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Tourism After Tragedy

Srinagar, Aug. 7 -- Official data from the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department confirms what many in the Valley feared: tourist arrivals have dropped by more than half in the first six months of 2025... Read More


A Civil Servant of Rare Grace Is Gone

Srinagar, Aug. 7 -- For years, he used his modest online presence to amplify voices in pain: appeals for healthcare, community welfare requests, and obituary posts. His words were brief, often unsign... Read More


Centre Flags 3,360 MW Hydropower Capacity In J&K

Srinagar, Aug. 7 -- Minister of State for Power Shripad Naik said that as of August 2025, the total installed capacity of hydropower plants (HEPs) in the region stands at 3,360 megawatts (MW), operate... Read More


Raids Aren't Enough, Fix Kashmir's Food System

Srinagar, Aug. 7 -- That meat was only hours away from reaching dinner tables across the valley. Behind every packet of spoiled meat is a system failing to do its job. What was meant to be cooked and... Read More


How India's Top Court Finally Spoke Up for Kashmir's Silent Students

Srinagar, Aug. 7 -- Education has always carried an extra weight in Kashmir. Along with books, students carry burden and brouhaha. In classrooms disrupted by discord and in families grieving invisibl... Read More


Jammu Airport Records 1.61 Million Passengers In 2024-25

Srinagar, Aug. 7 -- The data was revealed in response to a question raised by Jugal Kishore, a Member of Parliament, in the Lok Sabha. The response was provided by Murlidhar Mohol, the Minister of St... Read More


Rotten Meat Seizure Triggers Fatwa in Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug. 7 -- In a strongly worded statement, Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam, on Wednesday issued a fatwa against the sale and consumption of suspected haram (forbidden) ... Read More


Kashmir Rotten Meat Scandal: High-Level Meeting Today

Srinagar, Aug. 7 -- Sharma said, "Health Minister Sakina Itoo and Agriculture Minister Javed Dar took separate meetings with stakeholders today. A high-level meeting will be held on Friday to devise a... Read More


Police Conduct Raids on Bookshops Across Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug. 7 -- Police teams visited several bookstores in Srinagar, Sopore, Ganderbal, Anantnag, Kulgam and other towns, verifying inventory and removing any listed titles that had been declared ... Read More


Absence During Pandemic No Ground for Denial of Promotion: J&K HC

Srinagar, Aug. 7 -- "This Court also takes judicial notice of the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic constituted an extraordinary public health emergency, wherein employees across the spectrum were affec... Read More