Utkarsh Mishra

Mumbai

Deputy Chief Copy Editor and Journalist at Rediff.com

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'Not in My Name': Kashmiris take to the streets in protest

1 day ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

Not in my name. That was the clear message that went out from Kashmir on Wednesday, with people pouring into the streets across towns and villages to express their anguish and condemn the terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people, mostly tourists. IMAGE: Protesters in Srinagar burn an effigy with Pakistan flags, condemning the attack in Pahalgam, on Wednesday. Srinagar city and other parts of Kashmir witnessed a shutdown, perhaps a first in recent memory.
Kerala man killed in Pahalgam returned to India a few years ago

1 day ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

Edapally native Ramachandran's love for travel, a passion shared by his wife, ended in tragedy on Tuesday when he along with 25 others was gunned down by terrorists in Kashmir's Pahalgam, and in front of his daughter who had come down from Dubai to meet her parents. IMAGE: Bar Association members protest against the Pahalgam terror attack, in Dehradun on Wednesday. Ramachandran (65) travelled to Kashmir with his wife, daughter and grandchildren for holidaying.
NIA team reaches Pahalgam to probe terrorist attack

1 day ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) led by an Inspector General on Wednesday reached terror-hit Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said. IMAGE: A view of the terror attack site in Baisaran, Pahalgam on Wednesday. The team would provide assistance to the local police probing Tuesday's dastardly terrorist attack in which 26 people, mostly tourists from different parts of the country, were killed in cold blood, the sources said.
Terrorists asked Christian LIC manager 'to recite Kalma'

1 day ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

Terrorists who targeted tourists in Pahalgam asked an LIC manager from Indore, who belonged to the Christian community, to recite the 'Kalma' before shooting him dead, his relatives claimed on Wednesday and demanded harshest punishment for the assailants. IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah meets the families of Pahalgam terror attack victims, in Srinagar on Wednesday.
'I must've done something good in life to survive the attack'

1 day ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

Neha alias Kishori Waghulade, who works as a casual announcer with the All India Radio (AIR) in Maharashtra's Jalgaon city, feels she must have done something good in life to have survived the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam town. IMAGE: BJP members burn an effigy with Pakistan flags during a protest against the Pahalgam attack, in Srinagar on Wednesday.
Scared tourists flee Kashmir, airlines increase flight services

1 day ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

Thousands of tourists have begun leaving Kashmir after the gruesome terror attack in Pahalgam on Tuesday, with authorities making all efforts for the safe return of the visitors to their respective home states. IMAGE: Tourists get their belongings loaded on a vehicle as they leave for Srinagar airport, following the attack in Pahalgam, on April 23, 2025. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said it was 'heartbreaking' to see the exodus of tourists.
Pahalgam attack: Kashmir newspapers print black front pages in protest

1 day ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

Several prominent newspapers in Kashmir on Wednesday printed their front pages black to protest the brutal terrorist attack that left 26 people, mostly tourists, dead in the Pahalgam hill resort the previous day. IMAGE: Kashmiri traders hold placards during a protest to condemn the attack on tourists in Pahalgam, in Srinagar on April 23, 2025.
Married only 2 months ago, Kanpur bizman was killed in front of his wife

1 day ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

Shubham Dwivedi, a 31-year-old businessman from Kanpur, got married just two months ago on February 12. IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha meet the families of Pahalgam terror attack victims, in Srinagar on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Dwivedi household was rocked as news came in that Shubham was gunned down right in front of his wife in Kashmir's Pahalgam.
Terrorists targeted civilians, not IB officials: Sources

1 day ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

Some pro-Kashmir resistance handles on social media have claimed that the citizens who were injured in the Pahalgam terrorist attacks were not 'ordinary', but connected with internal security and counter-intelligence agencies like the Intelligence Bureau (IB). IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah meets the families of Pahalgam terror attack victims, in Srinagar on Wednesday. However, sources have refuted the claims made by such handles and called them 'erroneous'.
Pahalgam attack: What Putin, Trump, Netanyahu said

1 day ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

United States President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were among world leaders who condemned the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 people, expressing solidarity with India. IMAGE: A tourist sits on the banks of Dal Lake with her belongings as she waits for transport to leave for Srinagar airport, following the attack in Pahalgam, on April 23, 2025.