New Delhi, June 28 -- In March 2023, the Jammu and Kashmir |(J&K) government launched an ambitious initiative to spotlight 75 offbeat destinations-37 in Jammu and the rest in the Kashmir Valley.

But April brought a brutal end to the fragile optimism that had begun to take root in these lesser-known tourist attractions.

Baisaran Valley, known as 'mini Switzerland' for its picturesque meadow, is now remembered for the haunting image of a numb young bride sitting beside her husband's lifeless body.

The first-ever terror attack on tourists in 'Paradise on Earth' claimed 26 lives, and with them, the hard-earned trust.

Six days after the 22 April attack, the Union territory's administration ordered the closure of 48 out of 87 tourist destin...