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.
Much water has flowed down the Indus over the last 75 years. As seven decades of conflicts and wars could not bring about a reasonable solution, naturally, desperation would be large writ on the faces of the Kashmiri people. But the reality of the situation needs to be understood and accepted by the people and the politicians of both countries
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha condemned the killing and said "those behind the despicable attack will not go unpunished".
A Special Police Officer (SPO) was killed while his brother was injured when terrorists on Saturday evening barged into their house in Kashmir's Budgam district and shot at them from close range.
Yechury said that the movie has been made to “generate violence and hatred among the two communities”. Polarisation through the controversial move was a dangerous trend and such misadventures should not be encouraged by those ruling the country.
A circular from Kota Collector Rajkumar Singh said: "Section 144 will remain in force in the district from 6 a.m. on March 22 to 12 p.m. on April 21."
