In Kashmir's famed winter playground, Gulmarg, where wooden chalets dot snowy slopes and pine-scented breezes carry whispers of colonial pasts, one of the region's oldest hospitality landmarks has met a dramatic end—at least in its current form. The 137-year-old Nedous Hotel, once the toast of tourists and a storied retreat wrapped in legacy, was officially overtaken by the Gulmarg Development Authority (GDA) on Monday.
The reason? It has operated for nearly four decades without a valid lease and clearly violated orders from the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and the Supreme Court of India.