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Topic: Baisaran valley

Jammu court junks NIA plea for lie-detector tests on 2 ponywallahs held for ‘assisting’ Pahalgam attackers

With around 7,000 seats, many in off-campus colleges, remaining unfilled, the university has launched a special drive to fill the vacancies for the third year in a row.

Pahalgam had 3 direct attackers, chose Baisaran due to high footfall, relative isolation—NIA officials

Baisaran Valley is meadow located about 6.5 km from Pahalgam in Anantnag. Popularly known as 'mini Switzerland', Baisaran is accessible only through pony rides, long treks.

J-K LG Manoj Sinha terminates two government employees for link with terror outfit LeT

This comes two months after Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha dismissed three government employees for alleged terror links with LeT and HM.

Pvt operator’s tourism contract for Pahalgam site contradicts govt claim it didn’t know of activities

After Pahalgam attack, govt told Oppn that local operators opened route to tourists 'without informing administration', due to which there was no deployment of security in the area.

Centre to curb access to 60+ ‘unguarded’ Kashmiri tourist spots opened post Article 370 abrogation

Concern about security was raised on multiple occasions with govt for shutting these sites, ThePrint has learnt. All these spots have seasonal security deployment.

‘Mini Switzerland’ Baisaran left without tourists. Terror snuffs out lives & livelihoods

Just when tourism season was picking up, the terror strike left hundreds of families in uncertainty. Many locals concede that recovery is unlikely this year.

Pahalgam residents flip an Anurag Thakur line on its head to show solidarity—’Desh ke gaddaron ko…’

Several local residents & trader-transporters held protests, condemning the terror attack in Baisaran Valley, amid a shutdown in the Kashmir valley Wednesday.

Pattern of terror in J&K amid high-profile US visits—Chittisinghpura, Kaluchak & now Pahalgam

The timings of the three attacks suggests a common terror blueprint—unleashing mayhem in Jammu and Kashmir to gain maximum international attention.

How world leaders reacted to Pahalgam terror attack

Trump, Putin, Starmer, Meloni, Netanyahu are among the key voices from across the globe to extend support to India. China & Ukraine have also extended condolences.

On Camera

The K in K-Pop is already silent. And that’s OK

Audience data shows there are now more fans outside South Korea than at home. Like hip hop, there’s no reason why K-Pop can’t have a similarly inclusive trajectory while staying true to its core.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.