While most parts of North India are receiving heavy rainfall, the heat in Kashmir broke a 72-year-old record. Temperatures in Kashmir have been above 35 degrees Celsius for the past 25 days and today it touched the previous highest of 37.4 degrees Celsius in 1953. What is worrying is not just the rise in temperature but also the 60 to 99 percent rainfall deficit in Kashmir from December to June 2025.
Srinagar Police Attaches Property Worth Rs. 1.5 crores under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, to take down the terror ecosystem. This action is part of the sustained campaign of the Jammu and Kashmir Police to dismantle the terror ecosystem systematically. By targeting and crippling the financial networks of terrorist organizations, the police aims to curb acts detrimental to the security and integrity of the nation.
On 4th July 2025, the Shia community in Srinagar held the Muharram procession along its traditional route from Guru Bazar to Dalgate amid tight security. Pictures of Ayatollah Aga Syed Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Khamenei, and Hassan Nasrallah were also prominently displayed during the procession.
Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board, the J&K administration, police, security forces, and other stakeholders have made notable improvements over previous years, said J&K LG Manoj Sinha.
The Security Forces have arrested two terrorist associates linked to the banned JeM outfit in the Wagad village of Tral, Pulwama district, and recovered arms, grenades, and other incriminating material, police said.
Despite the tragic terrorist attack on April 22 in Pahalgam’s Baisaran Valley, pilgrims undertaking the Amarnath Yatra via the Pahalgam route have demonstrated remarkable resilience, saying they have full trust in the Indian Army and security forces.
In a handout, the police said that the accused has been identified as: Shivam Mittal S/O Krishan Mittal, Resident of Dwarka Puri, Jagadhri, District Yamunanagar, Haryana.
The devotees have expressed strong faith in arrangements made by the authorities for the holy pilgrimage. They said bullets and bombs cannot stop us from having Baba Barfani’s darshan, while some say coming here is a strong message to those who wanted us not to come.
It is not only the Jammu and Kashmir administration or the security forces, but also the local Kashmiris who are standing firm to welcome the Amarnath pilgrims.
Challenging decades-old political parties in Jammu and Kashmir, like NC and PDP, JKPC, PDF, and the newly formed JDF, announced a new political alliance, PAC.
Three people, including two children, drowned in flash floods in Rajouri and the body of a man was recovered from a stream in Doda after he had drowned on June 23.
A long-tracked Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist has been killed in a fierce gunfight with security forces in J&K's Udhampur. "Operation Bihali" is ongoing to neutralize three more militants, intensifying security just days before the Amarnath Yatra.
IGP Kashmir VK Birdi assured pilgrims of an unprecedented multi-layered security framework for the Amarnath Yatra 2025. From base camps to the holy cave, learn about the meticulous planning, inter-agency coordination, and drills ensuring a safe pilgrimage.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two individuals for allegedly sheltering the attackers; however, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah emphasised that there was no local involvement in the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam terror attack.
Srinagar Police have thwarted two attempts to disturb peace in Kashmir, arresting three individuals for affixing US and Israeli flags in Balhama and counselling three teenage girls for painting foreign flag graffiti near Imambara Zadibal. Authorities believed these acts were designed to incite communal tensions.