Annual pilgrimage to Amarnath in Kashmir gets underway
byJammu: With a thick layer of snow still covering the Amarnath shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, the first batch of pilgrims set out from…
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Inferno reduces Srinagar shirne to ashes
bySrinagar: Historical Peer Dastgeer Sahib shrine in summer capital Srinagar was gutted in a blaze here today morning although the authorities said all the…
Ex-J&K IGP denies filing CCTV footage in NC worker’s death
bySrinagar: A former top Jammu and Kashmir Police official Thursday denied having filed any document, including CCTV footage, annexed to his counter- affidavit before…
Kashmir: A guarded paradise
bySrinagar: The natural beauty of the Kashmir Valley is an overpowering sight after traversing the 2.5-km bleakly-lit Jawahar Tunnel. Cradled in the midst of…
Kashmir valley shuts down on hardliner Geelani’s call
bySrinagar: Life in Srinagar and other towns in the Kashmir Valley was impacted today as shops, educational institutions and business establishments shut down in…
Freak summer weather has Kashmir farmers, fruit growers worried
bySrinagar: The unexpected fall in temperatures Saturday followed by rains in the plains and fresh snowfall in the hills is causing serious concern among…
Auto giants to slug it out at Kashmir Mughal Rally
byNew Delhi: The road travelled by the greats of the Mughal era is all set to become the stage for the clash of the…
Amarnath Yatra – 2012 gets underway from June 24: Three lakh pilgrims register
bySrinagar: Authorities have stepped up preparations for the annual ‘Amarnath Yatra’ that begins June 24 in Jammu and Kashmir, and for which three lakh…
Youth in Kashmir for dialogue, de-militarisation
bySrinagar: Kashmiris want autonomy, better economic opportunities and removal of “overbearing presence of armed forces from their state”, a gathering of Kashmiri youth, activists…
Peace dividend – Tourists throng Kashmir valley
bySrinagar: It’s another summer of peace for Jammu and Kashmir and tourists are flocking like never before to this picturesque land of meadows, streams…