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.
“We will not let Pakistan's agenda to be implemented in Jammu and Kashmir and no power on the earth can bring back Article 370,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Thursday while addressing a poll rally at the Katra town on the foothills of the Vaishnodevi shrine.
The elections in Kashmir, beginning on Wednesday, signal a significant turning point for the region, as they take place for the first time in a decade under profoundly altered circumstances.
Bollywood diva Sharvari, who was shooting for her upcoming movie 'Alpha' in Kashmir, has now returned back to her home.
Officials confirmed that a mysterious blast took place at the Sher Colony of the city.
An encounter broke out on Thursday between security forces and infiltrating terrorists in north Kashmir's Keran sector of the Kupwara district.
