As the first direct Vande Bharat Express from Jammu chugged into the Kashmir valley on Thursday, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw promised to focus on connecting remote areas like Poonch, Rajouri and Uri to the country's rail network. (Pics/PTI)

Protests against the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israeli attack rocked Jammu and Kashmir, forcing authorities to curb people's movement, shut down education institutes and throttle mobile internet speeds as precautionary measures. Pics/AFP