Woman’s solo mission helps Ladakh schools bloom
byLeh, Fascinated by the accounts of trekking undertaken by her husband in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, its vast open spaces, sub-zero temperatures…
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Leh freezes at minus 12.4 degrees Celsius
bySrinagar, The temperature dipped to a bone-chilling minus 12.4 degrees Celsius in Leh town Tuesday as the mercury dipped below freezing point across the…
Ghulam Shah Urs: Beauty and communal harmony in Kashmir entwined
byKashmir: Kashmir is famous for its breathtaking natural beauty. It is also known for good relations among people of different faiths. This is visible…
J&K to get cooking gas pipeline by 2014
byJammu: If all goes according to the state government’s plan, thousands of homes in Jammu and Kashmir will be connected to cooking gas pipelines by…
Media should raise voice against AFSPA
byNew Delhi: The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which gives sweeping powers to the armed forces, has been in force in India’s northeast for…
Kerala’s e-toilets, treatment plants to help sanitise Kashmir
byThiruvananthapuram: An e-toilet manufacturer from Kerala will install four sewage treatment plants in Jammu and Kashmir and two customised toilets – one at 4,000 feeet…
Omar Abdullah’s ‘grand alliance’ is vindicated in council poll (Kashmir Newsletter)
bySrinagar: The clean sweep by the ruling National Conference (NC)-Congress alliance, which won the polls for all the four legislative council seats Wednesday, has dispelled…
Yasin Malik arrested during JKLF march in Srinagar
bySrinagar: Police arrested Muhammad Yasin Malik, chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) following post-prayer protests in uptown Maisuma locality of summer capital…
ITBP moving out of Chamba, State Police incapable of guarding borders
byChamba: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), that incurs huge expenditure every year to safeguard the 226 kilometer long border between Jammu and Himachal in…
Kashmir sectarian unrest diverts year ender footfalls to Himachal
byShimla: Fallout of recent sectarian clashes in Srinagar has spiked year-ender booking at hotels across the state, even as the tourism department has planned…