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 DG after arriving from New Delhi commenced his visit from 130 Battalion at Awantipora, where he inspected the Arms workshop, and the Signal Company, where he lauded the hard work of personnel and interacted with them.
The UT of Ladakh has also witnessed heavy snowfall resulting in suspension of vehicular traffic on the Srinagar--Leh highway.
It is country's fourth longest tunnel of Indian Railways situated between Sangaldan and Sumber stations on the ongoing Katra-Banihal Section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project that is being executed as a fast track project to link Kashmir with rest of the country through rail.
Police identified the deceased labourers as Manish Kumar and Ram Sagar, both residents of Kannauj in UP.
A defence spokesman said that based on intelligence received from J&K Police and further corroborated by Indian Army, regarding presence of an IED in General Area Astingoo on Bandipora-Sopore road, a joint operation was launched by Indian Army and JKP on the intervening night of 14 and 15 October.
