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At least 60 people were killed, more than 100 injured and another 200 still missing, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah told reporters on Friday. The Himalayas are prone to floods and landslides, but some scientists say the intensity and frequency of these events are increasing due to climate change.

At least four people are dead and many are injured after a cloudburst triggered massive flooding in a remote village located in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, a senior minister said Sunday. The cloudburst struck the Janglote area of Kathua district during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.

A large makeshift kitchen — where there were more than 100 pilgrims who were not registered with local authorities — was completely washed away.

At least 56 people have died and dozens more remain missing after torrents of water and mud driven by intense rain crashed through a Himalayan village Thursday in Indian-administered Kashmir, a top disaster management official told AFP.

India's top court will hear a plea for the restoration of Kashmir's federal statehood later this week, court officials said Tuesday, as the region marked six years under direct rule from New Delhi.The Supreme Court in December 2023 upheld removing the region's autonomy but called for Jammu and Kashmir,

The federally appointed government in the contested region has declared 25 books off limits, part of what many see as a pattern of repression.

Three months after militants killed 26 tourists at a scenic meadow in the Himalayas, India said that its security forces had found and killed three gunmen behind the massacre.

Saifco Cements Pvt. Ltd, a subsidiary of JK Cement Ltd – one of the leading cement companies of India, today announced the launch of JK Super Cement brand in Kashmir, marking a significant milestone in the journey ahead.