SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Cat lovers in Indian-controlled Kashmir were thrown into a tizzy. Panic spread and local veterinarians saw a surge in pet owners coming in with their cats — all because of posts that went viral on social media.

Jammu and Kashmir Police have booked two infamous drug peddlers under the Illicit Traffic in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT-NDPS) Act in Srinagar. The notorious drug peddlers identified as Hazim Bashir Bazaz aka Zahid resident of Housing Colony Chanapora Srinagar and Momin Mehraj Bazaz of Syedpora Eidgah have been lodged in district jail Udhampur,

We all love snow, but after the prolonged white cover, the heart and soul longs for lush greenery. Kashmir valley turns into stunning green grasslands with wildflowers, and the rivers are no longer frozen.

SRINAGAR: Kashmir witnessed an all-time high tourist influx in 2024, with 34.98 lakh visitors, including over 43,000 foreign tourists, marking a significant surge in tourism as militancy-related violence in the region continues to decline.

Schools in the Kashmir Valley reopened on Friday after an 87-day winter break, with students returning in high spirits, an official said. Schools up to class 5 were closed on December 10, 2024, while classes 6 to 12 began winter vacations on December 16,

The Tulip Garden in Srinagar usually opens at the end of March and closes by the end of April. It is a popular tourist attraction in Srinagar and attracts lakhs of people from across the country every year.

For decades, India has symbolically reserved seats in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly for representatives from PoK, reinforcing its claim over the region. The reality, however, is that PoK remains under Pakistan’s illegal occupation, with its people yearning to reunite with their brethren across the Line of Control.

With Ramzan come the Seharkhwans — the drum-beaters who wake up people for the pre-dawn meal ‘Sehri’ — to the cities and towns of Kashmir. Hundreds of these men who arrive from remote villages have kept the age-old tradition alive,

Kashmir has received almost 13 percent of the total tourists who visited the Union Territory in the last four years, with the bulk of the share going to the Jammu region, official data suggests. According to the Economic Survey 2024-25,

Experience the Srinagar Tulip Festival 2025 at Asia’s largest tulip garden, with 1.7 million tulips in bloom against the Zabarwan Hills & Dal Lake.

Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Jal Shakti Javed Ahmad Rana informed the Assembly on Thursday that all areas in Srinagar are covered and residents are receiving scheduled potable water supply.

The Jammu & Kashmir government, in collaboration with the Inland Waterways Authority of India, is set to develop river cruise tourism in the region. An MoU signed during the Chintan Shivir event outlines infrastructure enhancements with floating jetties on Rivers Chenab,