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 NIA has made two arrests in the matter. Danish has told investigators that he was planning drone attacks in three major cities.
The Delhi blast is an indicator that India’s war on terror is nowhere near concluding, despite conveying strong messages to Islamabad by means of military strikes.
A remand copy accessed by UNI reveals that Ali was involved in providing logistical support and participating in terror-related activities.
The Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) are fast losing not only their ‘regional and rural’ character but, unfortunately, their inherent social banking nature, the very purpose of their establishment fifty years ago.
Addressing the valedictory session of Foundation Day Celebrations of the Islamic University of Science & Technology (IUST) at Awantipura in Kashmir, he expressed condolences to the families of those killed in the car blast on 10 November.
