India, Feb. 17 -- Amid a fresh upsurge in the tourist footfall in the Kashmir valley, especially after the launch of Vande Bharat Express, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday ordered the reopening of 14 tourist spots in the Union territory, which were closed in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack in April last year.

Around 50 tourist spots were closed down after the terror attack at the Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam on April 22 last year, which claimed 26 lives, mostly tourists.

"After a thorough security review and discussions, I have ordered the reopening of more tourist spots in the Kashmir and Jammu divisions, which were temporarily closed as a precautionary measure," the LG's office said on X. With this, the total number of ...