Neotectonics provide a valuable tool to infer the recent crustal disturbances and structural verge of the terrain. The Himalayas,a seismo-tectonically active mountain chain shows its higher rates of uplifting (10 mm/yr.) and varieties of neotectonic activities with changing seismic patterns. The sub-Himalayan part of Kashmir is comprised of sedimentary strata with several complicated structural architectures. Among various approaches to understand tectonic instability of the Himalaya the Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) approach is considered to be one of the most feasible tools to predict the dynamics of the evolving landforms an evidence of neotectonic activities. Therefore, an attempt ismade to apply Remote Sensing and GIS as a tool to analyze and interpret multi-spectral images in understanding various structural features of the Kashmir basin, India. For the purpose Landsat Thematic Mapper (Landsat-TM) multi-spectral images were analyzed with their spatial and attribute characteristics to deduce the neotectonism of the area. The results of the study reveal the three principal patterns of stream networks viz., dendritic, parallel and rectangular. Moreover, the streams of the basin show critical changes in stream from braided to meandering stages and vice-versa. The higher value of bifurcation ratios of streams towards south-western zone indicates the activation of the faults traversed in the area. In view of these parameters the basin signifies the intense deformation along the southern morphotectonic zone affecting the overall morphology of the basin. © 2013 CAFET-INNOVA TECHNICAL SOCIETY.