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.
In a contrast that may seem cruel, Pakistans snow-bound north is feeling the heat of shortages -- of food, fuel and finance -- and frustration among the people of the tourist paradise is causing angry protests.
The footmarch started from Kanyakumari in September 2021 and will end in Srinagar on January 30.
Senior AICC leader Jairam Ramesh said that despite incursions by China in Ladakh and Arunachal, India’s trade with China has increased manifolds under the Modi Government. He said the Congress would release its charge sheet against the NDA Government in New Delhi on Saturday.
The senior Congress leader was given a rousing reception at Lakhanpur, which is the gateway to J&K. National Conference leader and MP Dr. Farooq Abdullah was among several leaders who came to receive him.
The dead terrorists, Arbaaz Mir and Shahid Sheikh of Pulwama, had on Monday escaped after an encounter with security forces at Redbugh of the Magam area.
