Jammu and Kashmir

Delhi Police on Thursday detained a man who claimed to have prior information about the Pahalgam terror attack, which turned out to be "completely baseless" following verification by the security agencies.

The Simla Agreement of 1972, signed between India and Pakistan, explicitly referred to Kashmir as a bilateral issue.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday reviewed the security situation at the site of the terror attack in Pahalgam's Baisaran meadow.

National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi had alleged that tourism in Kashmir is actually cultural invasion

While Islamic terrorists reportedly belonging to the TRF specifically targeted Hindus, the Indian ‘liberals’, ever-ready to whitewash Islamic violence, justify it and downplay the religious motivations of Islamists behind attacking Hindus, resorted to peddling the same old ‘Terrorism has no religion’ narrative.

Airlines have been directed to maintain regular fare levels for flights leaving Srinagar, ensuring that no passenger is burdened during this sensitive time.

Al Jazeera referred to Kashmir as “Indian-administered Kashmir” and described the terrorists as “gunmen”, thereby watering down the intensity and seriousness of the attack. In the video, Al Jazeera claimed no one had claimed responsibility for the attack, but stated that “the police blamed armed groups fighting against Indian rule”.

Speaking to ANI on the complete shutdown in the valley, Bashir Ahmad Kongposh, General Secretary of the Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Association, said that the complete shutdown was to show a strong condemnation and protest against the Pahalgam terror attack.

Two more groups affiliated with Hurriyat Conference-- J&K Tahreeqi Isteqlal and J&K Tahreek-I-Istiqamat-- have renounced separatism and expressed their faith in the vision of "new Bharat"

Shah's reaction came soon after the significant development came to the fore with the two organizations affiliated with the Hurriyat Conference announcing their decision to sever ties with separatism in Jammu and Kashmir.