South Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The Bijbehara constituency in South Kashmir is bracing for an intense political face-off in the upcoming Jammu & Kashmir elections. Once dominated by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the seat is now poised for a fierce battle between National Conference’s (NC) Dr Bashir Ahmad Veeri and PDP’s Iltija Mufti.   Iltija Mufti, 36, daughter […]

SRINAGAR: A suspicious blaze destroyed four residential buildings and a granary owned by the Kashmiri Pandit community in the Mattan region of Anantnag district, South Kashmir. Officials reported that the fire broke out late Sunday night, around 2:30 a.m., affecting multi-storey heritage homes in Razdan Mohalla. The affected properties belong to Anand Ji Razdan, Shadi […]

Tourism in Kashmir has witnessed a surge after the abrogation of Article 370. The New Indian Editor-in-chief interviews individuals whose livelihoods depend on tourism. Anantnag is scheduled for elections in the fifth phase on May 25.  

Terrorist identified as Kifayat Ayub of Pinjoora Shopian was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of South Kashmir.

A labourer hailing from Uttar Pradesh's Unao district, met a tragic end in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, as he fell victim to a terrorist attack.

SRINAGAR: Four terrorists were killed in two anti-terror operations in southern Kashmir during the last 24 hours. It is believed that the terrorists were responsible for the killing of a policeman earlier this month. On Sunday evening, a joint team of Jammu and Kashmir Police, 55 RR and paramilitary CRPF cordoned off Gundipora village of […]