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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
TopicBaisaran valley

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.

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

Imagine if Epstein files named Rahul Gandhi or MK Stalin. What would BJP and TV media do?

The questions are not going to go away. But future generations will know who refused to ask the tough questions and who didn’t.

Tamil Nadu FM presents interim budget, attacks Centre for ‘artificially inflating’ state’s debt

DMK govt accuses Centre of withholding funds, tightening borrowing, unilateral deductions from state accounts. Says Centre's accounting & funding decisions have 'artificially inflated' debt burden.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.