More trains, cheaper flights: Govt rushes to evacuate tourists from valley

Despite the chaos, regular services continue to run on schedule. Officials confirmed that additional stranded passengers are being accommodated on outgoing trains from Srinagar

Srimanta Dey sat quietly, listening to the hush that now hangs over the Kashmir Valley — a silence so complete it feels deliberate. An ex-government official, Dey had arrived with a group of 30, seeking relief from the sweltering plains back 

home. But what was meant to be a peaceful escape to the cool meadows of Pahalgam has now turned into a tense wait to leave. 

“We had just left the meadows a few hours back and returned to the city centre when we learnt about the terrorist attack in Pahalgam,” Dey recounted over the phone from the town. The streets,