's fragile ecology while ensuring long-term economic growth.
A top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Zakir Ganai, was killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir's Shopian district on Wednesday, marking a major breakthrough in an intelligence-based operation.
Taking cognizance of alleged irregularities in on-spot registration of Amarnath pilgrims, the authorities in Kashmir's Ganderbal district suspended four teachers, officials said on Wednesday.
Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday called for keeping the Amarnath Yatra free from politics, saying Kashmir has a long tradition of hospitality towards pilgrims while urging the administration to ensure both pilgrims' safety and minimal disruption to local life.
The recent terror attack in Pahalgam, in which innocent tourists were gunned down, is not just another grim episode of violence in Kashmir ~ it is a direct consequence of the reckless rhetoric emanating from Pakistan’s military establishment.
Residents of Delhi’s rural belt, comprising 360 villages, led by Palam 360 Khap chief Chaudhary Surender Solanki, staged a strong protest and candle march on Friday in response to the recent dastardly terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir.
The Army Chief reached Srinagar to take stock of the situation following the killing of 26 civilians by terrorists at Pahalgam.
Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi reached Kashmir Friday to take stock of the ground situation and also review the security preparedness, in the aftermath of the ghastly Pahalgam terror attack.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today expressed shock and anguish over the terror attack at Pahalgam in Kashmir at the state cabinet meeting held at the secretariat, Nabanna today.
