The Latest Breaking News from Indian Kashmir

The enduring legacy of Kashmir’s poet-saints who built bridges between faiths

Kashmir remains one of the world’s most contentious geopolitical flash points. In April 2025, India and Pakistan, two nuclear-armed countries that share a tense border, came dangerously close to a major confrontation after militants attacked Indian tourists near the popular resort town of Pahalgam in Indian Kashmir. Against this backdrop,…

The Conversation · Jul 30

'Doomsday' floods and landslides kill more than 300 in Pakistan and Indian Kashmir with mass funerals held

One witness in Buner said he ‘saw the entire area shaking, like it was the end of the world’

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2025

Gunmen Involved In Indian Kashmir Tourist Attack Killed: Minister

Indian security forces have killed three Pakistani gunmen who were involved in an April attack on Hindu tourists in Indian Kashmir that led to an intense military conflict between the two countries, home minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.

International Business Times · Jul 29, 2025

Indian army helicopter makes 'hard landing', one dead

An Indian army helicopter made a "hard landing" in a remote part of Indian Kashmir on Thursday, killing one person and injuring two pilots on board, the army said.

Reuters · May 4, 2023

Kashmir's traditional Ramadan drummers wake neighbours up for pre-dawn meals

The valley is covered in darkness as Abdul Kareem Jinded, 71, prepares his drum to break the silence of his neighbourhood in Srinagar, the largest city in Indian Kashmir.

Reuters · Apr 20, 2023

Around 300 militants active in Indian Kashmir, Indian military official says

An estimated 300 militants are operating in Indian Kashmir, an Indian military commander in the disputed region said on Tuesday, as New Delhi seeks to stabilise the restive Himalayan territory that it reorganised three years ago.

Reuters · Nov 22, 2022

Police in Indian Kashmir raid journalists' houses over online threats

Indian Police raided the houses of several journalists on Saturday in an investigation of anonymous online threats to around a dozen journalists in Indian Kashmir, a top police official said.

Reuters · Nov 19, 2022

Militants in Indian Kashmir kill two migrant workers

Two migrant labourers were killed when militants hurled a grenade at their home in Indian Kashmir's Shopian district, local police said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Oct 18, 2022

Prison chief killed in Indian Kashmir, militants claim responsibility

The chief of the prison service in Indian Kashmir has been murdered, police said on Tuesday, as the powerful interior minister visited the disputed Himalayan region that has been riven by a decades-long insurgency.

Reuters · Oct 4, 2022

Truckloads of apples start to rot as blocked Kashmir highway halts deliveries

Roadworks have halted thousands of trucks carrying millions of dollars worth of apples on Indian Kashmir's main highway, a major union leader said on Monday, triggering protests by growers as their produce begins to rot.

Reuters · Sep 26, 2022