Kashmir’s top cleric was a fiery freedom advocate. Now he preaches patience Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s changed tone reflects a changed Kashmir where space for dissent has shrunk, say analysts. Al Jazeera · Aug 30, 2025
Trump Thumbs Nose At Decades Of India Courtship India once united US policymakers like few issues. US policymakers have long skirted around India's sensitivities on Kashmir and sought to contain fallout from disagreements on other issues. International Business Times · Aug 29, 2025
India warns Pakistan to expect flooding after opening major dams near the border India said it opened gates of major dams on rivers in its part of the Kashmir region following heavy rains The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025
Flash floods leave 32 dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir as over 150,000 are displaced in Punjab Indian media reports say intense rains have lashed parts of Pakistan and India and triggered flash floods in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s Jammu region, leaving at least 32 people dead and many missing following a landslide on a Hindu pilgrimage route The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025
Photos show people fleeing flooding in Kashmir after weeks of intense rain in the region Prolonged monsoon rains this season have badly battered South Asia. Rising waters sent people fleeing from their homes in the Indian-administered Jammu area in Kashmir, which is split between Pakistan and India and claimed by both sides. The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025
Flash floods in India and Pakistan kill over 280 people, scores remain missing Flash floods triggered by torrential rains killed over 280 people in India and Pakistan. Rescuers continued their search for 80 missing in a Himalayan village and evacuated hundreds across the region. Euronews · Aug 15, 2025
Rescuers search for missing flash flood victims in remote Kashmir village Authorities are searching for missing people in a remote village in India-controlled Kashmir after flash floods caused by torrential rains The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
Flood Kills 37 In Indian Kashmir Mountain Village Powerful torrents driven by intense rain smashed into a Himalayan mountain village in Indian-administered Kashmir and killed at least 37 people on Thursday, a top disaster management official told AFP. It is the second major deadly flooding disaster in India this month. International Business Times · Aug 14, 2025
Indian officials fear several people have been killed by Kashmir flash floods Indian officials say several people are feared dead in flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote, mountainous village in Indian-controlled Kashmir The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025
India says six Pakistani aircraft shot down during May conflict Air force chief says S-400 air defence systems took down most of the Pakistani planes; Pakistan rejects statement. Al Jazeera · Aug 9, 2025
India bans books and police raid bookstores in crackdown on ‘false narrative’ in Kashmir Authorities threaten people with prison time for selling or owning works by authors like Booker winner Arundhati Roy and historian Victoria Schofield The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025
Arundhati Roy works among dozens of books banned in Indian-administered Kashmir Censorship order accuses books of promoting ‘false narrative and secessionism’ in disputed territory The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2025
Indian authorities in Kashmir ban books by eminent writers and scholars Indian authorities have banned 25 books in Kashmir, accusing them of promoting a "false narrative" and "secessionism." The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
‘Insecure govt, can’t erase facts’: AG Noorani, Arundhati Roy’s books among 25 banned by J&K Home Dept The Jammu and Kashmir Home Department has banned 25 books – authored by a mix of Indian and international academics, political commentators, and religious scholars – accusing them of “propagating false narratives and secessionism”. Newslaundry · Aug 7, 2025
Newslaundry · Aug 6, 2025 Modi govt spent Rs 70 cr on print ads in Kashmir: Tracking the front pages of top recipients The story of the death of the free press in Kashmir has been extensively reported on by Newslaundry. One major tool of control? Government advertising. But for the first time, we now have a clearer sense of the money being spent.
Al Jazeera · Aug 5, 2025 Anti-India rallies in Pakistan-administered Kashmir over disputed status The protests mark the sixth anniversary of India’s revocation of Kashmir’s semiautonomous status.
Euronews · Aug 5, 2025 Tariff showdown shatters once robust populist alliance between Trump and Modi Once allies during the populist wave launched in Trump's first term, the US president and Indian PM Narendra Modi are now on a collision course over tariffs and Washington’s warming ties with Pakistan.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2025 Joy and relief as lotus flowers bloom again in Kashmiri lake after three decades Wular Lake once supported 5,000 people who harvested the plant’s edible roots, until the lake silted up after floods. Now the lotuses are back
Newslaundry · Aug 1, 2025 Killing of Pahalgam attackers: Face-saver for Modi govt, unanswered questions for nation The killing by security forces in Kashmir of three men – identified by Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament as the terrorists who carried out the ghastly attack in Baisaran – was a breakthrough that security forces and intelligence agencies say they had been working on for over two months
International Business Times · Jul 29, 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.
The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025 India says 3 militants behind Kashmir shooting that sparked tensions with Pakistan have been killed India’s home minister says three suspected militants who were killed in a gunfight in disputed Kashmir a day earlier were responsible for the gun massacre in the region that led to a military clash between India and Pakistan
Euronews · Jul 28, 2025 Three suspected militants killed in gunfight in disputed Kashmir region, India says Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan each administer part of the Himalayan region of Kashmir, but both claim the territory in its entirety.
The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2025 Indian army shoots dead suspected mastermind of Kashmir tourist massacre Three alleged militants were killed in a gunfight in the mountains of Dachigam, says Indian army
The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2025 India says its troops killed 3 suspected militants in Kashmir fighting Indian troops have killed three suspected militants in a gunfight in Kashmir
Al Jazeera · Jul 22, 2025 Otters spotted in Kashmir waters, and residents are both thrilled and wary Believed to be extinct, Eurasian otters show signs of resurgence with three sightings by wildlife officers since 2023.