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.
Farooq Abdullah remained a mute spectator when, in his presence, the National Flag was dishonoured during the 1983 India-West Indies cricket match at Srinagar.
The contention that Mountbatten and Nehru promised reference to people's opinion was no longer relevant after the accession of the State to India was ratified by the Constituent Assembly of the State in 1954.
The Lt Governor was accompanied by Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar; ADGP Jammu, Mukesh Singh, and Deputy Commissioner Samba, Anuradha Gupta.
There was a visible drop in footfall of Kashmiri Pandits at the temple because of the recent string of targeted killings by terrorists. The mela is being held after a gap of two years because of Covid-19 pandemic.
Their appeal has come amidst migration of Kashmiri Pandits and Dogras of Jammu following a series of targeted killings across the Kashmir valley.
