The accused tourist guide has been identified as Mohamad Akhter Katari, a resident of Bandi Bala Chandoosa, and he was arrested by the Baramulla police.
The third Khelo India National Winter Games 2023, the biggest winter sports competition the nation has ever seen, came to an end on Thursday at the ski resort of Gulmarg, in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday chaired a meeting of party leaders of Kashmir and slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party for the ongoing eviction drive in Jammu and Kashmir and termed it as a deliberate move by BJP to divert the attention of the people from real issues.
In a joint operation, officials of the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday rescued a man who was buried under a pile of snow after an avalanche in Kupwara.
Notably, Congress's top leaders including Rahul Gandhi were missing from campaigning in Tripura including the two other states -- Meghalaya and Nagaland, which would go to polls on February 27.
Ahead of the upcoming G20 summits to be hosted in Jammu and Kashmir, the Director of Health Services of Kashmir Dr Muhstaq Ahmad Rather on Wednesday visited Gulmarg, Magam and Tangmarg health facilities to review the infrastructure and manpower.
The Winter Games will take place until February 14 in Gulmarg and over 1500 athletes across 29 States and Union Territories are participating. The total number of sports disciplines are 11.
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Friday inaugurated the third Khelo India Winter Games in Gulmarg. The third edition of the Khelo India Winter Games will be held from February 10 to February 14.
Approximately 1500 athletes across the country will take part in the games that will take place in Gulmarg and will be played across nine sports events. The first edition of the Khelo India Winter Games took place in 2020 and hosts Jammu and Kashmir have come on top in both editions of th