Day: October 15, 2025

Kashmir Tourism Under the Shadow of the Pahalgam Attack — Can Early Snow Spark a Winter Revival?

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Kashmir Tourism Under the Shadow of the Pahalgam Attack — Can Early Snow Spark a Winter Revival?

Kashmir Tourism Still Under Pahalgam Attack Shadow, Early Snowfall Sparks Hope for Winter Revival By: Javid Amin | 15 October 2025 Kashmir’s tourism sector has long been a tale of breathtaking beauty and fragile hope. In 2025, that fragility was starkly exposed when a brutal attack in Pahalgam on 22 April claimed 26 lives—most of them tourists. The tremor of that tragedy reverberated across the Valley, triggering cancellations, shuttered businesses, and despair among stakeholders. Yet, as autumn descended, an early October snowfall blanketing Gulmarg’s high slopes, Sonamarg, and Nilgarh stirred…

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Kishtwar Cloudburst Tragedy: 32 Still Missing, Families Wait for Closure in the Shadow of the Himalayas

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Kishtwar Cloudburst Tragedy: 32 Still Missing, Families Wait for Closure in the Shadow of the Himalayas

A Himalayan Tragedy That Refuses to Fade Away By: Javid Amin | 14 October 2025 The narrow valley of Chosoti in Kishtwar, Jammu & Kashmir, once echoed with the devotional chants of yatris making their way to Machail Mata Temple. Today, it echoes with silence. On August 24, 2025, a sudden cloudburst triggered catastrophic flash floods and landslides, washing away homes, pilgrimage shelters, bridges, and hundreds of lives in a matter of minutes. At least 66 people were confirmed dead, but 32 remain missing, swallowed by the unforgiving terrain of…

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Jammu Railway Division Enhances Passenger Services for Festive Season Travel Across Jammu & Kashmir

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Jammu Railway Division Enhances Passenger Services for Festive Season Travel Across Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu Railway Division Readies for Festive Rush with Enhanced Passenger Services By: Javid Amin | 14 October 2025 As the festive season dawns upon Jammu & Kashmir, the region’s railway network faces a yearly test of resilience, coordination, and service delivery. This year, in anticipation of a heavy surge in travelers — from pilgrims bound for Mata Vaishno Devi to families visiting the Valley — the Jammu Railway Division has rolled out a series of special measures and infrastructure upgrades to ensure smoother, safer, and more comfortable journeys across key…

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Sajad Gani Lone Says People’s Conference to Abstain from Jammu & Kashmir Rajya Sabha Vote; NC, BJP ‘Indistinguishable’

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Sajad Gani Lone Says People’s Conference to Abstain from Jammu & Kashmir Rajya Sabha Vote; NC, BJP 'Indistinguishable'

On October 14, 2025, Sajad Gani Lone, President of the People’s Conference (PC) and MLA from Handwara, made a striking political announcement. The PC will abstain from voting in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu & Kashmir. Lone emphatically declared: “I will never vote for the National Conference (NC)”, and underlined that, in his view, the NC and BJP have become indistinguishable in how they conduct politics.This stance adds a new dimension to the already heated political atmosphere in J&K, where regional parties, national parties, and alliances are constantly…

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