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Daily Life In Kashmir, India

Indian tourists take pictures along a stream during a sunny day in Ganderbal, about 30 kilometers from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 27, 2026. The Kashmir tourism sector is slowly reviving after an incident in Baisaran Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, which resulted in the deaths of 25 tourists and one civilian. The Jammu and Kashmir authorities have introduced a new QR code-based identification system for service providers. Officials state that every operator has been police-vetted and registered to ensure that only genuine, verified individuals work in the sector, a move aimed at rebuilding visitors' confidence. India and Pakistan, both nuclear-armed neighbors, control parts of Kashmir but claim it in full, having fought two of their three wars over the region. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto)